“Bradley A. Smith commentary: Obama should not violate deal with Congress”

Columbus Dispatch oped:

President Obama has indicated that he is considering issuing an executive order requiring companies who have contracted with the federal government to disclose their giving to trade associations, nonprofits and other organizations that participate in the political process. Succumbing to pressure from liberal Democrats and activist groups favoring greater regulation of political speech, the president appears to have settled on this order as — in the words of his chief of staff — one of his “audacious executive actions” that are not “subject to undoing through [Congress] or otherwise.”

Such an action would be bad policy. But equally as important, the order would directly contravene the Omnibus spending bill that the President signed into law just last month. More than simply bad policy, it is bad government.

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