May I state the obvious? Lyndon Baines Johnson (D-TX) was a corrupt politician. My proofs were previously posted; herewith, I add the full scope.
The Johnson Amendment is an addition, adopted in 1954, to the Internal Revenue Code, 501(c)(3). As a condition for maintaining exception from income taxes and other taxes, charitable organizations including churches and affiliated groups, were forbidden from participating or intervening in “any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office” (Davidson 1998, 17).
The amendment is named after then Senator (later President) Lyndon B. Johnson, who introduced the amendment out of concern about the Facts Forum and the Committee for Constitutional Government. [Excerpt: In 1954, two wealthy Texans had used tax-exempt organizations they headed, the Facts Forum and the Committee for Constitutional Government, to support a young state senator who opposed Johnson in that year’s primary election. Johnson won handily but was reportedly incensed that two tax-exempt entities had opposed him.]
Both were tax-exempt organizations that had imitated the tactics of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R., WI) in campaigning against politicians like Johnson who were more liberal in their political orientations.
Learn details about LBJ, learn about his Stolen Election, and his unlawful abuse of the FBI and the CIA in his presidential campaign against Barry Goldwater (R-AZ).
LBJ’s notorious criminal financial entanglements rank higher than Joe Biden’s corrupt family finances. Read Lyndon Johnson’s Criminal Financial Activities – 1937 to 1963 to learn the full scope of LBJ’s financial escapades.
Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University, September 19, 2023
Bill Clinton was not the first president with sexual escapades in the White House. Read the History.com article section titled ‘All the Way With LBJ’ was an apt campaign slogan, revealing the sordid details of his ‘private’ life.
Do you find it hard to believe a U.S. president could have such a background described here?
The person who suffered most from LBJ’s escapades was Lady Bird Johnson. Her story, posted by Ann DeFrange in 1999, left me with a heavy heart.
The Johnson Amendment was not and is not constitutional because it infringes on our First Amendment-protected rights to freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of association.
For the record, one priority of President Donald Trump was the repeal of the Johnson Amendment. The Atlantic claimed his motivation was to set up churches as super PACs. The Atlantic’s claim was false. President Trump knew America’s churches were needed to preserve our republican form of government.
Unlike Lyndon Johnson, whose wealth came from his wife’s inheritance, Donald Trump is a self-made billionaire who is not easily impressed by OPM: other people’s money.
No, the Johnson Amendment is not constitutional.
John White
Rockwall, Texas
John N. White 