Wed
May 15 2013
07:09 am
Poor Persecuted Roane County Tea Party
By: WhitesCreek

Let's see, they violated campaign finance laws with their political billboard, took over the Roane County Republican Party at its convention, and stole Democratic signs and t-posts during the election and they wonder why the IRS won't give them a tax exempt status? (link...)

IRS did certify RC Tea Party

Submitted by onetahiti on May 15, 2013 - 12:58pm.

According to your source, "The IRS eventually gave the Roane County Tea Party a tax-exempt status in April." :(

They do not seem to deserve an exemption.

-- OneTahiti

Congress Actually REQUIRES the IRS to investigate these groups

Submitted by WhitesCreek on May 15, 2013 - 12:23pm.

Congress requires the IRS to review every application for tax-exempt status to weed out organizations that are partisan, political, or that generate private gain. Congress has imposed this requirement on the IRS, and its predecessor agencies, since 1913.

I would say that paying for the anti Obama billboard on I 40 is enough to get their nonprofit status revoked.

(link...)

Let's also note that only one third of the groups targeted were conservative. Liberal groups were also targeted and the only group to lose non profit status was Progress Texas, not a conservative group.

denied

Submitted by macmurchadh on May 15, 2013 - 12:30pm.

Apparently only one group was actually denied status, and that was a liberal group.
Link

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