Senate Republicans demanded on Thursday evening an investigation into the tax-exempt status of several organizations that have supported various anti-Israel and antisemitic protests at universities across the country.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, called on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel in a letter to probe the Americans for Justice in Palestine Educational Foundation (AJP), the Tides Foundation and the Westchester Peace Action Committee Foundation (WESPAC) over their support for anti-Israel demonstrations at dozens of universities.
"AMP has been scrutinized before and has every confidence that it will once again be able to show that it operates legally, for legal and constitutionally protected purposes, within the United States," the representative said.
"AMP also supports the rights of any Americans to exercise their First Amendment protection of freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of association with their peers," they added.
The letter comes after 2,200 people have been arrested or detained during protests on at least 49 college campuses in 26 different states between April 18 and May 3.
In several cases, anti-Israel protests included illegal activity, including the creation of encampments and the taking over of buildings. Some demonstrations have featured antisemitic language and intimidation as well.
When the truckers in Canada dared to protest a vaccine mandate, the Canadian government took steps to seize bank accounts and cancel insurance policies needed for these truckers to earn a living. Then Trudeau enacted their Emergencies Act to empower his government to go even further. What has happened in the West. $95 Billion to fund foreign wars, but no money for our own borders. Millions about to lose their internet here, but no action to renew the ACP credit so many depend on. Now we are seeing calls to remove the tax exempt status of groups that have long had it? Arresting the lawbreakers, when and if they break the law, not good enough? This has to stop or that cliff that's coming up fast will be the last thing we see.
@Freedom761wk1W
Republicans need to get serious about protecting freedom of speech, even for racist anti-Semites and terrorist sympathisers, if they want to offer Americans a real alternative in 2024. First Amendment.
Meanwhile Hunter Biden failed to report millions in dirty money income.
Another corrupt Federal Agency in concert with IRS, the DOJ didn't file charges for 2 years of income letting Statute of Limitations run out so no tax was ever paid nor will it.
First: probe so-called churches/preachers/tax-exempt institutions who are neck deep in using their place to influence our politics. I can’t deduct my political contributions, so why can they?
@9MCHM9ZLibertarian1wk1W
The IRS has been politically weaponized since the Obama administration. It should be abolished. No one should have to worry about being audited for their beliefs, right or left.
These are the same deep-pocket donors who are funding the Democratic Party. This admin certainly isn't going to seriously investigate them.
This should be a no-brainer. But… They are too busy probing conservatives and Catholic churches.
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