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Home Front: Politix
Pelosi: IRS problem stems from court ruling
2013-05-14
[WASHINGTONTIMES] House Minority Leader Nancy San Fran Nan Pelosi
Congresswoman-for-Life from the San Francisco Bay Area, born into a family of politicians. Formerly Speaker of the House, but it's not her fault they lost. Really. Noted for her heavily botoxed grimace...
 said Monday that the IRS should be condemned for targeting conservative groups for special scrutiny in the run-up to last year's elections, but she also blamed the Supreme Court for opening the door to broader political activity.
She really is dumb as a bag of hammers...
In the Citizens United decision, the court ruled 5-4 that corporations have First Amendment political rights and ruled that while they cannot contribute directly to candidates, they can run ads making their own views known.

Mrs. Pelosi, the top Democrat in the House, said that has become a problem for the IRS in enforcing the laws.

"There needs to be more clarity in the law regarding the activities of tax-exempt organizations along with greater disclosure and transparency. We must overturn Citizens United, which has exacerbated the challenges posed by some of these so-called 'social welfare' organizations," she said.

She also called for "appropriate action, without any delay or hesitation" to make sure the IRS is playing fairly.
Posted by:Fred

#8  Since Congress writes those laws how is it the Court's fault? Basically she's saying that Congress isn't/hasn't been doing their job. For decades I might add.

Again, it was okay when groups friendly to Pelosi and her ilk had the exemption. Why shoot your allies in the foot?

Only the GOP does that.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-05-14 15:37  

#7  "There needs to be more clarity in the law regarding the activities of tax-exempt organizations along with greater disclosure and transparency."

Since Congress writes those laws how is it the Court's fault? Basically she's saying that Congress isn't/hasn't been doing their job. For decades I might add.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2013-05-14 15:09  

#6  She really is dumb as a bag of hammers... and you forgot .... a leading maroon of the Democratic Party.
Posted by: Deadeye Flineger5620   2013-05-14 13:38  

#5  In the Citizens United decision, the court ruled 5-4 that corporations have First Amendment political rights

This Citizens United line is party much an attempt at deflecting a burgeoning ancilliary scandal and partly a cheap attempt to get Citizens United overturned/defanged.

A lot more groups than just corporations benefited from that ruling. But that corporations got in specifically is what has the progressives' stomachs churning.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-05-14 12:58  

#4  Shame she didn't follow her hero down to Guyana.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2013-05-14 10:13  

#3  Pelosi: IRS problem stems from court ruling the 1st Amendment

FIFY. That pesky Constitution keeps coming up.

Founding Fathers, 1776 - Reject Tyranny
Obama, 2013 - Embrace Tyranny
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-05-14 08:22  

#2  Congresswoman-for-Life from the San Francisco Bay Area, born into a family of politicians. Formerly Speaker of the House, but it's not her fault they lost. Really. Noted for her heavily botoxed grimace... Also sometimes known as Skeletor in drag....
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-05-14 00:51  

#1   A bag of hammers can be useful, even a bag of rocks. A bag of melting Jello? Not so much.
Posted by: tipover   2013-05-14 00:28  

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