Chuck Schumer wants to regulate the Tea Party out of existence

By Matt Kibbe

Published January 27, 2014 5:00am ET

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Chuck Schumer wants to regulate the Tea Party out of existence — Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.:ÃÂ "There are many things that can be done administratively by the IRS and other government agencies -- we must redouble those efforts immediately." (AP/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

Sen. Chuck Schumer has had a bee in his bonnet ever since 2010, when the Supreme Court ruled in its Citizens United decision that independent campaign expenditures by third- party groups are protected under the First Amendment.

In a recent speech, the New York Democrat came out swinging against the thousands of mom-and-pop organizations that constitute the Tea Party, citing campaign finance laws as being instrumental in the Tea Party’s success and leading, he claims, to unfair elections.

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