A government that expects Americans to trust election results must make sure voter eligibility can be reliably verified and audited. The lesson was clear: Restrictions on foreign money work best when the payment is direct. Yet their enthusiasm for transparency fades when the discussion turns to the financial networks and lobbying organizations that help sustain interventionist policies in Washington. That effort will be credible only if the same scrutiny applied to a voter’s name is also applied to the source of millions of dollars moving through the political system. An American election should be decided by American citizens in a system where the money, influence, and interests shaping their choices are visible and accountable to the American people.