President Trump Exaggerates Limits On Clergy Speech At Prayer Breakfast
What is unclear from the President’s statement is what he means by destroying the Johnson amendment. There is a bill in Congress HR 6195 The Free Speech Fairness Act, which is more of a tweak to the Johnson amendment, but arguably addresses the President’s concern and also that of the promoters of Pulpit Freedom Sunday
An Examination Of IRS Startling Argument On Gender Confirmation Surgery
The IRS lost badly in Tax Court. a decision I covered in the very dawn of my blogging career. In a pretty unusual move, the IRS signaled its acquiescence in the decision. Of course, that was during the Obama administration. All in, the Traditional Values Coalition arguably shot itself in the foot by pressuring the IRS to take on this fight. The whole matter along with the fight over DOMA was the inspiration for Reilly’s First Law of Tax Policy – Make tax policy the Switzerland of the culture war.
President Trump has gone on record on trans issues by indicating that Caitlyn Jenner can use whatever bathroom she feels most comfortable within Trump’s properties. So perhaps there will not be another shift with the new administration.
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