Source: Fox News
Summary
Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., has asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to revoke the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) tax-exempt status, alleging that the organization has engaged in partisan targeting of conservative groups and funded extremist organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan. Harris claims that the SPLC’s actions are “an act of fraud” and that it has become a “strong left-wing political organization” that is not operating as a charitable organization. The SPLC has denied the allegations.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Rep. Mark Harris is calling for the SPLC’s tax-exempt status to be revoked, citing allegations of partisan targeting and funding of extremist groups. The SPLC has been accused of lumping mainstream Christian groups into its “Hate Map” and funding the activities of the Ku Klux Klan. The organization has denied the allegations, but Harris claims that the evidence is clear and that the SPLC should lose its tax-exempt status.
The SPLC’s actions have been described as a “money-making machine” that keeps people divided and stirred up. The organization’s funding of extremist groups has been alleged to be a clear pattern of behavior.
The SPLC’s “Hate Map” has been criticized for targeting conservative groups, while ignoring violent left-wing groups such as Antifa and Jane’s Revenge.
The SPLC’s tax-exempt status is now under scrutiny, and it remains to be seen how the Treasury Department will respond to Harris’ request.
The SPLC’s actions have created a familiar pattern of behavior, where the organization claims to fight hate, but instead creates and funds it.
