Why Trump Teamed up with Jerry Falwell Jr. to repeal 1954 Johnson Amendment Liberty University

[mitty14u2]

A policy proposal touted by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. could unleash the vocal cords of nonprofit and religious leaders — along with their donors’ pocketbooks.

Trump and Falwell consider the “Johnson Amendment,” a 1954 tax law barring tax-exempt organizations from overtly supporting or opposing political candidates and limiting their ability to lobby, as a suppression of free speech.

While Trump has broadcast his support of the repeal to evangelical voters in particular, it applies to a broad swath of “charitable organizations” receiving tax-exempt status for charitable, religious, scientific, educational and other purposes.

Opponents and skeptics said its repeal could turn private educational institutions, churches and other religious organizations and nonprofits into political action committees. They said the change would fuel already-growing concerns over the disproportionate power of money in politics.

http://www.roanoke.com/news/education/higher_education/trump-falwell-team-up-to-repeal-johnson-amendment/article_23c13301-f1a5-5303-abb3-82215e6d482e.html

God, Politics, separation of church and state make strange bed fellows. Comey and the FBI Love Liberty University for training new recruits. Hot Damn this election gets more interesting by the minute, only one problem we could be watching the demise of are country!

[Va Lefty]

1. The Bible and The Constitution:

2 things conservatives talk about constantly but know little about.

[Initech]

2. Fucking great. So now they're going after separation of church and state too?

Our founding fathers must be rolling in their graves.

[Crunchy Frog]

4. They're going after all of it. America as we know it is over.

[Initech]

5. They are sick, sick, sick, sick, sick!!!

[Crunchy Frog]

6. We'll get to watch while the vultures pick the bones clean.

[mitty14u2]

3. Why Jerry Falwell Jr. says he turned down Trumps Cabinet position

Falwell said Trump asked for a six-to-eight year commitment, but he felt he could only promise to serve for two.

“In all candor, we could’ve worked something out on the term for the secretary post,” he said, “but the family really didn’t want me to go.”

Falwell is a lawyer but his experience in higher education has been mostly at the university founded by his late father, Moral Majority leader Jerry Falwell.

Falwell said Trump planned to divide the secretary of education role in half. The secretary position would be responsible for colleges and universities and a separate official would oversee kindergarten through 12th grade.

http://religionnews.com/2016/11/28/why-jerry-falwell-jr-says-he-turned-down-trumps-cabinet-position/

Farwell and DeVos privatize, a complete take over of are educational system!