Remember the 1950s witch hunt

The IRS is targeting conservatives--it wants names, just like good old Joseph McCarthy did in the 1950s. The difference is he was an elected official and we were at war with the Communists. There really were Communists in Hollywood and other industries.  IRS bureaucrats haven't been elected, and as far as I know, we are not at war with believers in the free market and personal responsibility.

http://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/24/irs-going-after-conservatives-in-hollywood-now/

A collection of perhaps 1,500 right-leaning players in the entertainment industry, Friends of Abe keeps a low profile and fiercely protects its membership list, to avoid what it presumes would result in a sort of 21st-century blacklist, albeit on the other side of the partisan spectrum.

Now the Internal Revenue Service is reviewing the group’s activities in connection with its application for tax-exempt status. Last week, federal tax authorities presented the group with a 10-point request for detailed information about its meetings with politicians like Paul D. Ryan, Thaddeus McCotter and Herman Cain, among other matters, according to people briefed on the inquiry. …

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/23/us/politics/leaning-right-in-hollywood-under-a-lens.html

It’s my personal opinion, due to the invasive, and sometimes criminal nature of some of our non-elected agencies, that organizations should skip the tax status. Any political activity will be investigated even though a limited amount is allowed by law.