New IRS Regulations

The IRS has announced new regulations governing 501(c)(4) tax exempt organizations.  They say it was done to remove the ambiguity that led to the IRS scandal a few months ago.  Of course, the IRS was denying tax exempt status to Tea Party groups and other conservative groups on the basis that they were political organizations.  Of course, they were approving the 501(c)(4) applications for liberal or progressive organizations and showing favoritism.

The new regulations were released for discussion on November 26th, just before the Thanksgiving holiday.  I don't remember hearing any mention of these new rules in the mainstream media or talk radio or anywhere.  Imagine that.  I read a little about the changes on line today, and it doesn't really appear that the new regulation will remove the ambiguity at all.  The rule now says that a 501(c)(4) social welfare entity can take part in political activities related to a candidates as long as these activities don't constitute the entity’s primary purpose.  So what does that mean?  If an organization is talking about liberty or fiscal responsibility or following the constitution and that happens to be the platform of a candidate, then does that make candidate promotion a primary purpose of the organization?

Furthermore, why is this any concern of the IRS?  Are they supposed to operate in such a way as to tax free speech?  Isn't that what this is about?  If you want to be a tax exempt organization, then you can't say things in support of the position of the opposition party to the one currently holding office.

Now, let's look at the bigger picture.  The IRS isn't a legislative branch of the government.  How can they operate within the confines of the US Constitution and create all of these regulations?  What's the difference between a law and a regulation?  The IRS, like most other federal government entities, is producing rules and regulations that we must follow or be fined or imprisoned.  That is nothing but a law hiding behind the name of IRS regulation.

Our federal government is a huge MessAPolitico that is totally out of control.  Our freedoms are under assault every day.  The IRS is busy taking from the rich and giving to the poor -- and also giving to their cronies.  It's time for another American revolution.  Hopefully this time it can be a political revolt rather than a military operation, but it's going to happen.  Maybe Obamacare will be the straw that breaks the camel's back, or maybe it will be the IRS or the NSA or something else.  Americans are nearly at their breaking point.  It is my optimistic belief that the revolt will take place at the polls next November.