RE: Why doesn't the United States follow it's own rules when it comes to the 1st amendmen
December 17, 2015 at 9:47 pm
(December 17, 2015 at 7:29 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(December 17, 2015 at 11:12 am)Minimalist Wrote: They are in violation of the laws granting them tax exempt status. There is no constitutional right to a tax exemption.
I don't disagree, Min, but that wasn't the bitch in the first place (the First Amendment says nothing about taxes or exemptions therefrom).
Boru
It's really very simple. In exchange for tax exempt status they give up their right to lobby congress or endorse candidates. If they wish to engage in those activities all they have to do is give up their tax exemption.
(You'll see them cut their own nuts off with a rusty saw before that happens, man.)