Schumer Tells CFAP That IRS Should Be Used To Curtail Tea Party

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What is this? You have to be kidding me. All this pride and honor in this TEA Party thing and absolutely nobody here can tell me who started it?

 

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The "Tea Party" was and is, loosely bound together political groups started by citizens around the country that were unhappy with the direction that Obama, Reid & Pelosi were taking the country with the Democrats complete control of the legislative process. It is actually the epitome of a "grass roots movement"...despite Nancy Pelosi's attempt to label it as "astroturf".

Different Tea Party groups were formed with different agendas. For some it was out of control spending. For others it was being forced into a government controlled health care system. They banded together because all of them saw this Administration as harmful to our nation.

 

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Schumer conveniently overlooks that the Tea Party was essentially formed because of a backlash to the hard left path that the Obama Administration coupled with Nancy Pelosi controlling the House and Harry Reid controlling the Senate had taken us in. If THAT hadn't occurred then chances are the Tea Party groups wouldn't exist or if they did exist they would be much smaller.

Use of the IRS to quell ANY political movement...by the left, right or center...goes so counter to what America stands for that it's amazing that Schumer can't grasp the concept of how dangerous what he is proposing could be for everyone! The Democrats have the upper hand at the moment. That can and will change at some point because our political system has a natural ebb and flow to who has power. When the Republicans have control is Chuckie going to be OK with them coming after "his peeps" with the IRS?

Stupid, Chuck...EXTREMELY stupid!!!

They were formed because of a backlash? Who exactly is it the formed them?

You seem to have forgotten that the ACA was rammed through despite sizable public opposition to what Obama, Reid and Pelosi wanted to do. Who formed the Tea Party? Obama, Reid and Pelosi did when they ignored the public's wishes.

 

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Does anyone know exactly how corrupt this speech was?

Wasn't corrupt at all.

The IRS has been breaking the law for some time now.

The 501 (c) 4 Status is for non-profits organized exclusively for working with Social Welfare.

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopici03.pdf

The Statute
IRC 501(c)(4) provides for exemption of:

Civic leagues or organizations not organized for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare

 

[Sallow]

Schumer conveniently overlooks that the Tea Party was essentially formed because of a backlash to the hard left path that the Obama Administration coupled with Nancy Pelosi controlling the House and Harry Reid controlling the Senate had taken us in. If THAT hadn't occurred then chances are the Tea Party groups wouldn't exist or if they did exist they would be much smaller.

Use of the IRS to quell ANY political movement...by the left, right or center...goes so counter to what America stands for that it's amazing that Schumer can't grasp the concept of how dangerous what he is proposing could be for everyone! The Democrats have the upper hand at the moment. That can and will change at some point because our political system has a natural ebb and flow to who has power. When the Republicans have control is Chuckie going to be OK with them coming after "his peeps" with the IRS?

Stupid, Chuck...EXTREMELY stupid!!!

They were formed because of a backlash? Who exactly is it the formed them?

You seem to have forgotten that the ACA was rammed through despite sizable public opposition to what Obama, Reid and Pelosi wanted to do. Who formed the Tea Party? Obama, Reid and Pelosi did when they ignored the public's wishes.

The 'public' opposition was made up of folks that wanted single payer.

Additionally public opposition didn't seem to bother you folks one bit in the run up to the Iraq war.

Cheney On Two-Thirds Of The American Public Opposing The Iraq War: 'So?' | ThinkProgress

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-vEb8nSzQE]Cheney doesn't care 2/3 of America thinks the war is wrong - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Sallow]

What is this? You have to be kidding me. All this pride and honor in this TEA Party thing and absolutely nobody here can tell me who started it?

Happened here..

Santelli was ranting about bailing out mortgages. That never happened.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aza7_DVqglI]Fox News Promoting or Reporting Tea Party? - YouTube[/ame]

Then FOX promoted the rally.

 

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Schumer conveniently overlooks that the Tea Party was essentially formed because of a backlash to the hard left path that the Obama Administration coupled with Nancy Pelosi controlling the House and Harry Reid controlling the Senate had taken us in. If THAT hadn't occurred then chances are the Tea Party groups wouldn't exist or if they did exist they would be much smaller.

Use of the IRS to quell ANY political movement...by the left, right or center...goes so counter to what America stands for that it's amazing that Schumer can't grasp the concept of how dangerous what he is proposing could be for everyone! The Democrats have the upper hand at the moment. That can and will change at some point because our political system has a natural ebb and flow to who has power. When the Republicans have control is Chuckie going to be OK with them coming after "his peeps" with the IRS?

Stupid, Chuck...EXTREMELY stupid!!!

They were formed because of a backlash? Who exactly is it the formed them?

You seem to have forgotten that the ACA was rammed through despite sizable public opposition to what Obama, Reid and Pelosi wanted to do. Who formed the Tea Party? Obama, Reid and Pelosi did when they ignored the public's wishes.

You realize this is not an answer? Who is your TEA Party 'Founding Father'?

 

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They were formed because of a backlash? Who exactly is it the formed them?

You seem to have forgotten that the ACA was rammed through despite sizable public opposition to what Obama, Reid and Pelosi wanted to do. Who formed the Tea Party? Obama, Reid and Pelosi did when they ignored the public's wishes.

The 'public' opposition was made up of folks that wanted single payer.

Additionally public opposition didn't seem to bother you folks one bit in the run up to the Iraq war.

Cheney On Two-Thirds Of The American Public Opposing The Iraq War: 'So?' | ThinkProgress

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-vEb8nSzQE]Cheney doesn't care 2/3 of America thinks the war is wrong - YouTube[/ame]

Gee, Sallow...a "Think Progress" propaganda piece is your proof? Why waste our time with that drivel? The only people who take Think Progress seriously think that MSNBC is an unbiased news source...in other words...idiots!

 

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They were formed because of a backlash? Who exactly is it the formed them?

You seem to have forgotten that the ACA was rammed through despite sizable public opposition to what Obama, Reid and Pelosi wanted to do. Who formed the Tea Party? Obama, Reid and Pelosi did when they ignored the public's wishes.

You realize this is not an answer? Who is your TEA Party 'Founding Father'?

There is no "Founding Father" of the Tea Party because the Tea Party doesn't exist in the way that you seem to think it does. The so called Tea Party consists of loosely aligned groups of people who are unhappy with the way that government is functioning right now. Some have an emphasis on health care. Others main priority is the debt and out of control spending. For the most part the Tea Party was NOT a political party run by professional political operatives...for many folks who joined Tea Party factions this was the first time they took an active political stance. The main stream media did their best to lump all the different groups protesting policies they didn't like under the heading "Tea Party" and then sought to portray them as an "extreme" group.

 

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Schumer Calls for Using IRS to Curtail Tea Party Activities

BY: Alana Goodman, Washington Free Beacon

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) proposed using the Internal Revenue Service to curtail Tea Party group funding during a speech on how to “exploit” and “weaken” the movement at the Center for American Progress on Thursday.

Arguing that Tea Party groups have a financial advantage after the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, Schumer said the Obama administration should bypass Congress and institute new campaign finance rules through the IRS.

“It is clear that we will not pass anything legislatively as long as the House of Representatives is in Republican control, but there are many things that can be done administratively by the IRS and other government agencies—we must redouble those efforts immediately,” Schumer said.​

Schumer Calls for Using IRS to Curtail Tea Party Activities - Fox Nation

Can you just imagine if this had been done by the Bush administration?

It makes me laugh to think of the wild ways the left would be hyperventilating themselves and screaming about tyrannical government, then contrast what they do when it is their dictator doing it.

Hypocrisy they name is libtard.

 

[JimBowie1958]

They were formed because of a backlash? Who exactly is it the formed them?

You seem to have forgotten that the ACA was rammed through despite sizable public opposition to what Obama, Reid and Pelosi wanted to do. Who formed the Tea Party? Obama, Reid and Pelosi did when they ignored the public's wishes.

The 'public' opposition was made up of folks that wanted single payer.

Additionally public opposition didn't seem to bother you folks one bit in the run up to the Iraq war.

Cheney On Two-Thirds Of The American Public Opposing The Iraq War: 'So?' | ThinkProgress

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-vEb8nSzQE]Cheney doesn't care 2/3 of America thinks the war is wrong - YouTube[/ame]

Cheney is not Tea Party, liar, and so he is irrelevant in a discussion about them.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Is it even accurate to call them the Tea PARTY? Democrat, Republican, Green, Communist, Socialist parties I've heard of, but is there actually a Tea Party on ballots or are they all just a segment of the Republican Party?

They are trying hard to become the wingnuttiest party of them all but the fact is they are not a viable party. They are a faction of the Republican party.

They are average, everyday, people who are the target of political assassination by Democrats and the media. They aren't part of the Republican Party.

They are primarily targeted by the leadership of the GOP these days.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Does anyone know exactly how corrupt this speech was?

I read it, hes bascially saying what they have to say doesn't count is illegally done and he wants to shut them up...tell me something I didn't know

now, do you know right now the irs unbidden by congressional leg. is massaging the rules ala 501 c 3's to basically reflect what they did to them in the years running up ti the 2012 election?

That is what autocratic regimes do.

 

[JimBowie1958]

What is this? You have to be kidding me. All this pride and honor in this TEA Party thing and absolutely nobody here can tell me who started it?

"pride and honor"????/

What the fuck are you talking about?

 

[JimBowie1958]

Does anyone know exactly how corrupt this speech was?

Wasn't corrupt at all.

The IRS has been breaking the law for some time now.

The 501 (c) 4 Status is for non-profits organized exclusively for working with Social Welfare.

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopici03.pdf

The Statute
IRC 501(c)(4) provides for exemption of:

Civic leagues or organizations not organized for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare

It's the selectivity in going after TPM groups 80% of the time that is being questioned, you lying fraud.

 

[JimBowie1958]

They were formed because of a backlash? Who exactly is it the formed them?

You seem to have forgotten that the ACA was rammed through despite sizable public opposition to what Obama, Reid and Pelosi wanted to do. Who formed the Tea Party? Obama, Reid and Pelosi did when they ignored the public's wishes.

The 'public' opposition was made up of folks that wanted single payer.

The Big Lie as never told before by Stalin, Mao or Hitler.

No opposing group of any statistical significance was opposed to ACA because it wasn't single payer, you lying cretin.