Sadly, the IRS has been used in our nation’s history by presidents to target political adversaries. In the case of President Richard M. Nixon, this abuse was considered an “impeachable” offense.
But President Barack Obama, our Teflon president, is no sooner caught targeting conservative individuals and organizations through the IRS than he launches a new and much more devastating attack through that agency!
The IRS is proposing regulations that will potentially close the doors of conservative 501(c)(4) organizations, including Liberty Counsel Action.
I need you to stand with us and tell the IRS to Stop the War on Conservatives!
The Supreme Court wrote in 1819 that, “The power to tax involves the power to destroy.”
To that end, the IRS has been used as an enforcement agency to squash political adversaries several times in our nation’s history.
John Kocsis reminded us of several instances of IRS abuse in the Harvard Crimson following the explosive news that the IRS had targeted “social welfare groups” with the words “tea party” and “patriot” included in their names during the 2012 election cycle to squash political adversaries…
“The tale of the attack dog IRS begins with the days of Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose IRS chief, Elmer Lincoln Irey, not only used the agency to prosecute Al Capone, but also engaged in investigative activities against former Republican Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon and FDR’s chief Democratic rival, Louisiana Governor Huey Long.
Of course, the most renowned and nefarious chapter in the IRS history book dates to Richard M. Nixon, who ordered the institution at his disposal to probe his 1972 electoral opponent, George McGovern. It should not be forgotten that Nixon’s abuse of this executive power became, famously, an impeachable offense. [emphasis added]
While those inside the White House want to deify Obama as their ‘North Star,’ the potentiality of corruption in his administration must not be overlooked.”
As Kocsis points out, Barack Obama’s response to being caught using IRS targeting was to vilify his adversaries during an Ohio State commencement address. Here’s his “defense” of using illegal IRS tactics against his political adversaries…
“Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s at the root of all our problems… They’ll warn that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices.”
++Nothing has stuck to the President…so far.
President Obama has not yet been implicated in whatever role he played in the IRS’ targeting of his political enemies, although that investigation is still ongoing.
Many observers feel that he didn’t have to personally mandate the targeting of his adversaries because his army of followers in the federal bureaucracy knew exactly what they had to do to protect the reelection of their “deity.”
But now, the IRS wants to target Obama’s political opponents using a new set of draconian regulations!
As I’ve mentioned in prior messages, the IRS has issued a new set of proposed regulations that will silence the voices of 501(c)(4) organizations operating under “social welfare” by deploying a new definition of “political activity.”
Under the new guidelines, the bureaucrats at the IRS, under the watchful eye of Obama’s appointees, will determine what constitutes “political activity” versus the use of (c)(4) assets for “social welfare.”
Once again, these overreaching regulations are designed for one purpose: To silence Barack Obama’s political adversaries and nail our doors closed!
While some may say that the regulations are uniform for all, I do not believe for one minute that the IRS – based on its recent history of targeting conservative groups – will enforce these new regulations equitably between liberal “progressive” and conservative organizations.
The fact is, labor unions – among the biggest supporters of Barack Obama’s liberal “progressive” agenda – are specifically excluded!
I have been encouraging every friend of Liberty Counsel Action to sign our powerful Stop the IRS War on Conservatives petition right away!
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.
Your petitions will be delivered to four ranking members of the Senate Committee. We will also be notifying the IRS of the large number of Americans opposing the new regulations without including the names of any of our supporters.
We need 50,000 signers before we hand-deliver the petitions to Capitol Hill during the open comment period, which ends February 27.
Click here to add your name to this extremely important petition:
http://www.lcaction.cc/676/petition.asp
++Liberty Counsel Action (LCA) and our outreach hang in the balance!
We are an IRS approved 501(c)(4) organization. That means we are a non-profit organization and are tax exempt. Under that IRS charter, LCA’s primary function as defined by the IRS is one of promoting the general good and social welfare.
Under the new IRS regulations proposed for 2014, the following two guidelines may be the most dangerous of all. The new regulations…
- Prohibit 501(c)(4) organizations from using words like “oppose,” “vote,” “support,” “defeat,” and “reject.”
- Declare “political activity” as being contrary to the promotion of “social welfare.”
From our viewpoint at Liberty Counsel Action, calling attention to immoral legislation, overreaching government intrusion, or mandates that profoundly impact our rights or very existence as a nation is “social welfare.”
But now the IRS proposes to make those activities off limits to us!
++Selective enforcement has already begun…
The new regulations protect labor unions and trade associations, which are also 501(c)(4) organizations, by not including them under the proposed regulations.
Most labor unions and trade organization are quite liberal and in the back pocket of the Democrat Party – and vice-versa. They will not be silenced or restricted!
Barack Obama’s own Organizing for Action is a 501(c)(4) organization. They declare on their website…
“Across the country, OFA supporters are fighting for the issues that matter most to them—including marriage equality, education, better jobs, and middle class security.”
I do not believe that the IRS will hold Organizing for Action to the same standard as Liberty Counsel Action or other conservative 501(c)(4) groups!
These Orwellian tactics crafted by the Obama administration are extremely dangerous to our right to free speech. Remember, the new regulations would be interpreted and enforced by the Obama-dominated IRS!
I urge you today to add your name to our petition, which we will deliver to Congress when they return from their Christmas break. We will also notify the IRS of the groundswell of opposition without including the names of our petition signers during their open comment period.
Please go here to make your voice heard and to download a fact sheet that provides an overview of the proposed regulations:
http://www.lcaction.cc/676/petition.asp
After you sign the petition, you will be given an opportunity to receive a free copy of Ken Blackwell’s and Ken Klukowski’s important book, “The Blueprint: Obama’s Plan to Subvert the Constitution and Build an Imperial Presidency” in recognition of your donation to support this vital initiative.
Thank you for standing with us on this urgent matter! God bless you,
Mathew Staver, Chairman
Liberty Counsel Action
P.S. The IRS is among Barack Obama’s favored tools for forcing his political will on America. This feared federal agency has become highly politicized as it continues to amass the power to silence and eliminate Obama’s political enemies.
I do not believe for a minute that the IRS would enforce these new regulations fairly under Barack Obama – he’s already been caught misusing the power of the IRS for political ends!