Garrett beat out Democratic incumbent Shannon Valentine by about 209 votes, largely thanks to returns from a precinct populated by Liberty University voters.<\/p>\n
Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United, called this the most \u201cover-the-top\u201d illegal politicking he has ever seen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was an absolute, sleazy political operation,\u201d he said. \u201cNothing more or less.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nonprofits under tax-exempt status, such as Liberty University, cannot engage in political politicking without being in violation of the IRS code, Cobb said.<\/p>\n
Mathew Staver, dean of LU\u2019s law school and founder of Liberty Counsel, called the organization\u2019s allegations \u201cbogus,\u201d adding that LU\u2019s students retain editorial control of the Liberty Champion and the paper provided fair and balanced coverage of the election.<\/p>\n
Staver also said LU is considering filing a civil law suit for harassment against the organization.<\/p>\n
LU Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said he felt Americans United had really \u201cpainted itself into a corner\u201d with this complaint.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnless they now file a complaint against every university newspaper in the country that endorsed a candidate, our claim that they\u2019re nothing but a partisan organization will be proven true,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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