religious con man Falwell has complaint filed at the FEC & IRS

[donsu]

http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/press-1240.html


The Campaign Legal Center on Monday filed a complaint with the FEC alleging that Jerry Falwell Ministries and a related entity, the Liberty Alliance, both corporations, violated campaign finance laws by endorsing President George W. Bush and soliciting funds for a federal PAC on their public website. Corporations are prohibited from making political communications to the general public, or raising PAC contributions from the general public.

" This is not an instance of a pastor in a pulpit preaching to his or her congregation, but instead, a corporate entity using undisclosed corporate funds to engage in campaigning and political fundraising with the general public. Campaigning by incorporated entities is blatantly illegal. This content on the Jerry Falwell Ministries website, aimed at getting the general public to contribute and vote for a federal candidate, shows complete disregard for the federal election laws ," said Gerald Hebert, director of Litigation at the Campaign Legal Center.

The watchdog group also sent a letter to the Commissioner of the IRS today asking the agency to look into the group's activities, which clearly violate the exemption requirements under the tax code section 501(c)(3).

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Professor Frances Hill, director of Tax Policy at the Campaign Legal Center, said: " Tax law is designed to give special advantages to groups that do important charity and educational work. The law doesn't confer the same advantages on groups that work to elect one candidate over another. The line between political groups and charities is important, and we hope this complaint will prompt the FEC to protect it ."
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this con man belongs in prison

[the Kelly Gang]

1. a scumbag conman who will rot in hell once he gets to the other side.

[moosedog]

2. I don't think it will be on the other side...

that he will get it back...I think you get what you give right here on this side. It might take a while, but he will get it. Remember..they eat their own.