Tea Party Lawsuit of IRS: An Update

UPDATE #2 - On November 18 House Representative Bill Flores of Texas conducted a House session on the IRS abuse of Tea Party and conservative groups.  During that session Rep. Flores mentions a letter the Manassas Tea Party sent describing its treatment by the IRS.  See the video.  Our letter is addressed at the 49:00 minute point and is entered into the Congressional Record.

In 2010 the Manassas Tea Party submitted tax-exempt paperwork to the IRS and final approval was not granted until January, 2013.  What happened over the two years to our organization and others is what has lead the Manassas Tea Party to join a lawsuit on May 29, 2013 with 41 other conservative groups against the IRS. 

Since the initial filing of the lawsuit the Congressional investigation has continued.  Recent revelations from that investigation have shown that within hours after it  announced that low level employees in the IRS Cincinnati office were to blame, the director of that office sent a blistering email to and; emails from IRS employee Lois Lerner appear to collude with other government agencies and operatives to target tea party groups.  Lerner has now resigned, but is still being investigated.

Meanwhile a government response to the lawsuit is due in early October barring a requested delay. 

Congress Surrenders

MTP Issues Open Letter to Northern Virginia Congressmen

Except for a few Tea Party stalwarts many of the Senate and House Republicans who were elected or re-elected promising to stop Obamacare, and stop bankrupting our children's future by increasing our debt to ever higher levels surrendered without a fight.  The Manassas Tea Party is proud of those Senators and Representatives who supported the will of those who elected them.  But for those that surrendered we are profoundly disappointed.  All Northern Virginia Delegates voted in favor of the surrender. 

Reacting to this vote the Manassas Tea Party sent the below Open Letter to Federal Representatives of Northern Virginia.  You may also download the letter HERE. We urge citizens to contact their Senator and Representative and let them know how you feel about their capitulation. 

This was a small set-back for Liberty and decency, but our resolve is not lessened, in fact it is redoubled. As Churchhill said: "This is not the end.  This is not even the beginning of the end.  But it is perhaps the end of the beginning."