It should be no surprise to anyone following us that we were one of the groups targeted by the IRS. Brian Sikma at Media Trackers writes about the story here. You can see the enemies list here. What is amazing is that virtually no local media has even contacted the RRP for any comment about the story, or even covered the story. I think this is just another example of the bias we see in the local and national media. They seek to control the flow of information and content as it suits their agenda. Take notice at how much coverage you see in local media about some questionable environmental cause. A handful of people get together to whine about something and the media is there to hype the non-story. The government targeting individual groups because of their political views IS A STORY! No matter your political affiliation, it should scare you to death…if you have a conscience (I know that excludes many on the left). This is the kind of thing you see in the 3rd world, not a first world nation like the United States. Sadly, many will choose to look at the issue of this being about…
Tag: TEA Party and Patriot Groups Targeted
The Rock River Patriots are on the IRS Enemies List!
THE ROCK RIVER PATRIOTS AND THE IRS (continued…)
As we have noted before, the ROCK RIVER PATRIOTS have been targeted by the IRS in our pursuit of tax exempt status. Having decided to withdraw our application after getting the run around, we are now faced with paying the taxes we owe. It is no suprise how much of a run around we have gotten while trying to get this cleared up. After having our application delayed by the IRS for over a year (close to a year and a half), we are now faced with all the interest and late fees which are almost as much as the taxes we were supposed to pay. Coincidentally, we filed our 2011 and 2012 taxes to the IRS as a pending tax exempt entity while waiting to hear about our status. Once again, this should be a wake-up call to everyone. It’s time to repeal the 16th Amendment and abolish the IRS. Why don’t we have any Republicans talking about this? Matt Kittle from the Wisconsin Reporter has an article with an update on our story, part of which is shared below with a link to the full story on their website. Vicki McKenna spoke with Matt Kittle about this issue…
Targeted by the IRS
As many of you know, the Rock River Patriots have been one of the Patriot / TEA Party groups that have been targeted by the IRS while pursuing tax exempt status. Because of what we believe are criminal actions by this Federal agency, we have withdrawn our application after being asked to produce substantially more information and documentation more than a year after submitting our application. We had neither the time or ability to produce the vast amount of information requested. Below are the scans of our correspondence with the IRS, including the RRP letter to the IRS indicating the we wish to withdraw our application. RRP Response to the IRS
