Senators on both sides of the aisle have demanded transparency lately from a growing list of government agencies: the State Department, the Justice Department, the IRS, the National Security Agency. Yet when it comes to their own dealings, most notably their campaign fundraising and spending, senators don’t look so keen on transparency after all. Unlike virtually all other political players, senators file their campaign finance reports on paper instead of filing them electronically. This perpetuates a costly, cumbersome and increasingly ludicrous tradition that hampers full disclosure. (more…)
