IRS was not targeting just conservatives...

[cougar70]

I heard this on the radio on the way to work and I find it extremely frightening.
Not just the action but from what I have been researching, most people skip right over then red highlighted section of the following statement:

The IRS adopted a more generic set of standards the next month, but it changed the criteria again in January 2012, deciding to look at “political action type organizations involved in limiting/expanding Government, educating on the Constitution and Bill of Rights, social economic reform movement,” according to the audit documents.

It's one thing to target what some people may term a political group but when the federal government through the IRS are targeting groups that are doing education on the Constitution of the United States, I find it truly scary.

So I have to ask, does anyone else find this appalling or did I accidentally slip on my foil cap?

Brian
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"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
- George Washington

 

[Maverick0313]

This REALLY makes me wonder.......

 

[JAY1234]

I believe that the true intent of the current administration and certain supporters is gradually beginning to rise to the top. Destruction of our American way of life, abolishment of the Constitution of the US, and rebuilding the Government to accommodate a Socialist style Government. Only the current concerned American citizens and conscientious politicians can put a screeching halt to the erosion that is taking place.

 

[gabe72]

you are not alone, I thought we had freedom of speech in this country, just be careful what you say and to who.and I buy my tin foil in the big boxes at sams club

 

[Tyeraxus]

Oh, but don't worry. This wasn't a government-wide thing, it was just some low-level people in the Cincy office overreaching their authority because they didn't know any better.

...

Or is that not the official excuse anymore now that the TIGTA report is coming out?

 

[zoostation]

The domestic news sounds more like something out of a third world dictatorship every day.

 

[aquaman]

The domestic news sounds more like something out of a third world dictatorship every day.

Thats sad but very true. And to top it off Obama's Rasmussen job approval rating is still at 51%. As long as people have their stories on television, Facebook and handouts from dear leader they will remain asleep.

 

[squirrels]

This is only a surprise to people who weren't paying attention.

It's only a matter of time until it gets buried by the progressive-sympathetic media. Already I saw an article on Washington Post saying, "yes, it's bad that the IRS was doing this, but they had what they thought was a good reason..."

This is no "mistake", any more than it was a "mistake" for DHS and state/local law enforcement to be told to suspect people who talk about the "Constitution" of being domestic terrorists. These people know what they are doing...they just think that they can absorb the consequences of all of these actions through attrition. Just like we saw Hillary take the fall for Benghazi, someone else in the layers of government will admit responsibility for this one and step down, but this is just one of the times they got "caught". All of the others went under our radar.

I mean, they drove tanks down the streets of Boston and barged into people's houses looking for a couple of kids...why isn't there more outrage about that??

It's about time people start getting ticked off. In fact it's PAST time. I hope the government KEEPS doing this crap and KEEPS getting caught until sooner or later, people decide they've had enough and vote for someone like a Ron Paul or similar libertarian-leaning politician who wants to restore this government to its Constitutional foundations.

 

[Brooklyn]

Pride commeth before the fall.
Its what we have not caught them at that worries me.

This does not surprise me. And its not the first time the IRS has been politicized.

Joint select committee time..

 

[Streetgang]

It's one thing to target what some people may term a political group but when the federal government through the IRS are targeting groups that are doing education on the Constitution of the United States, I find it truly scary.

I think your distinction is scary...There should be NO repeat NO targeting of ANYONE based upon any criteria unless theat group is operating outside the law.

I don;t care if it's the national blue socks foundation...or whatever.

 

[Mr H]

The domestic news sounds more like something out of a third world dictatorship every day.

This...

And I find it funny that we are told to only look at 2011 and later, when it was reported that this may have been happening as far back as 2009 with regard to "Tea Party type" organizations (with some reports even saying 2001).

 

[Half-cocked]

It's one thing to target what some people may term a political group but when the federal government through the IRS are targeting groups that are doing education on the Constitution of the United States, I find it truly scary.

Huh?

Are you seriously implying it's o.k. for a government agency to target a political group?

 

[Brooklyn]

Huh?

Are you seriously implying it's o.k. for a government agency to target a political group?

As I understand it its a question of public interest vs partisan activity.

It is itself highly problematic.

Politics OK. Partisanship not OK.

Very sliperly and let's IRS get far to nosey ..

But its the law ..

 

[cougar70]

Huh?

Are you seriously implying it's o.k. for a government agency to target a political group?

I think your distinction is scary...There should be NO repeat NO targeting of ANYONE based upon any criteria unless theat group is operating outside the law.

I don;t care if it's the national blue socks foundation...or whatever.

My post does not absolve that they were targeting various conservative and tea party groups, targeting those or any other group is very wrong but I think the targeting of groups educating about the Constitution is scary wrong and it seems like a lot of people have missed this aspect.

I hate politics but politics are just that, politics.
When they are 'targeting' (in other words, attacking) anything related to the foundation of the United States, in other words the Constitution, then they are attacking our very way of life.

Equally scary is the lame-stream media, who support this but are too stupid to realize, that if one Constitutional Right is taken away, others will follow, including the freedom of speech and then the media will start realizing that they screwed up. But by then it might be too late.

 

[Docster]

The article is very scary. NO groups operating within the law should be targeted, period. Law-abiding is just that. Only elements operating outside the law are to be targeted......anything else is approaching, well, dare I say, Watergate-ish?

 

[Mooseman]

The IRS "targeting" anybody besides tax cheats is just wrong.

 

[Gdud50]

They should figure out who is responsible for this and audit them every year for the rest of their life.

 

[MadCat0911]

As much as I dislike the Tea Party and republican party's stances on most things, it is pretty crappy that the IRS is investigating political parties. Unless that party is actively advocating the violent overthrow of the government, or other illegal activities, there should be no reason to investigate it. I, for one, enjoy having multiple political parties. If political parties are afraid to form because they might be under increased scrutiny or face government push back from the party in power, something is wrong. As much as I disagree with their politics, the IRS should be punished for this. We should not stifle opposing political views.

 

[HoCoShooter]

Pride commeth before the fall.
Its what we have not caught them at that worries me.

This does not surprise me. And its not the first time the IRS has been politicized.

Joint select committee time..

There will be no fall. This administration is untouchable.

 

[Smagel]

The IRS "targeting" anybody besides tax cheats is just wrong.

Yep.