Under the bill, the Treasury secretary would issue notice to a group of intent to designate it as a “terrorist supporting organization.” Once notified, an organization would have the right to appeal within 90 days, after which it would be stripped of its 501(c)(3) status, named for the statute that confers tax exemptions on recognized nonprofit groups.
The law would not require officials to explain the reason for designating a group, nor does it require the Treasury Department to provide evidence.
“It basically empowers the Treasury secretary to target any group it wants to call them a terror supporter and block their ability to be a nonprofit,” said Ryan Costello, policy director at the National Iranian American Council Action, which opposes the law. “So that would essentially kill any nonprofit’s ability to function. They couldn’t get banks to service them, they won’t be able to get donations, and there’d be a black mark on the organization, even if it cleared its name.”
Great!
Let’s see… Black Lives Matter is an obvious one they’d target. ACLU - less obvious, but definitely going to be in someone’s list. Planned Parenthood, for sure. EFF, because why not? Any international aid group that’s ever helped non-white, non-Christian countries. Definitely certain political action committees, as well as specific religious organizations. And almost assuredly the organizations of competing political parties.
Just fan-fucking-tastic.
Every part and every player of the U.S. government merrily skipping deeper into fascism by the hour.Hi.
Democrats have cosponsored this bill.
Trump takes office on the 20th of January.
Joe Biden is president.
Kamala Harris is vice president.
Thank you for proving that I am right. And you are wrong.
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C'mon lib go slide for kdolf if it means that much to you
Like deadass, if you really think this is "crossing the rubicon", if you really think being ruled over by the same kind of white man that has held the reins of this country EVERY YEAR SINCE THE SETTLER-COLONY'S 'INDEPENDENCE' EXCEPT FOR EIGHT OF THEM is such a bad thing now, then why aren't you sliding for your collaborating homies? Why aren't you building a formation?
Slide, cracker. Do it, you won't do shit. Fuck, at least the actual brownshirts that y'all plan to "peacefully transfer power to" will slide when they feel wronged; you TEMU-assed motherfuckers are so spineless in comparison. We told you this would happen, and you failed to prepare for it; so let's see what you plan to do about it. Let's see you pretend to progressive bonafides now that the man that you fear came back.
Harris ran a shit campaign and paid the price. It's no one's fault but hers and the Democratic Party's as a whole.
There are absolutely differences between the two, but both R and D are sponsoring this bill.
"The current version — which was introduced by Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., and co-sponsored by Brad Schneider, D-Ill., and Dina Titus, D-Nev. . .."
Wow it sure sucks that the Dems keep letting the Republicans win then.
I don't get it. If an organisation loses its tax-exempt status, it will have to pay tax. This would definitely be bad news for the organisation. But how does it 'kill any nonprofit’s ability to function'? Why would they be unable to get banks to service them or get donations? Is it just hyperbole, or am I missing something?
Why would I, a bank, want to take on the risk of being the facilitating agent in monetary transactions between an org accused of supporting terrorism and theoretical terrorists. Will I, the bank be investigated for being involved with terrorists? I'll just put a hold on the orgs assets until they are cleared after 90 days, which is probably enough time to kill an org.
