Quote:Why does it have to be in the constitution for it to be a right we should have?  Many things have been added to the constitution since the bill of rights, and more things will continue being added.  

The political process needs to be as open as possible.  You might as well argue that politicians should be allowed to vote on bills in private, and not have that revealed to the public because it 'infringes on their rights to be anonymous'. 

You say:

 


 

But you could just as easily say 

If you want to make a political statement through an advertisement, but couldn't afford it, then you could be deterred from running that advertisement, and that could lead to a less informed electorate, not a more informed one.

Politicians are voting on behalf of the public, so that argument is without merit. This is far more like requiring every voter to publicize his vote in a public registry . The enumerated and Constitutionally protected right to free speech must be free of government interference and that should include the right to anonymity.

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