HR 3865 clears the House,we still need to oppose IRS Regulation IR-2013-92

From Campaign For Liberty:

I know I’ve already written you several times this week about the Internal Revenue Service's proposed new rule prohibiting Campaign for Liberty from informing you how your elected officials and other candidates for office stand on important issues.

I am pleased to let you know, that, today, thanks to your efforts, the U.S. House passed the “Stop Targeting Beliefs by the IRS Act,” HR 3865, which blocks this draconian new rule.

I’ll have more details to share with you about this victory and our plans to get this bill passed in the Senate later this week.

But first,submit your official comments to the IRS letting them know you oppose their attempts to muzzle Campaign for Liberty.

The official comment period closes tomorrow so I need you to act right away!

If you’re not sure what to write, here is some suggested language:

I oppose IRS’s proposed regulation Guidance for Tax-Exempt Social Welfare Organizations on Candidate-Related Political Activities because these regulations violate my First Amendment rights to receive information regarding how my elected officials and candidates for office stand on important issues.

By restricting organizations like Campaign for Liberty from sending out communications mentioning an elected official who is also a candidate for office 60 days before an election, this rule limits Campaign for Liberty’s ability to inform me of legislation considered by Congress 60 days before Election Day.

Muzzling Campaign for Liberty this way this limits my ability to directly affect the policy and legislative process. I am at a loss as to how the American people’s “social welfare” is advanced by an IRS rule making it more difficult for American citizens to affect and understand public policy.

Under federal law, the IRS must collect, analyze, and publish public comments before issuing a major rule, so this is the perfect opportunity for Campaign for Liberty members to make their voices heard.

The IRS will have to publicly admit that the American people oppose their attempt to protect incumbent politicians by prohibiting Campaign for Liberty from letting you know where your elected officials stand on issues like Audit the Fed, ending NSA spying, and repealing Obamacare at the very time politicians tend to listen most closely to the folks back home.

Defeating this rule is vital if Campaign for Liberty is going to remain effective in putting heat on politicians.

So please, make your voice heard by letting the IRS know you oppose their gag rule.

Then if you can, please chip in to help Campaign for Liberty’s efforts to defeat this rule with contrition of $50, $30, $20, or even $10.

Thank you for your prompt action.

In Liberty,

Norman Singleton
Vice President of Policy

P.S. The IRS public comment period on the IRS’s new rule prohibiting Campaign for Liberty from sharing information regarding how your elected officials stand on issues like Audit the Fed, NSA spying, and repealing Obamacare 60 days before the election closes tomorrow.

Under federal law, the IRS is required to collect, analyze, and report on these comments, so this provides us with a great opportunity to show the Senate and the Administration that the American people oppose this rule!

Flooding the IRS with comments is the next step in our efforts!

So please click here to let the IRS know you oppose this rule.