IRS won't require NRA, other groups to disclose donors to tax officials

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The fact that our actual political spending is public is what makes the free speech argument so pathetically silly. Anyone can already see the most political spending of a person, so why not what they give to tax exempt organizations that are not inherently political? Hell, this is not even about it being public, just visible to the IRS.

The reason there's a fight over this is because political donations to candidates and PACs are already heavily regulated and limited, whereas these types of donations are nearly limitless. So it's one thing for people to know you gave the maximum $5,400 to a Senate campaign, but it's another to know you gave $500,000 to a group whose PAC is running ads against that Senate candidate's opponent.

It's also because foreigners cannot donate to campaigns, but they can donate to organizations that support those campaigns.