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LetMyPeopleVote's JournalChurches are breaking the law and endorsing in elections, experts say. The IRS looks the other way.
Thie IRS needs to enforce the law on these churches
https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1586722592374882306
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/30/johnson-amendment-elections-irs/
What Burden said that day in May 2021 was a violation of a long-standing federal law barring churches and nonprofits from directly or indirectly participating in political campaigns, tax law experts told ProPublica and The Texas Tribune. Although the provision was mostly uncontroversial for decades after it passed in 1954, it has become a target for both evangelical churches and former President Donald Trump, who vowed to eliminate it.
Burdens sermon is among those at 18 churches identified by the news organizations over the past two years that appeared to violate the Johnson Amendment, a measure named after its author, former President Lyndon B. Johnson. Some pastors have gone so far as to paint candidates they oppose as demonic.
What Burden said that day in May 2021 was a violation of a long-standing federal law barring churches and nonprofits from directly or indirectly participating in political campaigns, tax law experts told ProPublica and The Texas Tribune. Although the provision was mostly uncontroversial for decades after it passed in 1954, it has become a target for both evangelical churches and former President Donald Trump, who vowed to eliminate it.
Burdens sermon is among those at 18 churches identified by the news organizations over the past two years that appeared to violate the Johnson Amendment, a measure named after its author, former President Lyndon B. Johnson. Some pastors have gone so far as to paint candidates they oppose as demonic......
Lawrence Swicegood, executive director of Gateway Media, said this month that the church doesnt endorse candidates but inform(s) our church family of other church family members who are seeking office to serve our community. Page told ProPublica and the Tribune that these candidates were named for information only.
Eleven days after responding to ProPublica and the Tribune in October, Morris once again told his church that he was not endorsing any candidates during the last Sunday sermon before early voting. Then, he again displayed the names of specific candidates on a screen and told parishioners to take screenshots with their cellphones.
TFG is fuming that Fox actually had a Democratic Congressman on today to dispute their narrative
This makes me smile. Al Green represents a nearby congressional district and first filed for TFG's impeachment back in 2017
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1586786196537184257
Statement by President Joe Biden Congratulating Lula as being elected President of Brazile
https://twitter.com/What46HasDone/status/1586865327132102656How long before there is a Twitter advertiser boycott?
It may be time for an advertiser boycott for twitter
https://twitter.com/3vanSutton/status/1586726917117337600
https://twitter.com/Dunwood5289/status/1586719799458922498
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1586719488237617153
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1586702056487796737
Statement from President Biden on Seoul stampede:
https://twitter.com/GalloVOA/status/1586476318912573440https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1586483317624700928
Mike Luckovich-Elon lays some eggs
https://twitter.com/EandPCartoons/status/1585828704776773632Mike Luckovich-Martin Luther King's dream-Under Contruction
https://twitter.com/mluckovichajc/status/1586031196416671744By Trump standards, Biden scored a 'shocking' economic victory
President Biden is delivering on his promises.
https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1586009980645277696
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-standards-biden-scored-shocking-economic-victory-rcna54487?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma
Several Republican leaders responded to the good news by pretending not to notice it, but HuffPost noted that some prominent GOP lawmakers took the time to downplay the data.
Economists said the third-quarter GDP report showed an overall healthy economy, with strong consumer spending and business investment, along with hints of slowing inflation. Republicans still pooh-poohed it. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), the top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee, claimed Thursday that economists have dumbed down economic projections to reflect [Bidens] struggling policies.
.....Five years ago, Trumps Commerce Department released a similar GDP report, and it showed you guessed it 2.6% quarterly economic growth. (As it turns out, that 2.6% figure was a preliminary estimate that was later revised down to 2%, but lets put that aside for now.)
The then-president eagerly boasted about the data, telling reporters, 2.6 is a number that nobody thought theyd see for a long period of time. The Republican complained that news organizations hadnt talked enough about it, adding, 2.6 is an unbelievable number......
But five years later, the question for Republicans remains the same: If 2.6% quarterly growth was amazing under Trump, why isnt it similarly shocking under Biden?
Scalise acknowledges GOP plan to change Social Security, Medicare
If the GOP are in control of either house of Congress, Social Security and Medicare will be under attack
https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1585832523699032064
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/scalise-acknowledges-gop-plan-change-social-security-medicare-rcna52578?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma
It was against this backdrop that a member of the House Republican leadership broached the same subject yesterday morning. Bloomberg reported:
Representative Steve Scalise, the number two House Republican, defended his partys approach to Medicare and Social Security, which has become a campaign issue ahead of US midterm elections in November. Its a mis-characterization to say the GOP plans to cut the programs, Scalise said on Fox News Sunday.
As part of the on-air appearance, host Shannon Bream asked the Louisiana congressman about the proposed budget plan from the Republican Study Committee, which Scalise is a member of. As Politico noted, the plan, among other things, included proposals for raising the eligibility ages for each program, along with withholding payments for individuals who retire early or had a certain income, and privatized funding for Social Security to lower income taxes.
Yesterday was an opportunity for Scalise to distance himself from the document and its recommendations. He did largely the opposite. That budget talks about shoring up and strengthening Social Security. Thats not cutting Social Security, the House minority whip said. He added, Weve broad forward legislation to stave off cuts to Medicare. We want to stave off cuts to Social Security. Democrats havent supported any of that. They want the programs to go bankrupt.
For now, lets put aside the question of which party cared more about the future of Social Security a debate Republicans obviously cant win. Lets instead consider the two key elements of the broader debate.
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