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So in my in-box I find some concerned conservative consonance. All this dissing is the result of the decision in the District Court for The District of Columbiain True The Vote v IRS. Judge Reggie B. Walton who rendered the decision was nominated by President Bush II in 2001. Judge Walton was also the Chair of the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission, which gives him a warm place in my heart.

It is worth noting that this is the Judge James Cacheris ruled that the National Organization for Marriage could not collect attorney fees relative to its suit against the IRS. In May, the administration had a setback in a scandal case brought by Z Street which concerned IRS having a special Israel policy for exempt organizations. The ruling against the IRS was handed down by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was nominated by President Obama in 2012. Go figure.

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The Decision

The decision is very lawyerly. True The Votewas applying for exemption under 501(c)(3), which, probably because it allows for tax deductible contributions, is even more restrictive of political activity than the 501(c)(4) status sought by many of the Tea Party groups, including the self anointed flagship of the movement Ms. Martins Tea Party Patriots Inc. The process dragged, which TTV attributed to targeting because of its apparent association with the Tea Party. It is worth noting, that Im still puzzled as to why none of the affected groups ever took that course. TTV was granted exempt status in 2013 which the IRS argues makes three of the counts moot.

Here is where it gets lawyerly. TTV wanted to invoke the volunatry cessation exception to the mootness doctrine. The idea is that even though the IRS has backed off by granting the exemption, it still might get back to its old tricks, after the judge is no longer looking over its shoulder. TTV expressed concern that the IRS might select them for audit in the future based on inappropriate criteria. The Court found that to be too speculative.

TTV was also seeking money damages from several IRS employees involved in the application process. Citing other cases the Court noted that it is unnecessary to have a court created remedy since Congress has created a specific remedy for challenges to rulings on tax exemption. That is TTV could have gone to Tax Court to complain about its ruling being delayed or if it had been denied.

The other complaint that the Court dismissed is kind of convoluted. The statute that they were citing is about inappropriately inspecting tax return information, but the complaint was about the agents asking unnecessary questions.

The Reaction From The Tea Party

Jenny Beth Martin is, as noted, not happy.

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Just afew months ago, tea party groups were running attack ads against Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas). Now, he's winning their endorsements.

Tea Party Patriots has officially endorsed Roberts, as he faces a tough re-election battle against independent candidate Greg Orman."There is just too much at stake not to support Pat Roberts, the group's presidentJenny Beth Martin said in a statement. We reached out to our people in Kansas, and they overwhelmingly supported this endorsement. They know this race is too important to sit out."

That's comingfrom the same personwho saidafter Roberts won his August primary that "sometimes the best candidate doesnt win." Thegroup spent more than $75,000 in Kansasagainst Robertsduring the primary.

After an unexpectedly tough primary challenge, Roberts has spent much of the general election highlighting his conservative bona fides. But his bigger problem may be a perception among voters that he'sgrown out-of-touch with Kansas, with questions over his residency also looming large in the bruising primary battle.

So Robertsbeen crisscrossing the state in hopes of energizing the GOP base, with a campaign rhetoric focused on painting Orman as a Democratic liberal in disguise and the danger of the Senate remaining in Democratic hands. He's had tea party favorites come in as reinforcements for his efforts, includingSarah PalinandTexas Sen. Ted Cruz.

The latest public polls show Roberts making a bit of a comeback aftertrailing Orman by as much as 10 points; An NBC News/Marist poll released this week shows Orman leadingby 1 point.

Orman has declined to say which party he'd caucus with, if elected.

Elahe Izadi is a general assignment national reporter for The Washington Post.

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Pat Roberts gets the backing of Tea Party Patriots

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A national tea party group has endorsed U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts' re-election in Kansas after previously supporting his opponent in the Republican primary.

The Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund announced Tuesday it is supporting Roberts because it will be harder for Republicans to regain a Senate majority if he loses. It says it wants to block Democratic President Barack Obama.

The 78-year-old Roberts is seeking his fourth, six-year term and is in a tight race with independent candidate and 45-year-old Olathe businessman Greg Orman.

Orman is running as a centrist and says voters have a choice of continuing partisan gridlock or electing a problem-solver.

The tea party group endorsed Roberts' challenger, Milton Wolf, in the August GOP primary and was active in Mississippi's contentious Republican primary.

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