The tax exempt status language in 501 (c)(4) appears NOT to be ambiguous at all. The IRS just decided to changed the meaning of this statement..

“must to operate ‘exclusively’ for the promotion of social welfare”

to

”must operate ‘primarily’ for the promotion of social welfare.”

Watch the clip starting at minute 3:14 to skip over the hyperbole that you would react negatively too, and get to the commentary and criticism of Pelosi and Congressional understanding of the existing Statute, which appears to me to be right on point…

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45755883/ns/msnbc-the_last_word/vp/51910764#51910764

It is like explaining to your wife that your marriage and promises of fidelity are now not “exclusively”, but “primarily” being honored!

So, the law as written solves the problem of who should get tax exemptions, but the IRS, as they do, just decide to apply it differently than Congress intended.

….And then apparently apply it with bias based upon names of organizations.

If they just followed the original intent and language, problem solved, and NONE of this charade happens, and no Liberal or Conservative political operation gets tax exempt status.

We should not be surprised that his was a problem of the IRS making! We also see that with the FATCA IGAs and reciprocity requirements on domestic financial institutions; we see it with the administration of IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Programs (OVDP) where after 40 years, they suddenly begin applying FBAR penalties in a ‘One Size fits all” manner, or as in the ‘Loving vs the IRS’, decide they have authority to regulate all Tax preparers in the Nation until a judge finally tells them “No, YOU CAN NOT!”.

The IRS goes rogue, all the time, and no one in Congress reigns them in.

It is about time folks start realizing how they operate as a 4th arm of government with hubris impunity to do as they want.