Last week, two committees of the House of Representatives met to discuss President Obama’s draft executive order concerning political spending disclosures by federal contractors. The witness list was extensive; indeed, so many experts wished to be heard that many did not have the opportunity to testify in person.
Brooklyn Law School professor, and former ACLU attorney, Joel M. Gora was one of these experts. But his pithy written testimony quickly outlines the problems with the President’s plan, and further demonstrates the breadth of political opposition to this deeply invasive and partisan regulation.