Bright Lines Project @BrightLinesProj

An effort to clarify the definition of political activity for nonprofits. brightlinesproject.org Joined January 2014

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Bright Lines Project @BrightLinesProj

3 years ago

Before I retreat back in to Twitter oblivion: 501 orgs need bright line rules. Fund the IRS. Also give them donuts if you think of it. Be well. See you next time.

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3 years ago

Ok this time it’s really ending though. THANK YOU AGAIN to the witnesses @EOTaxProf and @AnnMRavel and @SenWhitehouse @SenatorMenendez @SenWarren and @SenCortezMasto for your great questions!

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3 years ago

We have to hold people accountable when they violate our laws! Transparency and accountability at all levels! We agree @SenCortezMasto

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3 years ago

(To be clear, I was the one exaggerating them)

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3 years ago

Now @SenCortezMasto is here, reports of the early end of this hearing were greatly exaggerated.

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3 years ago

We demand a government not bought by billionaires and big corporations, @SenWarren singing our song.

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3 years ago

AND ELIMINATE THE RIDERS THAT PREVENT THE IRS FROM CLARIFYING THE RULES YEEEEESSSSSSS @SenWarren

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3 years ago

Love this “hypothetical” from @SenWarren highlighting how moving $ around can amount to political money laundering.

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3 years ago

.@SenWarren is here!

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3 years ago

Here’s a deep cut from @rachEcurley on some of the MANY problems with the NRA as @SenatorMenendez discusses it. salon.com/2018/02/03/wha…

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3 years ago

A late breaking arrival from @SenatorMenendez!

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3 years ago

Better rules in this space are good for ALL of us.

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3 years ago

And the efforts to clean it up apply to both sides! YES. @SenWhitehouse

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3 years ago

In his closing, @SenWhitehouse reminds us that in Citizen’s United the Court said that there wouldn’t be secrecy. But they never corrected themselves, even when it was clear they had been wrong.

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3 years ago

Very sadly it looks like we have to wrap early due to World Events. THANK YOU to the Committee and to @SenWhitehouse for bringing light to these issues!!!

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3 years ago

So….. (c)(3) voter registration/ nonpartisan civic participation is good, actually. And long recognized as a valid (c)(3) activity. Unlike undisclosed election spending through (c)(4)s, say, which came about through a series of IRS/SCOTUS decisions Congress did not anticipate

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3 years ago

YES A CHART! Nice Visual representations of data! (I don’t tweet much friends. This is what we got.). @SenWhitehouse

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3 years ago

I still believe we should have an outside support effort for IRS enforcers, who really get thrown under the bus with regularity. Can we stand outside their building with donuts or something sometime? Who’s with me?