Ablogination

…but evidently Kenneth Hill, of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority can.

Kenneth Hill. Tennessee’s Pat Robertson impersonator.
Father to TN State Rep. Matthew Hill and current candidate for State House, Little Timmy Hill.

The family is, along with failed Congressional Rep. David Davis, a brood of carpetbaggers from Indiana (no offense intended, Hoosiers. I’m sure you were glad to be rid of them).
Matthew Hill is also a well known “Birther“. A group of wacky half-wits, led by disbarred lawyer Orly Taitz, who attempted to establish, only to fail, that President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S.

…Oh, fuck it, let’s cut to the chase. The Hills are a bunch of assholes. They are not from this state, have embedded themselves in TN politics and they’re spreading like Lyme Disease over our legislative body.
Now, in blatant Fake Christian fashion and obvious desperation, Kenneth Hill decided to go church hopping and beg the faithful to pray for, vote for, and provide funds to his pathetic son Timothy’s campaign.
Wasn’t there something about “don’t tempt the Lord thy God” in Dr. Hill’s book?

There’s another book Kenneth Hill obviously hasn’t read. It’s the IRS HANDBOOK. The one that states plainly…

The ban on political campaign activity by charities and churches was created by Congress more than a half century ago. The Internal Revenue Service administers the tax laws written by Congress and has enforcement authority over tax-exempt organizations. Here is some background information on the political campaign activity ban and the latest IRS enforcement statistics regarding its administration of this congressional ban.

In 1954, Congress approved an amendment by Sen. Lyndon Johnson to prohibit 501©(3) organizations, which includes charities and churches, from engaging in any political campaign activity. To the extent Congress has revisited the ban over the years, it has in fact strengthened the ban. The most recent change came in 1987 when Congress amended the language to clarify that the prohibition also applies to statements opposing candidates.

Currently, the law prohibits political campaign activity by charities and churches by defining a 501©(3) organization as one “which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.”

The IRS has published Revenue Ruling 2007-41, which outlines how churches, and all 501©(3) organizations, can stay within the law regarding the ban on political activity. Also, the ban by Congress is on political campaign activity regarding a candidate; churches and other 501©(3) organizations can engage in a limited amount of lobbying (including ballot measures) and advocate for or against issues that are in the political arena. The IRS also has provided guidance regarding the difference between advocating for a candidate and advocating for legislation. See political and lobbying activities.

The letter states:
“I am writing to ask for your prayer for Timothy as he campaigns. I am also asking for your help in his campaign,”

…In Timothy Hill’s letterhead. Signed by daddy.

History is riddled with the destruction wrought by men who thought themselves too holy to be bound by law or principal. How badly do we want to be part of that kind of history, NE Tennessee?

Timothy Hill: Dumb enough to vandalize Wikipedia, Dumb enough to vandalize Tennessee’s 3rd House District.