So many scandals, this one needs its own thread. We know the IRS inappropriately targeted conservatives. Only a few are denying this is a problem or in one case, saying it's their own fault for trying to follow the law.
Most acknowledge the outrage that the most feared agency in the land was using it's power to bully conservatives and infringe on their rights. I'm sure some new narrative will emerge now that Obama has fired the acting head even though he was leaving next month anyway.
One here is stubbornly sticking to the defense that other groups were denied tax exempt status even though that's a) irrelevant and b) irrelevant. The scoop came from the IRS itself in it's faux apology and admission to unfairly, and I say illegally, targeting ONLY conservative groups.
So just for fun anyway, are their any liberal groups claiming they were unfairly targeted? Were liberal groups asked for information on donors, entire printed websites, board meeting minutes, attendees, past, present and future members and activities?
Were they ever asked for a list of everyone they "had ever trained, or planned to train?"
Or my favorite, were they asked to pledge not to protest a certain group?
First of all, a 501(c)4 is not prohibited from being involved in politics, so you can throw that defense of the IRS out the window.Quote:
“In one case, the IRS withheld approval of an application for tax exempt status for Coalition for Life of Iowa. In a phone call to Coalition for Life of Iowa leaders on June 6, 2009, the IRS agent ‘Ms. Richards’ told the group to send a letter to the IRS with the entire board’s signatures stating that, under perjury of the law, they do not picket/protest or organize groups to picket or protest outside of Planned Parenthood,” the Thomas More Society announced today. “Once the IRS received this letter, their application would be approved.”
Whatever their goal was, what the IRS did is indefensible, inexcusable and an egregious violation of the public trust. And no, I won't stop hollering because of Obama's attempt at damage control yesterday.
We need a special prosecutor to investigate this, I do not trust this administration to investigate itself, particularly in light of the DoJ snooping on the media and possibly Congress and what typically happens to whistle blowers in this administration.
But here's your chance anyway to defend the IRS, sweep this under the rug, blame SCOTUS or continue mocking the real, now validated, concerns of those darn right-wingers or whatever. Or you can join me in standing strong for a full accounting, full accountability and reform so American citizens never have to feel threatened by their own government again.
What say you?