Politics of the IRS

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<snip>Additionally, there were issues were applications
sat for months without any action upon them whatsoever.
Not that they were declined nor approved, just that they did nothing
while others who were not critical were approved with little or no issues.
Lastly, take into account the time frame within an electoral context.<snip>

Thoughts off the top of my head, but ...

The purpose of 501-C4 is to give tax-exemption to organizations
that are providing a "service to their community", and are not to be political.
If so, what difference should it make "within an electoral context" ?

So if an organization is political, why are they applying for tax exemption in the first place.
If they are not political, where's the harm in a time delay in approval.
So would not special inquiries and waiting to see the actual activities of the organization help in that scrutiny ?

Coming to a conclusion about the internal workload procedures
of an agency should be fact-based, not political.

So why are the R's are all up in arms over this.
Is it because their favored organizations are being delayed
on account of "the time frame within an electoral context" ?