While everyone is howling about IRS extra scrunity of these specific groups of 501(c)4 applications

[amerciti001]

I think that I've figure out the real reason(s) that all of these so-called-Tea Party- filings to the IRS for 501(c)4 ( social welfare org) exempt tax status is not at all about being able to, perhaps to give to the political process, i.e., Citizen United, but to apply for Government Grants.

Think about it, These are people who are against everything "Government", but have no problems at getting as much "Government Funds", i.e., Grants, in the form of the lie for the "social welfare of the community", primarily engaged in promoting in some way the common good and general welfare of the community!? Yeah right.

Furthermore, Whom ever the IRS personal that took it upon themselves to actually look into all of these filings with certain "keywords" to further investigate, were doing his/her job. When an influx of a certain type of such and such all of a sudden start showing up, and there do seem to a pattern to these such and such, it'll always be a WTF moment.

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. I agree with the sentiment, but I think you broke DU. There are (4) of these op's.

[longship]

3. I agree. Poster should scrunitize his postings.

[ellenfl]

2. my sentiments exactly. eom

[bemildred]

4. They do not want them scrutinized, that's why. nt

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5. So it is okay for the IRS to target potentially innocent groups

Because a lot if them came into existence around the same time?

That is a dangerously thin argument.

[RC]

7. Actually, no.

When a lot of them came into existence around the same time, that should raise a red flag. The IRS did the correct thing in checking them out. That is their job.

[Gravitycollapse]

8. So you support the IRS having arbitrary power.

Being able to investigate groups for no reason.

[RC]

10. No, I support the IRS doing their job.

And part of that job IS investigating new tax exempt organizations to make sure they are legitimate. Espectually if a whole bunch of 501 applications show up around the same time, from similar groups.
Why do you have a problem with that?

[Gravitycollapse]

11. Is it part of the IRSs job to profile groups based on political affiliation?

[Tx4obama]

6. Do you know you posted the same thread FOUR times in GD?

List here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=latest_threads
and here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1002

If you want to delete the extra ones you can find the self-delete link in the bottom right hand corner of each of the posts.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

9. Read my post when the IRS targeted Liberals