Posted on 02/25/2013 7:29:53 AM PST by rustyweiss74
A Second Amendment Rally is being held in Albany this Thursday the 28th, and will feature National Rifle Association President David Keene, and various other speakers opposed to new gun legislation passed last month in New York state.
The Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act of 2013 currently hails as the single most restrictive assault on Second Amendment rights in the country, and was forced through the legislative process without public review a tactic that even Governor Cuomo admits was the only way to enact the law.
As a counter to the massive Second Amendment support being demonstrated by New Yorkers, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) started to organize their own counter protest. The SEIU has strong ties to Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg and the state Democratic Party.
But they werent alone. That effort garnered support from the Obama campaign arm, Organizing For America (OFA), which also made announcements regarding the counter protest. Together, the SEIU and OFA, an organization who recently changed its mission statement to specifically say they will not be involved in any way in partisan political activity, announced they would pay protesters to take a trip to Albany to battle the evil NRA. Payment would involve the cost of the bus trip, as well as free meals for breakfast and lunch.
Here is the SEIU announcement on their site:
(Excerpt) Read more at menrec.com ...
RTW laws cutting into the fundraising is it?
The SEIU is Obama’s “Brown Shirts.”
Does “Organizing for America” pay taxes?
If they are tax-exempt, arent they supposed to NOT be involved in partisan political activities?
What about PAC’s ? How is income to those roganizations treated? They are by definition political, right?
One of the reasons I carry concealed is to protect myself from SEIU goons. A loss for them is a win for us...
Under the federal tax code 501(c)(4) the group will have tax-exempt status as long as it is not primarily involved in activity that could influence an election. As a nonprofit, it can run support ads for an issue as long it is not involved in activity aimed at electing candidates for office.
501(c)(4) organizations may lobby for legislation, and unlike 501(c)(3) organizations they may also participate in political campaigns and elections, as long as its primary activity is the promotion of social welfare. The tax exemption for 501(c)(4) organizations applies to most of their operations, but contributions may be subject to gift tax, and income spent on political activities - generally the advocacy of a particular candidate in an election - is taxable.
Contributions to 501(c)(4) organizations are usually not deductible as charitable contributions for U.S. federal income tax, with a few exceptions. 501(c)(4) organizations are not required to disclose their donors publicly.
The lack of disclosure has led to extensive use of the 501(c)(4) provisions for organizations that are actively involved in lobbying, and has become controversial. Criticized as “dark money,” spending from these organizations on political TV ads has exceeded spending from Super PACs.
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The Mystery of the Pro-Obama Dark-Money Group
The 2012 campaign’s most secretive nonprofit wasn’t Crossroads GPS or Americans for Prosperityit was the Democrats’ Priorities USA.
In the world of political money, Democrats like to cast themselves as the defenders of transparency and crusaders against corruption. They’ve asked the IRS to investigate big-spending nonprofit groups such as Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS, and they’ve lead the effort in Congress to pass the DISCLOSE Act, which would’ve forced politically active nonprofits to reveal their major donors. Yet one of the most secretive dark-money groups of the 2012 campaign season was allied with the Democratic Party’s standard-bearer, President Obama.
Founded by former Obama White House aides Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney, this shadowy outfit is known as Priorities USA. If the Priorities name sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the sister group of the flagship pro-Obama super-PAC, Priorities USA Action. (Yes, the two names are confusing. From here on, any mention of Priorities refers to the dark-money nonprofit.) Organized under section 501(c)(4) of the tax code, like the Sierra Club and the National Rifle Association, Priorities USA can legally hide the identities of its donors, but it can’t spend the majority of its money on pure politics.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/obama-dark-money-priorities-usa
In what way was the counter protester plan “shot down?” I don’t see it in the article...
Here’s a list of buses & info coming for OUR SIDE! Feel free to forward this info to everyone and post to FR on every gun-related thread.
Hope to see you all there this Thursday 28th. Get there before noon because the lobby WILL be full. Expecting at least 5000 to attend. The lobby may hold about 1000 max.
See ya’ there, Patriots!
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Several groups are putting together buses to Albany:
From Broome County/Johnson City, contact Mike Dunlap, 607-724-1746.
From Chautauqua County, contact Bill, 716-672-6210.
From Chautauqua/Jamestown, contact Jodi Aiken, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 716-969-5925.
From Chemung County, Chemung County Federation of Sportsmen, contact John Aikman, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . THESE BUSES ARE FULL.
From Chenango County/Oxford, contact Shawn Palmer, 607-843-9885, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
From Columbia County, Columbia County Sportsmen’s Federation, contact Jim Bashford, 518-265-2789, or Jim Bertram, 518-965-3971.
From Cortland & Tompkins Counties, contact Denver, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 607-279-3987.
From Dutchess County, Crum Elbow Sportsmen’s Association, contact Rocky, 845-235-9771.
From Dutchess County, contact Civil Armory, 845-723-4603.
From Dutchess & Putnam Counties, Southern Dutchess and Putnam Sportsmens Association, contact Al Grimaldi, 914-319 6183, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Here is a link to the bus information.
From Erie County, Erie County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, contact Rich Davenport, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 716-510-7952.
From Erie County, 2nd Amendment Coalition of WNY, contact Ashleigh Lee, 716-539-9092. THESE BUSES ARE FULL.
From Greene County, Greene County Federation of Sportsmen, contact Hank Coons, 518-943-0644.
From Jefferson County, contact Glenn Hancock, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 315-232-3205.
From Jefferson County/Watertown, NNY912, contact Charles Kingsley, 315-649-3424 (h) or 860-617-4145 (c).
From Long Island, Sportsmen’s Association for Firearms Education, contact John Cushman, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 631-475-8125.
From Long Island, Long Island Firearms, contact Steven Blair, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . BUS IS FULL. CARPOOL OPTIONS STILL AVAILABLE.
From Madison County, Affiliated Conservation Clubs of Madison County, contact Ned Lamb, 315-691-5521.
From Onondaga and Oswego, Oswego County Federation’s of Sportsmen’s Clubs, contact Rick McDermott, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 315-882-1540. Here is their flyer (pdf). THESE BUSES ARE FULL.
From Ostego/Oneonta, contact Losie’s Gun Shop, 607-432-6542
From Oswego County, Pathfinder Fish & Game Club, contact Norman Nelson, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Here is a link to their blog.
From Orange County, Orange County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, contact info George Rogero, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Here is a link to purchase tickets.
From St. Lawrence County/Canton, St. Lawrence County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, contact Larry Kring, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 315-323-2107.
From St. Lawrence County/Gouverneur, contact Joel LaPierre, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 315-486-2909.
From St. Lawrence County/Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, contact Larry Kring, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 315-323-2107. THESE BUSES ARE FULL.
From St. Lawrence County/Potsdam, St. Lawrence County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, contact Larry Kring, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 315-323-2107.
From Sullivan/Liberty, contact Frances D’Auria, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 845-439-3738.
From Ulster County, the Federated Sportsmen’s Clubs of Ulster County, contact Elmer LeSuer, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 914-466-5940. Here is their flyer (doc).
From Utica/Mohawk Valley, contact Peg Roberts, 315-941-6360.
Driving to Albany: Parking is available under the Empire State Plaza. Cost is $2/hour and paid with a credit card. To get to the ESP take I-787 to the South Mall Arterial exit. After parking take the elevator to the concourse level. The Legislative Office Building is accessible from there. Food and bathrooms are available on the concourse level as well.
More info here:
https://www.nysrpa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=881&Itemid=196
The SEIU on Sunday deactivated the sign up link, and OFA has also pulled their link. Clicking on it now brings you to a page that reads, The URL you clicked references an event that does not exist.
Additionally, the 1199 SEIU of Central NY Facebook page has announced the counter rally will be postponed.
You have to follow the story jump down below the video and other crap.
P-poor story. The cancellation bit ought to be the first line not the last.
ping
Has a nice ring to it.
just wait, the commie socialist legislature and the commie governor in Kalifornia will not let any other state OUT COMMUNIST them when it comes to their crapping on the Constitution, especially the Second Amendment. Currently: no magizine capacity more than 10 rounds, background checks on ALL firearms purchases, All firearms transfers must involve a Federal firearms licensee, No 50 cal firearms sales in state and the list of restriction goes on and will undoubtly get worse in the very near future.
Under Pete Wilson and AG Danny Lungren, Kalifornia has already done the gun grab shuffle. Promising there would be no confiscation to follow they initiated a mandatory REGISTRATION of the SKS rifle and within a two year period following, they criminalized the possession of an SKS and confiscated those that were registered.
Asto-turf in preparation for a Reichstag fire type of even...
Government paying protestors? Sounds a lot like the way the Brownshirts worked in pre-NAZI Germany.
Mark
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