Received this email today from the GOA
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
The so-called DISCLOSE Act stalled on the Senate floor today as Democrats failed to overcome a Republican filibuster of the bill. Needing 60 votes to kill the filibuster, Democrats fell three votes short (57-41).
As noted by Senator McConnell above, the DISCLOSE Act puts severe and unconstitutional limits on our ability to hold individual congressmen accountable in the weeks leading up to an election.
This was a message that was repeatedly hammered home on the Senate floor today.
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) lambasted the Democrats for trying to change election laws right before the November elections. "Some of my colleagues fear the righteous judgment of the American people this November," he said. "So they are trying to change the rules in the middle of the game."
Cornyn also tweaked his opponents, noting that the DISCLOSE Act should stand for: "Democratic Incumbents Seeking to Contain Losses by Outlawing Speech in Elections."
Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas accused Democrats of rushing this bill to the floor to protect the Majority before the fall elections. Likewise, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee said the legislation was "primarily about saving the jobs of the Democratic Congress."
Several Senators also indicated their disgust with the exemptions in the bill. "The bill creates carve-outs for the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful Washington-based special interest groups -- such as the NRA and the AARP," said Cornyn.
