Are corporations people, my friends? The battle over campaign disclosure in Idaho’s education-reform campaign is the latest skunky fruit of Citizens United. The organizers of a nonprofit corporation that raised and spent some $200,000 on TV ads are refusing to turn over the names of donors. Idaho’s secretary of state, Ben Ysursa, is suing them for violating Idaho’s campaign disclosure law. Such is the depth of the group’s desire not to disclose that they offered to give back the donations rather than reveal the donors. Ysursa, God bless him, said no. The group, Education Voters of Idaho, is making a constitutional argument: “Social Welfare Organizations, such as EVI, have fundamental Constitutional rights that must be respected by all government agencies, including your office,” the group’s attorney, Christ Troupis, wrote to Ysursa/Shawn Vestal, SR. More here.

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