Schumer Calls for Using IRS to Curtail Tea Party Activities

Washington Free Beacon ^ | January 23, 2014 | Alana Goodman

[Cheerio]

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) proposed using the Internal Revenue Service to curtail Tea Party group funding during a speech on how to “exploit” and “weaken” the movement at the Center for American Progress on Thursday.

Arguing that Tea Party groups have a financial advantage after the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, Schumer said the Obama administration should bypass Congress and institute new campaign finance rules through the IRS.

“It is clear that we will not pass anything legislatively as long as the House of Representatives is in Republican control, but there are many things that can be done administratively by the IRS and other government agencies—we must redouble those efforts immediately,” Schumer said.

[jch10]

Schumer has the support of the GOPe. Will we ever be rid of this plague of liberals?

[Erik Latranyi]

It appears liberals have decided that using the power of government to punish opposing points of view is perfectly acceptable.

Cuomo, DiBlasio and Schumer have now declared political opponents as enemies of the state.

[cripplecreek]

Stickin to the plan.

[Lou L]

Schumer also calls for elimination of First Amendment rights!

[Georgia Girl 2]

Hey Chuckie they already are. That’s what the IRS scandal is all about. :-)

[Justa]

He’s a Kapo. He’ll always support that which empowers him.

[Rummyfan]

Arguing that Tea Party groups have a financial advantage after the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, Schumer said the Obama administration should bypass Congress and institute new campaign finance rules through the IRS.

A United States senator openly advocating using the IRS to suppress free speech. This is where we are in 2014.

[ripley]

Brings new meaning to the word “subversive”.

IMHO

[jersey117]

Does Schmukie know that more than half of the country agrees with the Tea Party? I believe people are truly waking up to the fact that the government is stealing our money and giving us nothing in return. Almost every member of Congress is getting rich our backs.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Schumer worry about your own politicians.

Leave ours alone.

[ThomasMore]

“Schumer said the Obama administration should bypass Congress “

Little Hitler and his henchmen.

[JayAr36]

Further proof that we have become the country that the founding fathers warned us about. Slipping daily down the slope to socialism.

[Fido969]

This was the front man in Congress who defended the ATF wiping out the Branch Davidians. This guy has no moral compass at all.

[ZULU]

Treason

[LucianOfSamasota]

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) proposed using the Internal Revenue Service to curtail Tea Party group funding

Hasn't Obama been doing this for years?

[GOPJ]

Schumer’s a filthy totalitarian schmuck.

[LucianOfSamasota]

Meine Ehre heißt Treue

[FreedomGuru]

Is Schumer going to be in charge of loading us on the train cattle cars?

[from occupied ga]

Schumer Calls for Using IRS to Curtail Tea Party Activities

Yet another reason to loath NY (as if anyone needed another)

[mabarker1]

Please stop picking on Bass turds- they are a much higher form of life than scmuckyboy.