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dsc

(52,155 posts) Sat Jun 21, 2014, 08:58 AM Jun 2014

A superpac headquartered at an African American mega church?

On UP this morning Crystal Ball was discussing the Cochran race and apparently the ads targeting the African American community were paid for by a superpac that shares an address with an African American mega church. Do we even pretend that churches are not supposed to support candidates anymore?

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A superpac headquartered at an African American mega church? (Original Post) dsc Jun 2014 OP

The law appears to be unenforced. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #1

I always wonder, when laws are pipoman Jun 2014 #2

there is no right to tax exemption dsc Jun 2014 #3

Do any have political action groups separate from their pipoman Jun 2014 #6

a superpac can be organized by any entity..... beachbum bob Jun 2014 #4

we have very little separation between church & state. spanone Jun 2014 #5

Only from a perspective of collective morality. pipoman Jun 2014 #7

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

1. The law appears to be unenforced.

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 09:09 AM

Jun 2014

All I know about the Cochran race is that he appealed for help from the AA community to defeat a teabagger, and apparently word is being spread by the churches to help the guy in the runoff election.

pipoman

(16,038 posts)

2. I always wonder, when laws are

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 09:15 AM

Jun 2014

Either not enforced or not passed, regardless which party is in control, if there is an iffy constitutional issue that supporters know is insurmountable. ...often the case imo.

dsc

(52,155 posts)

3. there is no right to tax exemption

Reply to pipoman (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 09:19 AM

Jun 2014

I have no problem with churches being involved in politics or being tax exempt but I do have a problem with them both being involved in politics and tax exempt.