IRS demanded list of students trained by conservative group

[green73]

When a Tennessee lawyer asked the IRS for tax-exempt status for a mentoring group that trained high school and college students about conservative political philosophy, the agency responded with a list of 95 questions in 31 parts, including an ultimatum for a list of everyone the group had trained, or planned to train.

'Provide details regarding all training you have provided or will provide,' the IRS demanded. 'Indicate who has received or will receive the training and submit copies of the training material.'

That question was part of the tax collection agency's February 14, 2012 letter to Kevin Kookogey. founder of the group Linchpins of Liberty. He had submitted his application 13 months earlier.

'Can you imagine my responsibility to parents if I disclosed the names of their children to the IRS?' he asked MailOnline.

It's 'an impossible question to answer fully and truthfully,' he said, 'without disclosing the names of anyone I ever taught, or would ever teach, including students.'

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2324716/Document-IRS-ordered-conservative-educational-group-turn-list-high-school-college-students-trained.html

[nobody's_hero]

None of that sounds like information necessary to collect taxes. This whole IRS fiasco makes Bengazi look like a white lie you'd tell your fat wife.

[sailingaway]

McConnell said something about this being FEC and SEC too, and I remember campaign for liberty had FEC stuff thrown at it for a while. I wonder how deep and pervasive this is?

[sailingaway]

'Linchpins of Liberty' was the group: http://twitchy.com/2013/05/15/chilling-irs-reportedly-demanded-list-of-high-school-and-college-students-from-conservative-group/?utm_source=autotweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter

[Anti Federalist]

It's 'an impossible question to answer fully and truthfully,' he said, 'without disclosing the names of anyone I ever taught, or would ever teach, including students.'

That is the point, Kevin.

That is why it is called a "police state".

Because police come and haul you off, in the end, for not complying with shit that cannot be complied with.

I'd happily print this story out, shred it, then stuff it up the nose of the very next asshole who tells me:

"If you're not doing anything wrong, what do have to worry about?"

[HOLLYWOOD]

This is another part of who ordered this...

[torchbearer]

can we get a consolidation thread on all things IRS?
i've lost track.