To: Douglas H. Shulman, Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
Demand the IRS investigate Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS
Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS organization and other right wing groups are listed as tax exemp social welfare groups under the Internal Revenue Code section number 501(c)(4) whose primary purpose legally CANNOT be political activity.
However, this group alone plans to spend well over $ 100 MILLION this year to try to ensure Obama is defeated.
This group is clearly NOT furthering general social welfare but undertaking almost exclusively political activity. As such, it is in clear violation of US law.
So far, the IRS has turned a blind eye to the activities of Crossroads and other right wing propoganda machines. But, the Republican party intends to spend over $ 1 BILLION of corporate contributions on this election, much of it thru this and similar groups operating illegally as non-profits.
We the undersigned demand that the IRS quickly and publically investigate the activities of not only Crossroads GPS, but other major election influencing groups as well and ideally shut them down for violating the law and/or fine them and tax them.
However, this group alone plans to spend well over $ 100 MILLION this year to try to ensure Obama is defeated.
This group is clearly NOT furthering general social welfare but undertaking almost exclusively political activity. As such, it is in clear violation of US law.
So far, the IRS has turned a blind eye to the activities of Crossroads and other right wing propoganda machines. But, the Republican party intends to spend over $ 1 BILLION of corporate contributions on this election, much of it thru this and similar groups operating illegally as non-profits.
We the undersigned demand that the IRS quickly and publically investigate the activities of not only Crossroads GPS, but other major election influencing groups as well and ideally shut them down for violating the law and/or fine them and tax them.
Why is this important?
Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS organization and other right wing groups are listed as tax exemp social welfare groups under the Internal Revenue Code section number 501(c)(4) whose primary purpose legally CANNOT be political activity.
However, this group alone plans to spend well over $ 100 MILLION this year to try to ensure Obama is defeated.
This group is clearly NOT furthering general social welfare but undertaking almost exclusively political activity. As such, it is in clear violation of US law.
So far, the IRS has turned a blind eye to the activities of Crossroads and other right wing propoganda machines. But, the Republican party intends to spend over $ 1 BILLION of corporate contributions on this election, much of it thru this and similar groups operating illegally as non-profits.
We the undersigned demand that the IRS quickly and publically investigate the activities of not only Crossroads GPS, but other major election influencing groups as well and ideally shut them down for violating the law and/or fine them and tax them.
However, this group alone plans to spend well over $ 100 MILLION this year to try to ensure Obama is defeated.
This group is clearly NOT furthering general social welfare but undertaking almost exclusively political activity. As such, it is in clear violation of US law.
So far, the IRS has turned a blind eye to the activities of Crossroads and other right wing propoganda machines. But, the Republican party intends to spend over $ 1 BILLION of corporate contributions on this election, much of it thru this and similar groups operating illegally as non-profits.
We the undersigned demand that the IRS quickly and publically investigate the activities of not only Crossroads GPS, but other major election influencing groups as well and ideally shut them down for violating the law and/or fine them and tax them.