Our political system is rigged thanks to Senator Mitch McConnell.
Aside from being a Citizens United fanboy, McConnell has spent his entire career protecting his mega-donors and gifting them with unmatched access to lawmakers and policy decisions. He also refuses to allow an up or down vote on the For the People Act, the most sweeping anti-corruption legislation in a generation.
He fought to allow anonymous mega-donors to keep their donations secret, and cheered a decision from the Treasury Department saying they would no longer collect information about donors to some political nonprofits. As his home state paper editorial board said, “more dark money in U.S. politics pleases Mitch McConnell.”
McConnell also expressed concern about disclosure of any individual donors at all, saying that it was time to “roll back” public disclosure of campaign donors. Even Antonin Scalia agreed that requiring disclosure of donations fostered political courage, but McConnell said “I don’t think regular citizens should have to experience any political courage at all.”
Let’s be clear: Mitch McConnell doesn’t just enable the pay-to-play politics that is corrupting our democracy, he celebrates it.
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