Securities and Exchange Commission
The very nature of non-profits makes charitable contributions an operational necessity. Because of this, the SEC is now engaged in rulemaking that would require publicly traded corporations to disclose donations to social welfare groups (501(c)(4) political non-profits). These regulations would stop companies from keeping contributions private and protecting their corporate interests against an avaricious government and smear campaigns that could threaten a company’s image—lest anyone forget the effect such tactics have had on individuals like former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich for merely maintaining an opinion.
Such regulations would serve as a boon to opponents of conservative organizations and their funders, but even more damaging, overt tactics could be — and have been — taken by other tactical agents of the Obama administration.
For instance, while forcing companies to disclose contributions to non-profits could be marginally effective, image if they could stop conservative organizations from attaining a non-profit status altogether.
