that wasn't enough?

Thanks for the thread, marmar.

from Time magazine:
Why did Cruz do this? Because he opposes the DISCLOSE Act, a bill that would require super PACS, corporations, unions and other outside groups to disclose to the Federal Elections Commission when they spend more than $10,000 to air political campaign ads. Democrats and public interest groups have been urging passage of the bill as a way to bring greater transparency to political ad funding, but many conservative groups and lawmakers oppose the legislation. In April, Cruz and other GOP senators wrote a letter to the FCC saying the bill raises “grave constitutional concerns for speech protected by the First Amendment.”
With the bill stalled, some Democrats have suggested that the FCC might be able to use its existing authority over TV broadcasters to require such disclosures


Read more: http://business.time.com/2013/10/18/heres-why-sen-ted-cruz-is-blocking-fcc-nominee-tom-wheeler/#ixzz2ic1VA5Bs

If SUPERPACS and other groups who don't disclose donors stop advertising, the media will lose a great deal of profit and influence over the elections. The Republicans are doing their best to make sure their Republican propaganda wings are well funded and well hidden.