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27 Tea Party groups are going to sue the IRS... (Original Post) kentuck May 2013 OP
What? Gonna' sue because they got 501c4 status? nt flamin lib May 2013 #1
Maybe they were some that were turned down? kentuck May 2013 #2
I'm under the impression that of 300 applications questioned flamin lib May 2013 #5
Of course they are. Wait Wut May 2013 #3
That, Sir, They Will Come To Regret... The Magistrate May 2013 #4
That was my thought, too Brother Buzz May 2013 #7
I agree. kentuck May 2013 #8
They Have No Sense To Come To, Sir The Magistrate May 2013 #9
Can't argue with that. kentuck May 2013 #11
Keep digging that hole teabaggers! tridim May 2013 #6
So the tort reform crowd is suing somebody? GoCubsGo May 2013 #10
As I posted before, I would be surprised if any "aggrieved" Tea Party groups come forward. John1956PA May 2013 #12
Be careful what you wish for, teabaggers leftynyc May 2013 #13
The words "money launderers" spring to mind jmowreader May 2013 #14

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
5. I'm under the impression that of 300 applications questioned
Thu May 16, 2013, 03:19 PM
May 2013

74 were tea party/conservative and all were approved. Could be wrong. In any case the IRS was doing its job.

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
3. Of course they are.
Thu May 16, 2013, 03:17 PM
May 2013

These are the same idiots that thought the only reason health care costs were skyrocketing was frivolous lawsuits against doctors, etc.

What's good for the goose...to HELL with the GOOSE!!! I want my FREE MONEEEEEEEYYYYY!!!

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
12. As I posted before, I would be surprised if any "aggrieved" Tea Party groups come forward.
Thu May 16, 2013, 03:39 PM
May 2013

I am thinking that the Tea Party 501(c)4 applications which the IRS was slow to approve, or did not approve, involved groups whose activities were primarily political in nature. However, I am all in favor of litigation so that the facts can come out in a detailed fashion.

The following is an excerpt from an Associated Press article dated today:


Tea Party Groups Call IRS Process 'Nightmare':

Over the next few years, the Ohio Liberty Coalition would raise thousands of dollars to bus activists to rallies, run phone banks, rent a tent at a local fair, and knock on roughly 40,000 doors across Ohio to challenge the president and his fellow Democrats in the 2012 elections.

From the outset, I note that I am not sure that the above-stated report of the groups activities is correct. However, if the report is correct, I can understand why the IRS demanded the the group supply information in addition to that contained in the application, since it appears the group was primarily engaged in political activities in contravention of 501(c)4.
 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
13. Be careful what you wish for, teabaggers
Thu May 16, 2013, 04:06 PM
May 2013

They probably are too stupid to realize that discovery means they'll actually have to prove they are social minded groups and don't endorse candidates. They'll have to provide EVERYTHING to the courts. This could be a lot of fun.

jmowreader

(50,453 posts)
14. The words "money launderers" spring to mind
Thu May 16, 2013, 04:37 PM
May 2013

As DU's National Treasure so eloquently put it, discovery is a bitch. I have this strange feeling that some of the big tea party groups are being used by the Kochs, FreedomWorks, Crossroads GPS and other large national RW funding sources to conceal the origin of money being funneled to far-right politicians.

How it would work: Snidely Whiplash is running for Congress in Texas' 40th District. Crossroads GPS likes him and promises him $100 million...but they can't give it to him directly because out-of-area donations are a frequent staple of attack ads. So Crossroads filters all its donations through local tea party groups. This way, all Snidely's FEC disclosures list nothing but local group funding, but he has a level of funding he couldn't achieve through purely local donations.

There are many problems with this, key among them that it's a felony to provide the funding, a felony to serve as the conduit and a felony to receive the funding.
Discovery, especially in anything involving the IRS, would end with congressmen in prison.(The Koch Brothers wouldn't feel much heat because they're already loathed.) It would also destroy the tea party movement if it was proven they participate in illegal activities.)

And come on: do you REALLY think the Koch Brothers went to all that effort and expense just so people could stand on the corner holding "Obama is a muslin" signs?

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