Oppose IRS persecution by supporting H.R. 3865

From Campaign For Liberty:

President Obama’s IRS is close to making every statist politician’s greatest wish come true.

As you know, for years, statists have tried to stop groups like Campaign for Liberty from letting you know where your elected officials stand on the most important issues of the day and from holding them accountable for their actions.

But, thanks in large part to strong opposition from C4L, they haven’t been able to get their legislation through Congress.

So the IRS — taking a cue from President Obama — is going to stop waiting for Congress to strip Campaign for Liberty members like you of your First Amendment rights if you join with other Americans to take action.

The IRS has proposed a rule it would enforce that would subject Campaign for Liberty to IRS audits and other government harassment if we make:

Communications that are made within 60 days of a general election (or within 30 days of a primary election) and clearly identify a candidate or political party." [IRS Regulation IR-2013-92]

In other words, the IRS wants to muzzle us right at the time people are most interested in learning about their elected officials’ positions!

Not only would this rule prohibit Campaign for Liberty from informing you of where your elected officials and other candidates for public office stand on important issues, but it would also even prohibit C4L’s state activists from hosting non-partisan public forums to allow the public to question candidates.

And our ability to simply ask you to contact Congress during that time could potentially be severely curtailed, since we would have to mention your elected officials’ names.

We still have time to stop this move, so please sign your Citizen’s Directive to Congress opposing the IRS Gag Rule.

If you and I make our opposition clear to our elected officials – and show just how unpopular these rules are with Americans like you – we can pour the pressure on Congress to act and help turn up the heat on the IRS to drop its attack.

That’s why I would love to send at least 100,000 Directives opposing these regulations.

You and I must send a strong message that regardless of how the IRS acts, we expect Congress to protect our First Amendment rights.

H.R. 3865, the Stop Targeting Beliefs by the IRS Act, would block this rule, and C4L President John Tate submitted testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee earlier this month urging them to pass the bill out of committee, which they did on February 11.

Stopping this rule is vital if our work is to be as effective as possible.

For example, if the IRS rule goes through, Campaign for Liberty will not be able to let you know which representatives and senators sided with the American people to support Audit the Fed, and which ones sided with Harry Reid, Janet Yellen, and the banksters.

And if politicians know that C4L and like-minded groups will be unable to let you know if legislators are defending your rights or to fully mobilize opposition, they will be less likely to stand up to the NSA and the rest of the powerful “national security” bureaucracy.

The list goes on...

You can see why politicians might love to sit idly by and let this nightmare for grassroots activists take effect, so it’s vital we counter by loudly making our voices heard while we still can.

Please sign your Citizen’s Directive against the IRS’ Gag Rule today.

And if you can, please chip in to Campaign for Liberty’s efforts to fight back with a contribution of $50, $40, $30, or $20.

With so many fights currently underway to protect and expand our liberties, and now this latest battle, only your help can allow us to keep going.

If this IRS rule is allowed to take effect, our ability to make progress on our key issues will be crippled.

So please sign your Citizen’s Directive to make sure Congress hears from you and, if you’re able today, pitch in to our efforts with a contribution of $50, $40, $30, or $20!

In Liberty,

Norm Singleton
Vice President of Policy

P.S. The IRS has proposed a new rule that would prohibit Campaign for Liberty from sharing information regarding how your elected officials stand on issues such as Audit the Fed, NSA spying, and replacing ObamaCare 60 days before a general election and 30 days before a primary — the very time most people are interested in learning about their elected officials’ positions.

This rule would even prohibit state C4L activists from hosting non-partisan candidate forums where people could directly question their candidates!

Help us fight back by signing your Citizen’s Directive to Congress opposing this Gag Rule.

And if you can, pitch in to our efforts to stop the rule with a generous contribution of $50, $40, $30, or $20!