Altering 501c4 rules.

[Bruce]

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/308459-make-the-irs-heed-the-law-on-tax-empt-organizations

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[frederick rehhausser]

what actions do you suggest?

Fred

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Bruce <br...@preville.net> wrote:

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/308459-make-the-irs-heed-the-law-on-tax-empt-organizations

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[Bruce Preville]

Call your congress member and ask them to cosponsor Rep Grisham's 501c4 Reform Act..

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[Georgia Platts]

Can you give me a quick call on this?

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Georgia 

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[Betsy Wolf-Graves]

Hi: I would like to add another layer if the group is to
take action because a number of social welfare groups are
stating they will ask for exemptions as to reveal their
donors would put them in jeopardy (example, NARAL Pro Choice
America) Possibly anti-choice groups will do the same.
Other groups will also feel they must protect their donors
for various reasons, some regarding threat of injury; others
concerned with threats of big donors being outed.

Before we contact our congresspersons I might suggest that
we meet with some of these organizations and learn of past
attacks on them and their current fears. It seems to me
that there are some groups, both liberal and conservative,
that feel threatened with bodily injury -- and their history
proves it.
http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/violence/history_violence.html

There are other groups that want exemption because big
donors want to stay anonymous. I have less sympathy for
them. What do you think?

Betsy

On 8/22/2013 8:46 AM, Bruce Preville wrote:
> Call your congress member and ask them to cosponsor Rep
> Grisham's 501c4 Reform Act..
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Aug 21, 2013, at 9:16 PM, frederick rehhausser
> <fred.re...@gmail.com

> <mailto:fred.re...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> what actions do you suggest?
>>
>> Fred
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Bruce
>> <br...@preville.net <mailto:br...@preville.net>> wrote:
>>
>> http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/308459-make-the-irs-heed-the-law-on-tax-empt-organizations
>>

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[Betsy Wolf-Graves]

Hi: I would like to add another layer if the group is to

take action: A number of social welfare groups are
stating they will ask for exemptions because revealing their
donors would put the donors and, possibly, the groups,in
jeopardy.

(example, NARAL Pro Choice America) Possibly anti-choice
groups will do the same.

Other groups will also feel they must protect their donors

for various reasons, some, as suggested above, regarding
threat of injury while others are concerned with threats of

[Bruce Preville]

I agree with your prescription, Betsy.  Engagemet may take more effort, but it sure beats having opinions based upon fantasy, both in terms of the authenticity with which one engages others and the example of fact-based action instead of ideology-based action.

Best,

Bruce
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[Jan Dietzgen]

Yes, Betsy, I agree, though because I feel progressives tend not to be violent, I have less sympathy for conservative groups remaining anonymous. Jan

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[Betsy Wolf-Graves]

Bruce and all: Doing some research before taking a stand is
usually helpful. You might notice that many of our laws are
written with the goal of treating one group differently from
another: our tax code for example. So there is a precedent
for evaluating who are affected by particular legislation.
In the case of 501c4 I would hope that the differentiation
would be based on good social science data and not on
special interests. Betsy

On 8/30/2013 9:51 AM, Bruce Preville wrote:
> I agree with your prescription, Betsy. Engagemet may take
> more effort, but it sure beats having opinions based upon
> fantasy, both in terms of the authenticity with which one
> engages others and the example of fact-based action instead
> of ideology-based action.
>
> Best,
> Bruce
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> What is 21st Century Democracy?
>
> You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To
> change something, build a new model that makes the existing
> model obsolete. - Bucky Fuller
>
> We seek to create a movement of ordinary yet concerned
> Americans, educating and empowering them to recognize that
> now is the time to stand up to injustice, inequality and the
> abuse of power, to reclaim our democracy.
> Dream Menders - Reclaiming Our Democracy
>
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 29, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Betsy Wolf-Graves