Congress: Protect The Right to Dissent

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In an apparent effort to aid President Trump’s discriminatory clamp down on free speech, Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee have snuck a dangerous anti-dissent bill into their massive, new tax package.

This provision would grant the executive branch the power to effectively shut down any non-profit organization – including news outlets, universities, and civil liberties groups – by accusing them of “supporting terrorism” and using that accusation to suspend their tax-exempt status without any real due process.

It was defeated last year, yet politicians are now trying to resurrect it once again. We've already seen the Trump administration conflate students protesting in support of Palestinian rights with Hamas, deport immigrants to an El Salvadorian prison without due process, and detain students thousands of miles away from their loved ones for criticizing U.S. foreign policy. It isn't a stretch to imagine how this bill could be used to pressure universities to shut down student groups and scare human rights organizations away from working with vulnerable communities. Tell your Representatives to remove the provision threatening nonprofits from the tax bill.

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Subject Protect Free Speech: Remove Nonprofit Attack From Tax Bill

I'm writing as your constituent today urging you to remove nonprofit attacks from the House Committee of Ways and Means tax bill. This provision would enable current and future presidential administrations to stifle free speech, target political opponents, and punish disfavored groups across the political spectrum. We cannot allow that to happen.

This dangerous provision gives the executive branch authority to effectively shut down any nonprofit – including religious organizations, schools, and advocacy groups – by suspending their tax-exempt status based on an unproven accusation of supporting terrorism.

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The facts are clear: This sneaky attack to silence nonprofits and the communities they work with will not keep our country safe. I'm urging you to protect our right to due process and free speech by cutting this dangerous provision from the tax bill before it goes to the floor.

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Congress: Protect The Right to Dissent

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