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It is time to end the NAACP's tax exempt status.

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by tbagain, Jul 9, 2002.

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  1. tbagain

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    http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020709-85173940.htm

    I heard the ads in support of President Clinton during the last election in which the James Byrd murder was mentioned prominently. Besides being shameless, the NAACP revealed itself as the MOST partisan non-profit organization in the country. Why should the NAACP enjoy tax exempt status if they refuse to follow the rules and endorse one political party over another?

    When Julian Bond opens the conference by declaring that Black Republicans are "ventriloquist dummies", and other speakers declare that Republicans are trying to take Black America back to Jim Crow segregation, then it is time for the NAACP's tax exempt status to be yanked. The NAACP is using lies and fear mongering to scare up support, and American race relations suffer because of these tactics.

    Oh wait, I forgot.....bad race relations are a source of power for the NAACP. Maybe they are just trying to stay in business.:rolleyes:
     
    #1 tbagain, Jul 9, 2002
  2. Rocketman95

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    Do you have to be non-partisan to be tax-exempt?
     
    #2 Rocketman95, Jul 9, 2002
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    I agree. Although I agree with very little of what they say, the NAACP has become a very powerful force in this country and no longer needs any assistance from the gov.
     
    #3 Htownhero, Jul 9, 2002
  4. tbagain

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    Churches and other non-profit organizations that hold 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status must abide by Internal Revenue Service regulations barring any involvement in partisan politics. The blanket prohibition concerns only races for public office, not issues.

    NAACP leaders openly endorse Democrat candidates, and publicly shame Black Republicans. Nobody should criticize the NAACP for policy stances, but come on guys....

    LETS JUST FOLLOW THE RULES.
     
    #4 tbagain, Jul 9, 2002
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    Thanks.
     
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    I'm in total agreement. The are the most devisive, incendiary organization I have ever seen. Can they have one single meeting without blaming others for their problems? Seems like all they do is complain and ask others to make it right. DO SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF. EVERYTHING IN LIFE ISN'T HANDED TO YOU ON A SILVER PLATTER.

    Earn a living, don't beg for it.
     
    #6 El_Conquistador, Jul 9, 2002
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    :rolleyes:

    Klu Klux Klan? Nazis?

    Rocket River
     
    #7 Rocket River, Jul 9, 2002
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    I agree, but anyone who would attempt to have the tax exempt status removed from them would be attacked as a racist.
     
    #8 ArtV, Jul 9, 2002
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    was Trader Jorge alive when the KKK were in effect?? how about when the Nazis controlled Germany??

    probably not...i sure wasn't...you're arguing just to argue.
     
    #9 MadMax, Jul 9, 2002
  10. mrpaige

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    I don't think this should be a debate about whether the NAACP should be allowed to exist because they most certainly have the right to exist and conduct their affairs in whatever manner they see fit.

    This is a question about whether they are following the tax laws in regards to their tax exempt status.
     
    #10 mrpaige, Jul 9, 2002
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    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles
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    We should tax churches too, I don't see why they get off when they are basically a business as well.

    DaDakota
     
    #11 DaDakota, Jul 9, 2002
  12. Timing

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    Yeah, how is what the NAACP does any different from what church groups do? A little consistency please.
     
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    Timing, the NAACP openly supports the Democrats and their candidates.

    That is different from what churches do, which is supporting issues. The rules are very clear as to this distinction.

    How long would it take for the NRA to lose their tax exempt status if they supported a Republican candidate? I think one month at the most.
     
    #13 tbagain, Jul 9, 2002
  14. Refman

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    When was the last time you saw a church placing ads for a particular candidate? They may support ideas and an ideology but I have never heard a minister, priest or other cleric back a specific candidate or political party.

    Under the tax laws a nonprofit group may hold a stance on issues, just not openly and specifically back candidates. Churches by and large follow the rule while the NAACP does not.
     
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    I admittedly don't spend a lot of time in churches, but I don't recall any churches engaging in advertising support of particular candidates.

    As a matter of fact, I know of at least one church that was penalized by the IRS for taking out an ad against Bill Clinton in 1992 (Church at Pierce Creek just outside Binghamton, NY). In 1995, the church's tax exempt status was revoked.
     
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    tbagain, the NAACP is no more partisan than the NRA, which has supported many Republican candidates in the past.

    Get over it.
     
    #16 RocketMan Tex, Jul 9, 2002
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    Yeah. I would've assumed that the NRA didn't have tax exempt status.

    Instead of getting over it, though. I want everybody to follow the rules regardless of political affiliation. The "everybody's doing it" excuse doesn't wash with me.
     
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  18. Timing

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    The Christian Coalition doesn't openly support the candidacy of politicians? Gimme a break.
     
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    And the Christian Coalition was denied tax exempt status by the IRS.
     
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  20. Refman

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    I don't recall any ads paid for by the NRA supporting a particular candidate. They even have gone so far as to report on actions of Republicans in Congress that are contrary to the cause of the NRA.

    Please show me which church the Christian Coalition is and where they hold services. Show me where the Chritian Coalition is a tax exempt organization. And lastly, please show me the ads they placed.
     
    #20 Refman, Jul 9, 2002
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