It seems NoM wants to be exempt from campaign finance laws because they do not want to comply! "'NOM does not want to bear these political-committee burdens that Florida imposes under the electioneering-communications-organization label.'"

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/09/27/30580.htm

NOM has refused to disclose its donors in Maine even after being court-ordered to do so. It is trying to effectively exempt itself from political fundraising disclosure laws.

I think the last sentence in the article actually refers to its actions in Maine, not Massachusetts. ("Earlier this year, the 1st Circuit ruled against NOM, affirming a ruling that the group had to hand over donor information related to its effort to overturn Massachusetts same-sex marriage law.") As far as I know, they still have not complied.

NOM is a real piece of work, and I hope that the Florida courts tell it that if it "would simply not be worth it" to comply with the law, then they can take their money and shove it.

... why would you be afraid to admit doing so?

Perhaps the folks who suffered backlash from openly supporting Prop H8 can offer some insight.

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Or just wake up and smell the coffee.

Timothy