Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | Eight Democratic senators are urging the Federal Communications Commission to approve a rule that would make real-time information about the purchase of broadcast political ads available to the public.
Super PACs and secretive nonprofit groups are expected to saturate the airwaves, especially in swing states, as the 2012 election approaches. The proposed FCC rule would make it easy for the public to learn which groups are buying political ads, how many they bought, and for how much. With so many other moves to increase transparency in political spending stymied by gridlock in Congress and at the Federal Election Commission, the FCC rule is seen as one of the few reform measures that could take effect before the 2012 election is over. |