Charities Should Remain Nonpolitical

As the campaigns for the 2008 elections are getting into gear, the debate over the proper role of nonprofit organizations in the political sphere has intensified.

Some nonprofit leaders are arguing that the laws prohibiting political activity are archaic and should be dropped. But doing so would set a dangerous precedent and cause nonprofit groups to lose one of their most important qualities — their independence from government and elected officials.

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