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IRS finally reveals list of tea party groups targeted for extra scrutiny

Deuce said:
"Occupy" was also on their list for flagging but you're not whining about that for some reason.
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It was only 3 occupy groups. Some Occupy groups could be considered Anarcho-Libertarian which is not a liberal by the common standard and certainly anti establishment.
 
Μολὼν λαβέ;1065941276 said:
Spare us your litany of liberal talking points :bs. Your posts suggests that you would fit right in at the IRS.
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"If/were/would". Do you live in fantasy land? "If/were/would" is just that. "If/were/would" has never happened in the history of mankind.
 
domer76 said:
I know the law. "Tea Party" doesn't come close to 'mostly' as a group that promotes social welfare. Who are you trying to fool? Yourself? Certainly not me. I'm not that gullible.
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Show me where the law says that.
 
OpportunityCost said:
You have no idea what you are talking about.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicl03.pdf

Read all of the political activity they MAY engage in. Also all of the approvals being held up were being done so before they entered into activity. How can they engage in fraud before they engage in activity?
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The code speaks to the 501c4 and its PRIMARY activity as a social welfare group. Get it?
 
domer76 said:
Oh, the tyranny of denying a "Tea Party" the status of a social welfare group! Get a frikking grip, pally boy. These were bogus 501s and you know it.
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I'm not your f-ing pal. I despise Liberal Progressive Democrats, but if the same thing were happening to them from my party or another party, my answer would still be the same...it's illegal and tyrannical. I don't want anyone to have such power that they can abuse their authority in such a way. Obviously, you're OK with it because you don't like someone else's politics, religion or whatever else. It's never about Liberty with you screwballs, unless you're the beneficiary.
 
domer76 said:
The code speaks to the 501c4 and its PRIMARY activity as a social welfare group. Get it?
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Which can include GOTV drives, fundamental constitutional education and many other activities. Social welfare takes a lot of forms, including advocacy of specific subjects.
 
domer76 said:
"If/were/would". Do you live in fantasy land? "If/were/would" is just that. "If/were/would" has never happened in the history of mankind.
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Liberals live in a fantasy world. Lunacy...
 
I'm pretty sure David Brock operates Media Matters for the primary purpose of social welfare, just like I'm pretty sure that, as Hillary says, nobody died in Libya. It's just so weird that Congress is considering impeaching Koskinen. Congress thinks he lied to them. Imagine that.
 
csense said:
I'm not your f-ing pal. I despise Liberal Progressive Democrats, but if the same thing were happening to them from my party or another party, my answer would still be the same...it's illegal and tyrannical. I don't want anyone to have such power that they can abuse their authority in such a way. Obviously, you're OK with it because you don't like someone else's politics, religion or whatever else. It's never about Liberty with you screwballs, unless you're the beneficiary.
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You're my pally boy and it's nothing more than a tax code. Nobody is forcing you to form a tax exempt organization, are they?
 
OpportunityCost said:
Which can include GOTV drives, fundamental constitutional education and many other activities. Social welfare takes a lot of forms, including advocacy of specific subjects.
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(laughing) Sure. That's EXACTLY what these groups intended.
 
Μολὼν λαβέ;1065941808 said:
Liberals live in a fantasy world. Lunacy...
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This went over your head, didn't it? "If/would/should" IS fantasy. Not my words. I deal in REALITY.
 
Mason66 said:
Guilty until proven innocent is not the way this country works.
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You sound like a man who has never been audited. I've been audited by the IRS three times and they don't play that innocent until proven guilty game.
 
apdst said:
This is from YOUR source...


"However, a section 501(c)(4) social welfare organization may engage in some political activities, so long as that is not its primary activity. "
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Yep. Did ANY of those organizations, conveniently coming into existence after Citizens United, prove that?
 
domer76 said:
Innocent until proven guilty only applies in criminal trials. So try to get your message straight.

These groups, applying en masse, coincidentally right after Citizens United, should tell you something. They were obviously political in nature, not to promote social welfare.

Quit lying to yourself. Quit lying to us.
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The why didn't the IRS just deny their applications, if it was as you say?
 
domer76 said:
This went over your head, didn't it? "If/would/should" IS fantasy. Not my words. I deal in REALITY.
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More drivel...

Reality? Now that's some :lamo :bs
 
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