Please Protect My Privacy
I am opposed to H7147A & S2369. As a constituent, I ask you to vote against any bills that would turn over to the government the private information of nonpolitical donors and expose them to political retribution! Please act to protect private giving in Rhode Island. While the House has voted on H7147A, it is not too late. It is important to preserve the privacy of nonpolitical donors to all nonprofit organizations! Money spent on ballot measures is already reported, and these bills would unfairly expand reporting of completely unrelated donors. These bills are dangerous to free speech in Rhode Island, and could have a chilling political effect. These bills could also cause unintended political retribution, and not accomplish their intent. For more information, please read a related policy brief here: www.RIFreedom.org/H7147 . Further, national legal scholars believe that these bills may be federally unconstitutional, as the privacy of nonpolitical donors to nonprofit organizations has been re-affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court. These bills have also received a (-3) rating on the Center’s Legislative Scorecard. Please protect private giving. Every American has the right to support causes they believe in without fear of retribution. I look forward to your response. Thank you.
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