Times Are Dangerous For Dissent & Association By Conservatives In California

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Disclosure Push Threatens Non-Profit Donors’ First Amendment Protections

California elected officials are leading a courtroom charge to bulldoze the 1958 NAACP v. Alabama Supreme Court decision that guarantees anonymity for non-profit donors who might otherwise be subjected to death threats and other forms of intimidation.

The California attorney general’s (CAG) requirement that nonprofit groups disclose donor identities in order to solicit donations in the state threatens more than First Amendment rights. Nonprofit groups filed 10 amicus briefs Friday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) v. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.

“The California attorney general is callously neglectful of an atmosphere that is now crazed and even violent towards people who dissent from progressive doctrines, who speak out against radical terrorism, and others who may simply be in the wrong place at the wrong time,” the amicus brief from American Target Advertising reads. “The times are dangerous for dissent and association by conservatives.”

The nonprofit community has long viewed NAACP v. Alabama — which decided state officials infringed on First Amendment freedom of association rights by demanding NAACP donor identities — as a key safeguard.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/01/disclosure-push-threatens-non-profit-donors-first-amendment-protections/#ixzz4XQwCOhAf

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California Lawmakers Want ‘Third Gender Option’ for Drivers’ Licenses
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[SVPete]

1.) This policy was the creation of Kamala Harris, and since the lawsuit has worked its way up to the Ninth Circus Court, it was originally filed against her rather than Becerra; CA foolishly elected Harris US Senator (CA voters had a choice between her and another D; loathing Harris, I voted for the other candidate, hoping to keep Harris out of the Senate);

2.) While the Ninth Circus Court's reputation is well earned, there are some very good judges on that court, resulting in some very good decisions; and even many of the Libs vote right on occasion; it would not surprise me if CA's AG gets crushed by the panel, and if he appeals to the full court, crushed again by the full court.