LundLofGren Committee

Midst the hilarity of Dan Lungren being called "Lofgren" and Zoe Lofgren being called "Lungren" the committee debated the necessity of adding "labor unions" explicitly to the DISCLOSE Act.

Lungren made the point that if a corporation that is a contractor poses a risk of corruption, and thus should have its right to make expenditures restricted, the union representing that contractor's employees could also.  His hypothetical entertained the wild notion that an employer and a collective bargaining representative might be on the same side of a debate.  The contractor would be restricted, but the union would not be so restricted, and that seems irrational.

It was pretty clear to me that the majority's side missed this point entirely.