Senate Bill

[jimbogumbo]

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4651053-a-disturbing-national-security-bill-could-silence-nonprofits-and-college-protests/

[treeoflife]

This article should be viewed as paid advertisement or the ACLU director who wrote it never practiced tax law or administrative law a day in his life. A non profit designation is an administrative action and there is nothing wrong with the agency giving it having the ability to investigate. This is what is meant by executive power.

[jimbogumbo]

I assumed they meant (rightly, in my opinion) it would be problematic for a political appointee to do this merely because someone complains. For example, University of Florida loses non-profit status because random Dem congressperson complains to WH.

[treeoflife]

I assumed they meant (rightly, in my opinion) it would be problematic for a political appointee to do this merely because someone complains. For example, University of Florida loses non-profit status because random Dem congressperson complains to WH.

There are relevant measures within the framework of administrative law to deal with misuse of executive power. Non for profit status is given by administrative action and should be taken also. The idea that the IRS will need to go to court to strip 501(c)(3) status is ludicrous. I guess the ACLU director wants the IRS to spend more time and money to strip the status from those who abuse it.

[jimbogumbo]

I assumed they meant (rightly, in my opinion) it would be problematic for a political appointee to do this merely because someone complains. For example, University of Florida loses non-profit status because random Dem congressperson complains to WH.

There are relevant measures within the framework of administrative law to deal with misuse of executive power. Non for profit status is given by administrative action and should be taken also. The idea that the IRS will need to go to court to strip 501(c)(3) status is ludicrous. I guess the ACLU director wants the IRS to spend more time and money to strip the status from those who abuse it.

I completely agree. This bill, however, would allow the Secretary of the Treasury to do so without any of the normal checks and balances. I think that is cause for alarm, especially in light of other initiatives being undertaken by one of the likely candidates for President.

[treeoflife]

I do not see how this bill does that, there are the same checks and balances that exist in any and all administrative actions.