If you can't beat them muzzle them .
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In an aggressive move designed to crack down on free-spending outside political groups, the Obama administration is proposing strict new rules curtailing nonprofits like Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS and the pro-Obama Priorities USA.
The draft proposal, released Tuesday by the Treasury Department, would keep so-called social welfare 501(c)(4) nonprofits from getting a tax exemption if they engage in too much “candidate related” political activity.
:President Obama pitches new rules for political nonprofits - Byron Tau - POLITICO.com
In other words he's trying to codify the illegal activity his IRS engaged in last year during the 2012 elections .
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The proposal is the first major response to a Treasury inspector general report in May blasting the IRS for added scrutiny of tea party conservative groups seeking tax exemption — a major scandal that led President Barack Obama to fire the acting IRS commissioner and other officials to exit the agency.
The inspector general report recommended the IRS tighten its rules.
So instead of taking steps to prevent this type of lawless activity in the future ;he instead wants to make the legitimate activities of the groups illegal.
What really upsets them is that 501s outspent their preferred interest groups like the union movement .
Bottom line on this is that the tax code should not be used to award or punish political speech ,or any other behavior . Eliminate deductions and institute a flat tax .Then the emperor won't have to concern himself with punishing Tea Party Groups and rewarding other cronies through the tax code .