> it's a bedrock principle of our constitutional framework that we know who is exercising political power, to avoid corruption and tyranny. A statement so vagu

> it's a bedrock principle of our constitutional framework that we know who is exercising political power, to avoid corruption and tyranny. A statement so vague could justify anything. > it's why we have 3 co-equal branches of government that must make their deliberations and decisions known to the public. In fact, they aren't so required. > and scale matters. PACs with millions of dollars can exercise political power in a way that regular individuals cannot. the public needs to know who is exercising power (that it's in the form of spending money is incidental). You've ignored every point I've made and have repeated yourself. > no one can (or should) protect you from all repercussions An argument I did not make. > and social pressure is better than (destabilizing) violence. The former tends to cause the latter. If you just want to speak without listening, you could write a blog.