Outside CA organization affecting two CA State Propositions

"Americans for Responsible Leadership" is another organization naming itself the opposite of its intent.  

NBC Bay Area/Prop Zero Opinion, Larry Gerston*, 10/23/12.  "Mystery Money Invades California"

"The eleven statewide propositions on next month's ballot have already drawn $336 million in campaign contributions, or about $25 per voter, assuming a turnout similar to that of 2008.  Interest groups such as organized labor, corporations, anti-tax groups, hospital association, and state employees, to name a few, have clearly identified themselves with their contributions.

"Americans for Responsible Leadership", anonymous, nefarious and irresponsible

The most recent poster child for political obfuscation is a group that calls itself "Americans for Responsible Leadership."  Don't look it up because the closest you'll get is a post office office in Arizona.

According to Maplight.org, an independent nonpartisan research organization that tracks the flow of money in the election process, last week Americans for Responsible Leadership" dumped $11 million into the "No On Prop 30" campaign to oppose Governor Jerry Brown's temporary tax increases. It put another $11 million for Proposition 32, the ballot initiative that would severely limit the ability of employer and union groups to collect campaign contributions from their members, which most people define as anti-union.  Think about it, $22 million late in a campaign buys a lot of television ads, and no one knows who's behind the money."  Read article.

 Related - National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), "State laws affected by Citizens United."

 People for the American Way,  Citizens United v. FEC Constitutional Remedies:  List of local, state and federal resolution efforts. "California became the 6th state to call upon Congress to propose an amendment.. in response to the Citizens United v Federal Election Commission case.  Bob Herkes (D-5) expresses disagreement with ther Citizens United ruling." (Google search commentary).

Posted by Kathy Meeh