Elizabeth Warren: Wall Street Should Disclose Its Think Tank Contributions

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4. I can kind of see how anonymous donations can be allowed b/c of free speech

I absolutely think it's wrong to allow the political process to be bought and sold in secret, but I can understand a legal justification for it; anonymous free speech allows for safe political writing and dissent, and nothing could be more American.

But under Citizens United, are the recipients required to protect the donors' anonymity? Or could they be asked to reveal the names and amounts? I know there are plenty of conservative voters who couldn't care less who bankrolls their candidates, but I think most people are starting to get fed up with the way the super-rich own the government and, ceteris parabus, would be happier to vote for politicians who are at least open about who they get their money from.

Obviously no incumbent politician except a handful of Democrats would actually instigate this, but could they be pressured by the public or by journalists into telling?