9th Circuit Court's Democratic Campaign Contribution

American Thinker ^ | 5/7/15 | Mark J. Fitzgibbons

[markomalley]

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has handed a gift to the Kamala Harris for U.S. Senate campaign, allowing Ms. Harris to collect confidential taxpayer information about donors to charities and nonprofit advocacy organizations, all without probable cause and a warrant.

The leftwing Harris is currently California’s Attorney General, and is touted by some as “the next Barack Obama.” She also is the state’s top charity regulator. The court said she may collect names of top donors to all charities and nonprofit advocacy organizations for “law enforcement” reasons even without a hint of lawbreaking. This will undoubtedly intimidate nonprofit critics of her policies.

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Charities and other nonprofits that ask Californians for donations must first register with Ms. Harris’ office. Although not expressly authorized by statute, Harris demands that, to receive a license, nonprofits file their IRS Form 990 Schedule B listing their top donors even though federal law treats that information as confidential.

CCP has been a leader in articulating how donor anonymity helps prevent retribution by government officials and even members of the public who abuse citizens and small businesses that don’t adhere to their positions. Its founder Brad Smith was chairman of the Federal Election Commission, which oversees lots of donor reporting under campaign finance laws.

The May 1 decision, which has nothing to do with campaign finance laws, allows Harris to continue to collect the names of top donors to organizations that solicit contributions in California. Some of these organizations are critical of the extreme leftwing policies that Harris pushes. The ruling creates a stifling and perhaps extortive atmosphere for some charities, whose donor privacy is now violated by Harris the attorney general, while letting Harris the politician know donors to other groups to whom she may dole out political favors.

[abb]

I would think this runs smack into this decision.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP_v._Alabama

[CPT Clay]

what an outrage.

[facedown]

Ja, zee People’s Court has spoken.

[Flintlock]

ANYBODY OUT THERE STILL THINK THAT THERE IS A POLITICAL SOLUTION HERE THRU THE BALLOT BOX??

Me neither.

[M Kehoe]

Wasn't there, at one time in history, a 4th amendment in our Bill of Rights?

5.56mm

[Whenifhow]

This is the same CA Attorney General - Kamala Harris

Aide to California state attorney accused of running an occult police force claiming to be 3,000 years old
http://news.yahoo.com/aide-california-state-attorney-accused-133247087.html

One of California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ (D) staffers was arrested last week and “accused of operating a rogue police force that claimed to exist for more than 3,000 years,” The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

Aide to California AG, 2 others accused of running ‘masonic’ police force
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/06/aide-to-california-ag-2-others-accused-running-masonic-police-force/?intcmp=latestnews

An aide to California Attorney General Kamala Harris has been arrested along with two others for allegedly operating an illegitimate “police department” that traces its origins to the Knights Templar.

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has handed a gift to the Kamala Harris for U.S. Senate campaign, allowing Ms. Harris to collect confidential taxpayer information about donors to charities and nonprofit advocacy organizations, all without probable cause and a warrant.