Ok, are left leaning organizations wanting to keep their donors unknown similarly? If yes then why the scrutiny of apparently just right wing c4's? If no then why didn't the Democrats, who maintained the majority in Congress and WH, change the 'rules' legislatively after Citizens united? And before you walk out the filibuster argument there has been enough talk of campaign finance reform by BOTH side it is a weak return.
Absolutely. The big ones instantly come to mind. The League of Conservation Voters, Patriot Majority, Planned Parenthood, VoteVets.org etc....Ok, are left leaning organizations wanting to keep their donors unknown similarly? If yes then why the scrutiny of apparently just right wing c4's? If no then why didn't the Democrats, who maintained the majority in Congress and WH, change the 'rules' legislatively after Citizens united? And before you walk out the filibuster argument there has been enough talk of campaign finance reform by BOTH side it is a weak return.
The Treasury Department’s inspector general told senior Treasury officials in June 2012 he was investigating the Internal Revenue Service’s screening of politically active organizations seeking tax exemptions, disclosing for the first time on Friday that Obama administration officials were aware of the matter during the presidential campaign year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/us/politics/irs-scandal-congressional-hearings.html?hp&_r=2&
Ok enough is enough is this not proof enough for impeachment
We do? Who was it? Link please.
The republicans don't have the balls to impeach Obama despite the fact they could have this clown out of office before the end of the year.
I suppose the better question to ask is: do we really want "crazy" Joe Biden to finish Obamy's term?
This would be good to know. Further the breakdown of left/right leaning groups would be even more revealing. One of the impetuses of this audit was a letter from Schumer that referenced a NYT article that questioned the legitimacy of both leans...
I seem to recall that impeachment requires 2/3rds of the house in order to impeach someone.
The republicans don't have the balls to impeach Obama despite the fact they
could have this clown out of office before the end of the year.
I suppose the better question to ask is: do we really want "crazy" Joe Biden to finish Obamy's term?
It has nothing to do with impeachment. It's about holding Politicians responsible for their crimes.
Could you please explain how this is even remotely pssible? :roll:The republicans don't have the balls to impeach Obama despite the fact they could have this clown out of office before the end of the year.
I suppose the better question to ask is: do we really want "crazy" Joe Biden to finish Obamy's term?
Could you please explain how this is even remotely pssible? :roll:
What likely group of people would you look for tax evaders in if not the TEA Party?
Impeachment isn't going to happen, but damaging the Democratic platform as a sham and corrupt is a good idea. Damage Hillary as inept is worth pursuing. She's a peacenik who couldn't pull the trigger and people got killed. Not someone we need in the WH. Do you want a corrupt IRS managing Obamacare?
But thats just it, we don't know that, at least yet. I know how ridiculously unfair it sounds when the criteria for the BOLO is so obviously biased. That's unacceptable. But as far as we know, it was just optics. What counts are results. Were conservative groups actually targeted at a higher rate? And if they were, why?
So far, the only group that we know was that denied 501(c)(4) status was a progressive group who didn't campaign or engage in the political process. Instead their mission was to educate women so that they could run for office.
The IRS rightly rejected them. Thats not a predominantly social welfare mission.
That's BS, if the Republicans think they're being targeted, its only because they what the identity of their political donors to be unknown to the public. Corporation X doesn't the public to know they are contributing for or against candidate Y. Also today it is very possible these so-called super PAC are accepting donations from off shore entities.
Scrutiny of Political Nonprofits Sets Off Claim of Harassment
A debate about the proper way to finance advocacy belongs elsewhere. Under the law of the land the conservatives were victims of discrimination.:mrgreen:
Really?
Scrutiny of Political Nonprofits Sets Off Claim of Harassment
The agency plans this year to press existing nonprofits like American Crossroads, on the Republican side, and Priorities USA, on the Democratic side, to justify their tax-protected status as “social welfare” organizations, a status that many tax professionals believe is being badly abused.
Really?
Scrutiny of Political Nonprofits Sets Off Claim of Harassment
The agency plans this year to press existing nonprofits like American Crossroads, on the Republican side, and Priorities USA, on the Democratic side, to justify their tax-protected status as “social welfare” organizations, a status that many tax professionals believe is being badly abused.
Why is it off topic? How were conservatives victimized?
Really?
Scrutiny of Political Nonprofits Sets Off Claim of Harassment
The agency plans this year to press existing nonprofits like American Crossroads, on the Republican side, and Priorities USA, on the Democratic side, to justify their tax-protected status as “social welfare” organizations, a status that many tax professionals believe is being badly abused.
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