"Directly" is the only thing affected by the law.I think it's pretty funny that the same people advocating this are constantly bitching about Media Matters being tax-exempt.
Repealing the Johnson Act would allow Media Matters, and every other non-profit, to endorse candidates as well...
You mean directly, as opposed to indirectly, right?
Let try to distinguish between the Role of a Religious Institution in the role of Ethics and Morality, and that of an Organization with a Political End. What are the Functions of a Religious Body? What are the functions of an Entity like Media Matters? How do they even compare? Does Media Matters run Charities? Hospitals? Food Banks? Shelters?
They "compare" because under the Johnson Act, they're classified the same. They are both 501c3s.