Those memos didn't phase the IRS. They were still aggressively going after conservative groups well into the 2012 election cycle. I think they will eventually be able to tell if an early attempt was made to sanitize emails.
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I think we need a law that says that any excuse allowed for the government bureaucracy must also be allowable for average citizens. If the government can’t be held responsible to backup critical computer files, then neither can businesses and taxpayers. Equal protection and due process.
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Congressman introduces ‘The Dog Ate My Tax Return Act’
http://www.wnd.com/2014/06/congressman-introduces-the-dog-ate-my-taxes-act/
The word came from Stockman’s office on Friday after a contentious hearing in Congress where the chief of the IRS said there was no apology due for the agency’s loss of months worth of emails involving IRS agents and managers suspected of creating and managing a program for the persecution of conservative groups.
“Taxpayers who do not produce documents for the Internal Revenue Service will be able to offer a variety of dubious excuses under legislation introduced by Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) a week after the IRS offered an incredibly dubious excuse for its failure to turn documents over to House investigators,” the announcement said.
“The United States was founded on the belief government is subservient and accountable to the people. Taxpayers shouldn’t be expected to follow laws the Obama administration refuses to follow themselves,” said Stockman. “Taxpayers should be allowed to offer the same flimsy, obviously made-up excuses the Obama administration uses.”