[okfn-br] Fwd: Sunlight Update: McCutcheon v. FEC, If Sunlight then that, MPT and more!

Carolina Rossini carolina.rossini em gmail.com
Sexta Abril 11 13:46:38 UTC 2014


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ellen Miller <emiller em sunlightfoundation.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 1:01 PM
Subject: Sunlight Update: McCutcheon v. FEC, If Sunlight then that, MPT and
more!
To: carolina.rossini em gmail.com


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.  *April 2014* Issue 35  .....
 What you'll discover this month

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*McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (FEC)*

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If Sunlight then that


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ATTN: Ideas wanted

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Money, Politics and Transparency project


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Uncovering shadow lobbying

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...and more!

        McCutcheon v. FEC - A blow to the campaign finance system

*Last week the Supreme Court decided to increase the power of a tiny
[image: mccutcheon]percentage of elite Americans
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to influence elections* by striking down aggregate limits on contributions
to direct candidates and parties in the *McCutcheon v. Federal Election
Commission (FEC)*
case<http://images.myngp.com/LinkTracker.aspx?crypt=IVi0ax2%2b6UBSinc%2fCPYaKRbcP8yFGqFZZ5JtyGWE6DEJUUMYOqY4RmSt%2fZ4Qlm6Ww9xy1JteeI6i5%2bVUkmij3q4L4QebO%2ff%2bhP%2b8QtfTlicXLaawH5bdkj9lkMBKL%2f6DVOyelm25iHGv%2f6D7XQdxJnRqUHbg%2fFdR>.
Although, we are
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the Court's decision and apparent ignorance on the inadequacy
of the FEC's disclosure<http://images.myngp.com/LinkTracker.aspx?crypt=IVi0ax2%2b6UBSinc%2fCPYaKRbcP8yFGqFZZ5JtyGWE6DEJUUMYOqY4RmSt%2fZ4Qlm6W9RP3PNB4630AB0QaJ3%2fXkJeK4VByv7fBDAjsve%2fOoA0LDznLFXl0hEOVcgD9AX4uCal4RuAf0%2fxnyABDyUnGGLQbMQAI4%2bYcjrp8ofUOLWWQgX5rXBzpsvpZhO%2bIlYmMB6nD7KDe6inaZ%2bLTtlsyLv1JAP3j768vkQBssoDn62xxLEhUDG8iKg%3d%3d>of
contributions-we are already working to shape disclosure in a post-
*McCutcheon* climate. If technology is going to provide a real antidote to
this decision, the FEC needs to undertake drastic improvements in
disclosure<http://images.myngp.com/LinkTracker.aspx?crypt=IVi0ax2%2b6UBSinc%2fCPYaKRbcP8yFGqFZZ5JtyGWE6DEJUUMYOqY4RmSt%2fZ4Qlm6W9RP3PNB4630AB0QaJ3%2fXkOOdrRzlFtJ%2f1rI0MQqhL3XPKjKKKpDZIzh7Zr2%2bmVD5Z24DTfW2afgoyKMlgHR8HP2NNombpHzyL%2fHNw7TwYivn5vM1cyt%2bbm1WTSFqi3pzNNVD7bUGFw68QbKvi%2bj%2ff6RgozRB%2f2%2fZ>.
The Real-Time Transparency Act of
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a bill that requires filing of contributions of $1,000 or more within 48
hours, has been introduced in the House and Senate. It is the only real
time response to the *McCutcheon*
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so that the public-not just candidates-will know who is contributing to
campaigns. So, please join us and stand up for real-time
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      ATTN: Ideas Wanted - You are the key to making TCamp14 a success

*The cherry blossoms are finally in bloom in Washington, which means
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(Sunlight's annual "unconference") is almost here.* This year TCamp14 is
being held on May 30-31 in Washington,
D.C.,<http://images.myngp.com/LinkTracker.aspx?crypt=IVi0ax2%2b6UBSinc%2fCPYaKVK%2fLqgtyVEu0oPOev8yuS5s8SO0W0TcW3M2dHjlso7q0xz9fkGOiTBb7RJ2plpXjFZpQ1bW7kY46t%2ffmXXI7xmBGeUySm21F5VfDu44xLYcUW68LvQ6r0s%3d>where
opengov advocates from all over the U.S. (and across the globe!)
convene to spark ideas and develop solutions to challenges within our
opengov community. As we put the finishing touches on planning, all that we
still need is YOU! Help us make this TCamp a huge success. Registering for
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just the beginning-you can also sign
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Register
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      If Sunlight Then That - Our "if this then that" channel

*Sunlight is proud to announce
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our newest tool to help you engage with [image: ifttt]government, a
Sunlight Foundation channel
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*"If this then that" (IFTTT) allows you to create "recipes" to connect the
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      Money, Politics and Transparency Project - Campaign finance
transparency goes global

*We are excited to announce our newest venture
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(in partnership with [image: mpt]Global Integrity
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and the Electoral Integrity Project
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to improve political finance transparency globally: the Money, Politics and
Transparency (MPT) project
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will promote transparency as the standard and seek to foster more
accountable, less corrupt democracies by providing a forum for global
transparency actors to share experiences, conducting in-depth
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the financing of elections globally. This is the beginning of an
exciting new endeavor for Sunlight and global transparency, so stay
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follow
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updates!

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      Adopting Local Open Data Policies - Help us open government in your
community

*While Sunlight is working hard to enact real-time transparency on the
federal level
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we are also working to improve the existing state of openness at the local
level.
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fact, the feds
could even take a
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some state and municipal governments in regards to opening data. In
the last few weeks, we have released the newest
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our Open
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serve the public's interest in open data as well as a litmus
test for safeguarding sensitive
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continue to celebrate the growing
number of cities around the
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advocate for more municipalities to enact open data policies. Explore
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      Uncovering Shadow Lobbying - The industry is twice the size you think
it is

*By looking at the decline in the number of registered lobbyists in recent
[image: chart]years, it seems that lobbying contracts have gone down, but
they haven't-they've just gone underground.
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making it easy to engage in influence wielding activities without having to
disclose. This stealth lobbying industry makes it difficult to uncover how
much lobbying is being done. So, although it *may seem* that lobbying
activities have declined recently - our Academic Fellows have helped analyze
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      Transparency in the News - A few of our "must reads"

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*How not to enforce campaign finance laws
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   *Federal Election Commission (FEC) Vice-Chairwoman, Ann Ravel, published
   an op-ed in the *New York Times* on the FEC's failure to enforce the
   nation's campaign finance laws. (*New York Times*, April 3, 2014).
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*Data and creativity: A response to Timothy Egan
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   *Sunlight's Lee
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Timothy Egan in the *New
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*Q&A: Ellen Miller on the Sunlight Foundation's role in increasing the
   availability of open data
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her career in good governance upon retirement and what she believes
lies
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*Disclosure of donations only safeguard left
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   **The Courier-Journal* published an op-ed by Sunlight's Ellen
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the vital role disclosure will play in a post-
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*In closing, **we want to extend a special thanks* to Omidyar Network for
its generous multi-year matching grant and to our co-founder Mike Klein for
his sustained support. We also want to thank the John S. and James L.
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Rita Allen Foundation, Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Kaphan
Foundation, Stanton Foundation and so many others who make our work
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Ellen Miller
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