Liberty Counsel Action
President
Obama is using the IRS to destroy or render powerless his political
adversaries. He has been caught doing this in previous elections, but
continues politicizing the IRS nonetheless.
Now, recently proposed IRS guidelines subvert a Supreme Court ruling and impose even more restrictions on organizations that dare oppose Barack Obama’s agenda. He fully intends to impact the outcome of the 2014 elections through the IRS!
Now, recently proposed IRS guidelines subvert a Supreme Court ruling and impose even more restrictions on organizations that dare oppose Barack Obama’s agenda. He fully intends to impact the outcome of the 2014 elections through the IRS!
Please see my very important update below – Mat.
Conservatives,
Amidst the ongoing investigations into the IRS’ targeting of conservative organizations during the 2010 and 2012 elections, comes the news that the powerful agency is seeking to enact new regulations to suppress organizations the President sees as standing in his way.
Amidst the ongoing investigations into the IRS’ targeting of conservative organizations during the 2010 and 2012 elections, comes the news that the powerful agency is seeking to enact new regulations to suppress organizations the President sees as standing in his way.
The
new regulations targeting 501(c)(4) organizations would greatly impact
Liberty Counsel Action (LCA). The proposed rules undermine a Supreme
Court ruling that struck down similar oppression, which Barack Obama
openly decried in his 2010 State of the Union Address when he broke all
decorum and openly rebuked the Justices listening to the address.
The
new guidelines, quietly announced just before the recent Thanksgiving
holiday to ensure they wouldn’t be widely publicized, go even further
than what the Court declared to be unconstitutional.
In Citizens United v. FEC,
the High Court struck down two provisions in the McCain-Feingold Act by
declaring that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose
candidates for president and Congress, and struck down the measure that
barred ads by labor unions and corporate sponsors in the closing days of
election campaigns.
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court determined the law violated the First Amendment.
You
may recall the disgraceful scene when President Obama openly chastised
Supreme Court Justices in his State of the Union address a few months
after the Court’s decision was announced. It was truly one of the low
points in a presidency which has many other disgraceful events
contributing to an increasingly sad legacy.
Now,
taking matters into his own hands, Barack Obama has directed his
henchmen at the IRS to reinstate similar rules against 501(c)(4)
organizations – taking those rules even further than the ones struck
down by the Court in Citizens United!
++This latest attempt to politicize the IRS is totally outrageous!
The
proposed new rules not only outline select words that cannot be used by
our organization and other similar groups, it greatly expands the list
of who is included as being untouchable “candidates.”
In the proposed regulations, a “candidate” is defined as “an
individual who identifies himself or is proposed by another for
selection, nomination, election, or appointment to any public office or
office in a political organization, or to be a Presidential or
Vice-Presidential elector, whether or not the individual is ultimately
selected, nominated, elected, or appointed.”
In
other words, ANY “candidate” for office is excluded from comment on the
part of 501 (c)(4) groups, from local sheriffs to president of the
country. The rule also prohibits our ability to “call out” presidential
nominees or anyone seeking federal agency or military appointments.
The
new regulations are a further slap in the face to the Supreme Court
ruling! They are an assault on our First Amendment rights! And they are
an overt, reprehensible abuse of power!
++The IRS will have sole authority to determine who is in compliance with the rules and who is not.
Given
the recent IRS history of targeted prejudice, I do not believe that all
501(c)(4) organizations will be held to the same standard.
Barack Obama’s own “Organizing for America” will certainly not be held to the same standards as Liberty Counsel Action!
The
new regulations already protect labor unions and trade associations by
excluding them from compliance. This is just the beginning of selective
enforcement.
This
is why we are petitioning the Senate Committee on Finance: Taxation and
IRS Oversight to ensure all 501(c)(4) organizations formed to promote
conservative values will be treated fairly by the IRS. We are also
registering our disapproval (without including any of our supporters’
names or addresses) with the IRS “open commentary” mechanism.
Please support our Stop the IRS War on Conservatives petition by adding your name. We need 50,000 signatures to make a strong statement on the first delivery.
++Congress weighs in on the IRS regulations…
As reported by the Washington Free Beacon…
Rep.
Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), who has spearheaded the congressional
investigation into the IRS’ targeting of Tea Party groups, called the
guidance “a crass political effort by the administration to get what
political advantage they can, when they can.
The
regulation released… continues [the administration's] unfortunate
pattern of stifling constitutional free speech,” Issa said in a
statement.
Sen.
Orrin Hatch (R., Utah), ranking Republican on the Finance Committee,
pledged to ‘thoroughly oversee this process to ensure politics aren’t
brought to bear,’ citing concerns over the IRS’ treatment of Tea Party
groups.
‘I
find it unfortunate that the administration decided to move ahead with
these new rules before the Finance Committee could conclude its
bipartisan investigation into the targeting of those applying for
tax-exempt status, Hatch added.”
Representative
David Camp (R-MI), the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
warned, “Before rushing forward with new rules, especially ones that
appear to make it harder to engage in public debate, I would hope
Treasury would let all the facts come out first.”
It
is imperative that we get our message heard by the Senate Committee on
Finance: Taxation and IRS Oversight and notify the IRS of our intention
to oppose the new regulations before the end of the open comment period
in late February.
Our supporters’ names will not be included in the letter to the IRS, but will be included in petitioning Congress.
I
urge you today to add your name to our petition, which we will
initially deliver to Congress after they return from their Christmas
break. Please, go here to add your voice to the protest:
The very existence of Liberty Counsel Action and other conservative action groups are at stake!
Thank you for standing with us. God bless you,
Mathew Staver, Chairman
Liberty Counsel Action
The basic right to free speech is being threatened by Obama’s IRS. This feared federal agency has become among the most dangerous as the Executive Branch continues to amass the power to silence and eliminate opponents of Barack Obama’s political agenda.
Please, take a minute and sign our petition to Stop the IRS War on Conservatives today:
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