FCC's Proposed Disclosure Requirements Threaten First Amendment and Privacy Rights
28 March 2014
David Williams, President of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, discusses the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) attempt to require groups that comment on FCC issues to disclose their donors and why the proposed rules raise significant First Amendment and privacy concerns.
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