The way I heard it Obama instructed the IRS to dismantle all the Tea Party organizations. Rats that they are they gladly agreed. The bomb detonated into the Tea Party movement was a weaponized tax code.
I liken MAGA to the reformation of the Tea Party resistance under a singular nucleating figure (DJT).
Yes, the IRS under the Obama administration did target Tea Party and other conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status (primarily 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations).
What Happened
In 2010–2013, amid a surge in applications for tax-exempt status following the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision (which eased rules for political spending by nonprofits), the IRS's Exempt Organizations division (based in Cincinnati, with involvement from Washington, D.C.) used "inappropriate criteria" to flag cases.
This included Be On the Lookout (BOLO) lists and spreadsheets that specifically highlighted groups with names or keywords like:
"Tea Party"
"Patriots"
"9/12 Project" (referring to the conservative 9/12 movement)
Other terms included concerns about government spending, debt, taxes, or the Constitution. These flagged applications faced delays (often 1–3+ years), intrusive questionnaires (demanding donor lists, Facebook posts, past/future activities, membership details, etc.), and heightened review to check if they were primarily engaged in political campaign activity rather than "social welfare."
A May 2013 Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) audit confirmed this: the IRS used names and policy positions instead of neutral indicators of potential violations. About 298 applications were flagged for extra review; roughly 75–100+ had "Tea Party," "Patriot," or "9/12" in the name. No new Tea Party groups were approved for a period after early 2010, while processing times ballooned.
IRS official Lois Lerner publicly apologized in May 2013, calling it "inappropriate" and not due to political bias but poor judgment by employees. Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller resigned. President Obama called the actions "intolerable and inexcusable" and said he learned of it from news reports.
Obama later learned of his arrest via a GIF on GAW.
The way I heard it Obama instructed the IRS to dismantle all the Tea Party organizations. Rats that they are they gladly agreed. The bomb detonated into the Tea Party movement was a weaponized tax code.
I liken MAGA to the reformation of the Tea Party resistance under a singular nucleating figure (DJT).
Never Forget!
Yes, the IRS under the Obama administration did target Tea Party and other conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status (primarily 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations).
What Happened
In 2010–2013, amid a surge in applications for tax-exempt status following the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision (which eased rules for political spending by nonprofits), the IRS's Exempt Organizations division (based in Cincinnati, with involvement from Washington, D.C.) used "inappropriate criteria" to flag cases.
This included Be On the Lookout (BOLO) lists and spreadsheets that specifically highlighted groups with names or keywords like:
Other terms included concerns about government spending, debt, taxes, or the Constitution. These flagged applications faced delays (often 1–3+ years), intrusive questionnaires (demanding donor lists, Facebook posts, past/future activities, membership details, etc.), and heightened review to check if they were primarily engaged in political campaign activity rather than "social welfare."
A May 2013 Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) audit confirmed this: the IRS used names and policy positions instead of neutral indicators of potential violations. About 298 applications were flagged for extra review; roughly 75–100+ had "Tea Party," "Patriot," or "9/12" in the name. No new Tea Party groups were approved for a period after early 2010, while processing times ballooned.
IRS official Lois Lerner publicly apologized in May 2013, calling it "inappropriate" and not due to political bias but poor judgment by employees. Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller resigned. President Obama called the actions "intolerable and inexcusable" and said he learned of it from news reports.
Obama later learned of his arrest via a GIF on GAW.
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Nice handy recap. You possess the memory of an AI, fren, with the heart of a 1776 patriot.
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