0.0.0.0 10579 8168 La asociación empresarial más tradicional de los Estados Unidos, The National Association of Manufacturers, verdadero gigante del lobby corporativo en EEUU, ha planteado una acción judicial pidiendo que se declare inconstitucional ciertas disposiciones de la <A id=link_0 title=http://www.govtrack.us/data/us/bills.text/110/s/s1.pdf href="http://www.govtrack.us/data/us/bills.text/110/s/s1.pdf">Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007</A>. Dicha constituye el esfuerzo más reciente del Parlamento americano por limitar la influenica de los grupos de interés y transparentar sus procedimientos. La asociación de fabricantes considera inconstitucional la disposición de la ley mencionada por la cual se obliga a las organizaciones de este tipo a develar los nombres de la personas o empresas que donen más de 5000 dólares a los legisladores. Les copio la noticia del Wall Street Journal: <H1 class=articleTitle style="MARGIN: 0px">Lobbyists Sue Over Disclosure In Ethics Law</H1> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT: bold 12px times new roman, times, serif; PADDING-TOP: 12px"><SPAN id=byl style="FONT: bold 12px times new roman, times, serif">By <B>BRODY MULLINS</B> <SPAN class=aTime><EM><FONT color=#666666 size=2>February 7, 2008; Page A8</FONT></EM></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <P class=times>WASHINGTON -- A large industry-lobbying group filed a lawsuit yesterday to overturn a central provision in an ethics law enacted by Congress last year. <P class=times>The ethics law, called the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, sought to loosen the ties between lobbyists and lawmakers while shining more light on how lobbyists ply their trade. One provision took aim at large lobbying coalitions by requiring the publication of all entities that contribute more than $5,000 a quarter. <P class=times>The National Association of Manufacturers says the provision would require traditional trade associations to disclose names of their members for the first time. The lawsuit says trade groups have a First Amendment right not to make public the names of their member companies. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives. <P class=times>John Engler, the president of the manufacturers' trade group and former Michigan governor, said the law is a "potentially lethal threat" because it would discourage joining the lobbying coalitions. Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.), defended the law, saying it "mandates appropriate public disclosure." 0 2008-02-07T21:44:16Z 2008-02-07T21:33:00Z 94692 lobistas-presentan-demanda-inconstitucionalidad 2008-02-07T21:44:16Z 1 1 2008-02-07T21:44:16Z