Posted on 06/28/2020 5:33:43 AM PDT by gattaca
A co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network weighed in on the 2020 election, in an apparent violation of Internal Revenue Service laws prohibiting 501(c)(3) organizations from engaging in campaign activity.
Patrisse Cullors, in her official capacity as a co-founder of the BLM Global Network, told CNN on June 19 that “our goal is to get Trump out.”
“Trump not only needs to not be in office in November but he should resign now,” she insisted. “Trump needs to be out of office. He is not fit for office.”
According to the IRS, a 501(c)(3) organization “may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates.”
The prohibition includes “public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.” Organizations that violate this policy may lose their tax-exempt status.
The donation page for BLM is linked with ActBlue Charities, the 501(c)(3) wing of the Democratic political action committee ActBlue.
The BLM Global Network is not individually registered as a 501(c)(3), but instead operates through a fiscal sponsorship agreement with the nonprofit organization Thousand Currents. Fiscal sponsorships allow the sponsoring organization to accept and direct donations on behalf of the sponsored group. But an organization sponsored by a 501(c)(3) is still required to comply with the regulations governing nonprofits, and is still prohibited from making partisan political statements.
Cleta Mitchell, an expert on campaign finance regulation and tax laws governing charitable organizations such as BLM, told The Federalist that partisan political activity by tax-exempt 501(c)(3) groups is “completely prohibited” by federal tax law.
BLM “must comply with all the rules that govern 501(c)(3) organizations,” Mitchell said.
Thousand Currents, the nonprofit that fiscally sponsors Black Lives Matter, was also recently exposed for having a convicted terrorist on its board of directors.
The Black Lives Matter Global Network and the IRS did not return requests for comment.
The arrogant criminal activities of these bums needs to be prosecuted swiftly, or they’ll encourage more of it to brazenly happen.
For many black citizens there is no law. If there is no law, then there is no violation. The thread is in fact oppression.
There is a war in process that can not be won by legal means
“Black Lives Matter Global Network”
Global network? What? Now they’re a corporation? I guess so being that Soros has given them $650 million. BTW, how much have they paid in taxes so far?
The people running it are living like Kings, making a fortune. Soros has given them $650 million and he’s just one donor out of many. Maybe it’s time the IRS investigate these terrorists.
The third reich came to power because the government was unable to enforce its own laws universally.
Cut the head of the snakes and the snake dies and so does thier cause
President Trump should direct the IRS to investigate and revoke BLM’s 501-C3 status immediately.
I thought that BLM is NOT a 501c? That it is a for profit?
Most of the donations to BLM end up going to Democrats.
Per the article, BLM are empowered to collect donations for 501 c 3’s and thus are subject to IRS law on 501 3 c’s.
"Anyone who challenges the IRS being in the tank for democrats will be labeled a racist and fired from their job"..
THUGS RULE
Are we the only nation on Earth dumb enough to grant tax-exempt status to domestic terror groups?
Seize their accounts and distribute it to black community parishes.
If only we had a justice department in America. Unfortunately our forefathers must have forgotten about that.
So it never was about George Floyd... it was about Trump.
The Law is basically the White Man’s Law. And the police are enforcing the White Man’s Law...which is the reason for the war against the cops.
This is what has been taught to many people in churches like Jeremiah Wright’s.
“BTW, how much have they paid in taxes so far?”
Taxes are racist!
The real enemy is representative government (i.e., freedom).
BLM, Antifa, and even the Democrat Party are all about the communist revolution.
The accusation of "systemic" racism isn't really about racism (as some protestors believe). It is about getting rid of the current system and replacing it with Marxism/Maoism/communism/collectivism.
The only fair system (i.e., non-racist system) is one where "outcomes" are equal (well, except for Whitey...he's gotta die).
This idea of "equality of opportunity" is too damn much work for the communists. It discriminates against those who don't want to work.
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