One of the attorneys involved in the Citizens United case that changed the way elections are funded could be pushing the edge of the envelope again.

James Bopp Jr. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)

James Bopp Jr., an opponent of campaign finance restrictions who served as a legal adviser for Citizens United in its successful the 2010 Supreme Court case, recently established Republican Super PAC, a type of campaign committee that can raise and spend unlimited sums from corporations and individuals so long as it does not coordinate with political parties and candidates.

The new venture could, in effect, allow candidates and party committees to raise unlimited sums during the 2012 election. Unlike other super PACs that have sprung up since the landmark 2010 Supreme Court case, the Republican Super PAC promises donors it will spend money on the candidate of their choice…