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by maratd 4686 days ago
> At least when the Tea Party criticizes the government, the government doesn't pull the welfare checks of its members.

Nope, they just nail them with a tax audit. Power corrupts regardless of who wields it.

Also, I wasn't proposing theocracy. Read what I wrote again. You weren't paying attention.

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They nail them with a tax audit when there's reason to believe they're cheating on their non-profit status. And if they have nothing to hide and their accounting is honest, then an audit shouldn't be a problem. Right?
> And if they have nothing to hide and their accounting is honest, then an audit shouldn't be a problem.

Are you one of those people who support the NSA? I really didn't think I'd meet one on HN.