Yeah, yeah.. When will someone in a position to do something actually DO SOMETHING??
As much as I hate Lerner, I also do not want the Constitution violated in going after her.
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.” - 4th Amendment.
Papers and effects covers emails and phone conversations.
The NSA is violating the Constitution and so is anyone who obtains these records without a court order.
I’m glad all of these Republicans are putting forward legislation to strip the IRS of the power it is abusing. Oh, wait...they’re not doing that. They’re just using this to whip up the rubes to vote for them in an election year. They want to make sure all that power is there for them to abuse when team red gets back into the white house. Any congressman pissing and moaning about this but has not authored or sponsored legislation to strip the IRS of its power needs to get a big cup of STFU.
She’s a liar in the Chief Liar’s administration. He told O’Reilly and the nation that there wasn’t “a smidgeon” of scandal in the blatantly corrupt IRS targeting of conservatives. All of them should be arrested and jailed, as Scooter Libby was for giving “false testimony” in the bogus Valerie Plame flap.
The leadership at the IRS needs to be flushed.
Oversight member on Lois Lerner: ‘Now I see why IRS is scared to give up emails’
You knew that comment had to be coming.
The IRS scandal is about as bad as it gets (well ,maybe not as is seems they tried to use it to distract from Benghazi) and possible the biggest scandal to rock the country since Teapot Dome
Wait till they uncover how much Government money and resources were diverted to the 2012 elections campaign.
My initial reaction to this DOJ - IRS - Lerner eMail issue was a big yawn. If there really were violations of the law then DOJ+IRS is, I would assume, quite legit.
But that is not what was really happening. The path leads back to Dems in Congress pressuring the DOJ who then inquired with Lerner thus lighting the fuse that took us down the path that was followed.
Did DOJ and IRS and Lerner know this was all a political witch hunt. I’m sure they did. All they needed was a little pressure from “Congress” to set the wheels in motion.
WT_?! What more does Congress need?! A guilty plea?!
IRS commissioner John Koskinen was recently threatened with contempt for stonewalling the committee’s investigation. Koskinen claimed in a hearing that it could take years to provide the documents requested by Oversight.
Or ... just ask Judicial Watch to file another lawsuit?!!!!
Technical question:
In such an investigation, how is it possible to be sure that no emails are overlooked?
Does the email server provide a catalog of all emails in order to check for gaps?
Freek Squad?
The EXEMPT and their EXEMPT Staff, all eager
to serve the Tyrant, DO NOTHING.
NOTHING.
ALL OF THIS NEEDS TO GO VIRAL One of the Articles of Impeachment drawn up against Richard Nixon was merely "threatening" to use the Internal Revenue Service to selectively audit political opponents.
OBAMA HAS WEAPONIZED THE IRS AGAINST POLITICAL OPPONENTS ordering multiple covert campaigns of intimidation, threats, and persecution of tea party/conservative organizations, and those daring to criticize Obama's agenda.
<><> Seven lock-stepping Democrats scared-***tless of losing their seats ask the IRS to “Investigate” political opponents,
<><> Rep Elijah Cummings led the Democrat pack in smearing True the Vote patriot Catherine Englebrecht....
<><> the FBI, ATF, the IRS, and OSHA were sicced on Catherine Englebrecht, as she valiantly tried to improve the US voting system.
<><> Obama said Tea Parties were a "threat to democracy."
<><> The IRS (a tax-funded L/E agency) takes its marching orders from Democrat;
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THE LIKELY SUSPECTS----DEMS STOOP TO CONQUEUR
order IRS to act to save their seats by Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 2/13/14
Senate Democrats facing tough elections this year want the IRS to play a more aggressive role in regulating outside groups expected to spend millions of dollars on their races. In the wake of the IRS targeting scandal, the Democrats are publicly prodding the agency instead of lobbying them directly.
Dems are also careful to say the IRS should treat conservative and liberal groups equally, but they’re concerned about an impending tidal wave of attack ads funded by GOP-allied organizations. Much of the funding for those groups is secret, in contrast to the donations lawmakers collect, which must be reported publicly.
One of the most powerful groups is Americans for Prosperity, funded by the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch. It has already spent close to $30 million on ads attacking Democrats this election cycle. “If they’re claiming the tax relief, the tax benefit to be a nonprofit for social relief or social justice, then that’s what they should be doing,” said Sen. Mark Begich (D), who faces a competitive race in Alaska. “If it’s to give them cover so they can do political activity, that’s abusing the tax code. And either side."
<><><><>Asked if the IRS should play a more active role policing political advocacy by groups that claim to be focused on social welfare, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) responded, “Absolutely. Both on the left and the right,” she said. “As taxpayers, we should not be providing a write-off to groups to do political activity, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.”
Shaheen called the glut of political spending by self-described social welfare groups that qualify under section 501(c) (4) of the tax code “outrageous.” Shaheen is in a good position now but could find herself embroiled in a tight campaign if former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass) challenges her.<><><><>
Sen. Mark Pryor (Ark.), the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent, said the IRS has jurisdiction over 501(c)(4) groups, as well as charities, which fall under section 5/01(c)(3) of the tax code and sometimes engage in quasi-political activity.
“That whole 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4) [issue], those are IRS numbers. It is inherently an internal revenue matter,” he said. “There are two things you don’t want in political money, in the fundraising world and expenditure world. You don’t want secret money, and you don’t want unlimited money, and that’s what we have now.” --SNIP--
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--SNIP--The House Ways and Means Committee Republicans have not ruled out its “inherent contempt” authority to arrest former IRS chief Lois Lerner if Eric Holder continues to refuse to act on the panel’s vote to seek an investigation of Lerner and her role in the IRS targeting scandal.
The Washington Examiner reports, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) spoke about the committee’s threat to hold Lerner in contempt: "The Ways and Means Committee, led by Chairman [Dave] Camp [R-Mich.], has conducted a serious and thorough investigation of the IRS, uncovering abuses and criminal acts that should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
"As I've said, if Lois Lerner continues to refuse to testify, then the House will hold her in contempt. And we will continue to shine the light on the administration's abusive actions and use every tool at our disposal to expose the truth and ensure the American people get the answers they deserve."
The constitutional “inherent contempt” authority gives the House power to hold Lerner until a new Congress is convened in January 2015, which could then renew the subpoena if she continues to refuse to testify, though Republicans are not emphasizing that option.
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) told The Washington Examiner, "I think we'll deal with that, should that occur, but I think this too is an ongoing investigation, and, frankly, for the attorney general to turn a blind eye to this evidence would discredit him greatly.”
SOURCE http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/true-vote-calls-out-rep-cummings-role-irs-targeting-scandal
Site also has links to documents WRT Rep Cummings interacting with the IRS about True the Vote.