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| | FreedomWorks offers an extensive list of issues to fight for such as tax reform, school choice, work not welfare, lawsuit abuse and personal retirement accounts in place of [[Social Security]]. In addition, border security, environment, free trade, anti-card check, anti-internet tax, anti-[[global warming]], judicial nominees, budgets and spending. | | FreedomWorks offers an extensive list of issues to fight for such as tax reform, school choice, work not welfare, lawsuit abuse and personal retirement accounts in place of [[Social Security]]. In addition, border security, environment, free trade, anti-card check, anti-internet tax, anti-[[global warming]], judicial nominees, budgets and spending. |
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| − | In 2012, a major split occurred. Establishment Republicans attempted a hostile takeover of the organization and forced out conservatives/ libertarians. A few weeks later, the FreedomWorks Trustee board reversed the decision reinstating all those purged. This led to Dick Armey cutting all ties to the organization.<ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/dick-armey-freedomworks-hostile-takeover-memo FreedomWorks Feud: War Inside Tea Party Group Gets Nastier, MotherJones.com, December 24th, 2012]</ref> The feud was said to have been about funding true conservative candidates, Tea Party favorites versus the establishment GOP's moderate choices. | + | In 2012, a major split occurred. Establishment Republicans attempted a hostile takeover of the organization and forced out conservatives/ libertarians. A few weeks later, the FreedomWorks Trustee board reversed the decision reinstating all those purged. This led to Dick Armey cutting all ties to the organization.<ref>[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/dick-armey-freedomworks-hostile-takeover-memo FreedomWorks Feud: War Inside Tea Party Group Gets Nastier, MotherJones.com, December 24th, 2012]</ref> The feud was said to have been about funding true conservative candidates, Tea Party favorites versus the establishment GOP's moderate choices. |
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| | ==In The News== | | ==In The News== |
| − | * [http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/freedomworks-death-threats-move/2010/08/26/id/368506 FreedomWorks moving to a more secure location due to daily death threats from liberals.] | + | * [https://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/freedomworks-death-threats-move/2010/08/26/id/368506 FreedomWorks moving to a more secure location due to daily death threats from liberals.] |
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| | == References == | | == References == |
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| | ==FreedomWorks Links== | | ==FreedomWorks Links== |
| | * [http://www.freedomworks.org/ FreedomWorks homepage] | | * [http://www.freedomworks.org/ FreedomWorks homepage] |
| − | * [http://www.facebook.com/FreedomWorks Facebook page] | + | * [https://www.facebook.com/FreedomWorks Facebook page] |
| − | * [http://twitter.com/freedomworks Twitter page] | + | * [https://twitter.com/freedomworks Twitter page] |
| − | * [http://www.youtube.com/FreedomWorksAction YouTube page] | + | * [https://www.youtube.com/FreedomWorksAction YouTube page] |
| | * [http://teaparty.freedomworks.org/ Tea Party HQ] | | * [http://teaparty.freedomworks.org/ Tea Party HQ] |
| | * [http://nolameduck.com/ No Lame Ducks] | | * [http://nolameduck.com/ No Lame Ducks] |