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Spare me. Tear down the whole argument in favor of secret holds, and it comes down to cowardice: it allows a senator to cower behind anonymity while signaling their dislike for a piece of legislation. More to the point, it takes what would be a single losing vote on the floor of the Senate and converts it, magically, into stoppage of legislation.
That’s awesome power with absolutely no accountability.
Sen. Charles Grassley (RIA), who discloses his holds as a matter of practice, introduced an amendment in 2006 to force all senators to identify themselves when placing a hold on a bill. That proposal has gone nowhere fast.
Are you surprised?
Charles N. Davis, a member of the Society of Professional Journalist’s Freedom of Information Committee, serves as the executive director of the National Freedom of Information Coalition at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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