Why the Johnson Amendment is always debated and never repealed

By Jacob Lupfer As the 115th Congress winds down amid chaos in Washington, one unsettled debate concerns a long-uncontroversial line added to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in 1954 barring nonprofit entities, including houses of worship, from endorsing candidates for office. Republican-aligned elites in and out of government are once again having a …