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Posted on 01/27/2014 6:27:30 AM PST by KeyLargo
Chuck Schumer Call on IRS to Crack Down on Tea Party Funding: ‘Redouble Those Efforts Immediately’ Jan. 24, 2014 2:38pm Becket Adams
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the Internal Revenue Service should be used more aggressively to keep Tea Party funding in check, explaining that this would help “weaken” and “exploit” the conservative movement.
Chuck Schumer Call on IRS to Crack Down on Tea Party Funding: Redouble Those Efforts Immediately
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the IRS should increase its scrutiny of Tea Party groups (Getty Images)
Schumer during remarks to the Center for American Progress argued that Tea Party groups have an unfair financial advantage over left-leaning groups because of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, at one point even suggesting that President Barack Obama go around Congress to impose stricter campaign finance laws.
“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.
“One of the great advantages the Tea Party has is the huge holes in our campaign finance laws created [by] the ill advised decision [Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission],” he added. “Obviously the Tea Party elites gained extraordinary influence by being able to funnel millions of dollars into campaigns with ads that distort the truth and attack government.”
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It’s OK Chuck, I can give to individual tea party candidates without your oversight.
Yep hitler junior.
Schumer should be perp-walked for advocating lawlessness by the IRS.
Sorry. The IRS has always been a tool to shape the country into the image of the ruling party. That is why an income tax was specifically prohibited in the original wording of the Constitution and had to be added in by amendment in 1913 (President Wilson).
i thought that there was no organizes systematic IRS assault on the TP?
Why the Hell not?? They got away with it before....
Wonder how mush under the table money Schumer’s party receives.
I wonder if Schumer would also like to increase scrutiny on our Jewish Population ??? Go Chucky ..
Schumers Kristalnacht ??????
I wish someone like Rush would get together with some other prominent conservatives and start an organization funded by contributions easily made through their website that would hire the 100 best gumshoes in the world. They would be assigned 1 Senator and 4 or 5 house members to investigate constantly and would be paid big bonuses when they find some good dirt on the libs and RINOs. I would set up a monthly payment to support that.
Is old Chuckie on the committee to set up 'reeducation' camps for conservatives? Or is that his next 'feel good' message?
Wow. They must really not like the news from upstate. What do they expect, with gay marriage and the SAFE Act?
I’ll fight ya. I’ll fight ya wit my eyes closed. I’ll fight ya wit one hand behind my back. —Tea Party
Tea Party, do not be dismayed. Looks like we have them on the ropes upstate.
There's a difference between "ignorant" and "evil".
Schumer is "evil". He knows exactly what he is saying and doing - and whose Constitutional rights he is intent on violating.
Another lying Democrat sack o shyte. A Himmler wannabee
Odd how ‘the press’ misses that it was democrats who created the Japanese internment camps. Guess it would be hard for folks at the New York Times and Washington Post to try to convince readers all those folks became Republican....
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