Posted on 05/15/2013 6:09:27 PM PDT by tsowellfan
It’s becoming quite clear that there’s a new McCarthyism ruling in America. If you’re a conservative or oppose Obama, you can face scrutiny by the IRS or have your information given to George Soros-funded political groups. It’s all meant to keep you in line.
In 2012, Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. and Al Franken, D-Minn., and five other Democrats signed a letter demanding the IRS target conservative groups or face legislation forcing them to do so...
(Excerpt) Read more at conservativefiringline.com ...
Bingo
Snips of the letter:
We write to ask the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to immediately change the administrative framework for enforcement of the tax code as it applies to groups designated as “social welfare” organizations. These groups receive tax and other advantages under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code (hereinafter, “IRC” or the “Code”), but some of them also are engaged in a substantial amount of political campaign activity. As you know, we sent a letter last month expressing concerns about the 501(c)(4) issue; an investigation this week by the New York Times has uncovered new, specific problems on how c)4)s conduct business. We wanted to address those new concerns in this letter.
IRS regulations have long maintained that political campaign activity by a 501(c)(4) entity must not be the “primary purpose” of the organization. These regulations are intended to implement the statute, which requires that such organizations be operated exclusively for the public welfare. But we think the existing IRS regulations run afoul of the law since they only require social welfare activities to be the ‘primary purpose’ of a nonprofit when the Code says this must be its ‘exclusive’ purpose. In recent years, this daylight between the law and the IRS regulations has been exploited by groups devoted chiefly to political election activities who operate behind a facade of charity work.
“The IRS should already possess the authority to issue immediate guidance on this matter. We urge the IRS to take these steps immediately to prevent abuse of the tax code by political groups focused on federal election activities. But if the IRS is unable to issue administrative guidance in this area then we plan to introduce legislation to accomplish these important changes.”
They belong in prison JUST for this.
But all their treason will be ignored, and ignored,
and ignored, and ignored.
Prison is too good for these a$$clowns. Public flogging. Stocks with rabid badgers gnawing on their private parts would be fine.
Franken would sign anything Schumer told him to sign just to be one of the big boys on the hill.
This is not McCarthyism. This is going after innocent groups who love America. McCarthy was going after commie spies.
Pray for America to Wake Up
Why do you think they were going after the guns?
I wonder if Organizing For America (www.barackobama.com) had any trouble, they’re a 501(c)(4).
Just sayin’
Isn’t that interesting as Al didn’t pay his own taxes.
Perp walks for both of them. Especially Franken. I’m totally convinced he “won” via major fraud.
These excerpts do not mention any political group. Targeting one side in enforcing regulations is tyranny. Asking for regulations to be reviewed is not. They may have been motivated by partisan concerns, but there is nothing here.
There are real abuses to be concerned about.
And McCarthy was shown to be accurate once the KGB archives were opened after the fall of the Soviet Union. The NYT and others have never written a retraction or apology to the American people for misleading them about Tail-gunner Joe.
Bump
As a matter of fact. I think we could stand a few years of McCarthyism. It would be a perfect tool for "right-sizing" the number of hacks and do-nothing bureaucRATs.
If I ever run into one of these people, they better pray to God I’m having a good day.
Lately, I haven’t had too many.
“I’m totally convinced he “won” via major fraud.”
I really hate to admit it, but fair elections are a thing of the past in our country...
And the slime going after the Tea Party is the spawn of the same people McCarthy was going after.
Ain’t that special. Maybe we can finally get rid of Schumer
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