IRS Moves to Threaten Second Amendment Newsletters, E-mail Alerts

Gun Owners of America ^ | January 15,2004 | GOA staff

[yoe]

Over reaching by the IRS - what are their rights to do this?

[Djarum]

Seething rage bump.

[Jim Cane]

Over reaching by the IRS - what are their rights to do this?

Well, just don't say anything about it, or you'll be audited and maybe do jail time. "Stroke of the pen...kinda cool." ~ William Jefferson Bush

[stevio]

No kidding, once the dominoes start falling how can you stop them? Thank you Mr. Bush, So glad you're on our side.

[joesnuffy]

two party system....two heads of the same beast....

[DManA]

They should bite the bullet and dump their tax exempt status. Why take money with unacceptable strings attached? It would be a courageous act of principle. Unless they are more interested in the money than the principle.

[apillar]

Send the emails, from sources in Uzbechistan, don't put the organization name on then, use proxy servers, etc.

Let them try to track them down...

I imagine this is what a lot of organizations are going to during that last two months of the election...

[KarlInOhio]

Another argument for implementing the National Retail Sales Tax, repealing the 16th ammendment, destroying the IRS building and salting its land so that nothing grows there again.

[xzins]

I would argue that a newsletter, email list, etc. IS a media outlet.

As a media outlet it is PERMITTED to mention issues and candidates.

[BlackbirdSST]

Another argument for implementing the National Retail Sales Tax, repealing the 16th ammendment, destroying the IRS building and salting its land so that nothing grows there again.

bttt!

Blackbird.

[Dead Corpse]

It is their Right because you will sit there and do nothing. You will continue to accept these abuses and others here will cheer the IRS's actions because Bush is in the White House.

[RockyMtnMan]

Do they mean the 1st amendment? What does communications have to do with the right to bear arms?

[Dead Corpse]

When you can't talk about purposed legislation by our elected officials prior to an election, it kinda crosses both lines doesn't it?

With McCain-Feingold, and now this IRS expansion, the government can violate two Rights at once!

[GigaDittos]

Rev. Rul. 2004-6
Some info is here. Section 527(e)(2) is constant referenced

"Section 527(e)(2) provides that the term “exempt function” for purposes of § 527 means the function of influencing or attempting to influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to any Federal, State, or local public office or office in a political organization, or the election of Presidential or Vice-Presidential electors, whether or not such individual or electors are selected, nominated, elected, or appointed. By its terms, § 527(e)(2) includes all attempts to influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of the described officials."

[RockyMtnMan]

Yeah, after re-reading it I got that. But then is still seems like it's a first ammendment issue. It's not much of a stretch to say the ruling could apply to ANY communication that doesn't sit well with the fed.

I suspect the powers that be understand the need to take away our right to bear arms before taking away our right to free speach. Otherwise there might be shooting invovled. This is truely scary stuff, the Fair Tax needs to pass and the IRS needs go the way of the dodo.

[GigaDittos]

Why can't the NRA start its own Constitutional News Channel? Wouldn't that allow it to present "news" on 2nd Amendment issue prior to an election?