Calling the DISCLOSE ACT an “attack on the First Amendment rights of your constituents

and the private organizations with which they choose to associate,” the National Right to Life Committee announced yesterday that it will use the roll-call vote on the legislation for their scorecard. Their letter to members of Congress concludes:

We strongly urge you to oppose this pernicious, unprincipled, and unconstitutional legislation. The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) will include the roll call on passage of H.R. 5175 in our scorecard of key roll calls for the 111th Congress, and reserves the right to also score key procedural votes on this measure. In our scorecard and advocacy materials, the legislation will be accurately characterized as a blatant political attack on the First Amendment rights of NRLC, our state affiliates, and our members and donors.