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Taking the 5th Is Only Option for Lerner, Lawyer Says
Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 7 March 2014 | John Semmens

Posted on 03/07/2014 5:20:52 PM PST by John Semmens

There is little doubt that former IRS official Lois Lerner possesses key information on illegal activities conducted by the Agency. Emails from her account verify that. Yet, on two occasions, Lerner has invoked the Fifth Amendment's guarantee against self-incrimination and refused to testify before Congress.

Lerner’s attorney Bill Taylor argues that “it is her only chance if she hopes to come out of this alive. This point was made clear to me when we talked to representatives at the Department of Justice. The Administration has many potent options for taking extreme action against my client. Convincing the DOJ that she is unshakably loyal is the only safe course she has. Should there be a smidgen of doubt about this she's a goner.”

Taylor portrayed a looming contempt of Congress citation as “an inconsequential threat. Even if they levy this against her it will be up to the DOJ to pursue the case. We have assurances from AG Holder that she has nothing to fear along these lines. No one with any sense can blame Ms. Lerner for preferring to risk the animosity of an impotent Congress to that of a deadly earnest President Obama.”

In related news, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz's call for the IRS to be abolished was labeled “totally irresponsible” by Commissioner John Koskinen. “Cruz's proposal for a simple flat tax would eviscerate the Agency's flexibility. All income would be treated alike. We'd have no latitude to guide the economy by granting exemptions for favored activities or groups. The Agency's utility as a tool of the Administration for rewarding those who are contributing to the success of its policies would be severely curtailed.”

if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/151661-2014-03-07-semi-news-a-satire-of-recent-news-march-9-2014.htm


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: irs; obama; satire; scandal
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To: John Semmens
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Thanks for the ping, John! B^)

21 posted on 03/07/2014 6:26:18 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: John Semmens
“With their names posted for all to see, these miscreants will know that they have only themselves to blame if coworkers exact a bit of informal justice on them,”

It is only fiction that this is fiction, one suspects.

Another fine column, John.

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22 posted on 03/07/2014 6:27:05 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: John Semmens

One of your better works. Thanks!


23 posted on 03/07/2014 6:37:54 PM PST by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: GeronL

semi-news-a-satire

I wouldn’t attach a great deal of credibility to this supposed ‘leak’. The internet abounds with these phoney sites.


24 posted on 03/07/2014 6:50:39 PM PST by dvan (Send Them Home!)
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To: dvan

I know it’s satire,with leftists it can be hard to tell


25 posted on 03/07/2014 6:52:05 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: John Semmens
now you've done it, satire has become reality..
for over 3 years you tempted fate.

26 posted on 03/07/2014 7:03:32 PM PST by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
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To: smokingfrog
that's a great file..hopefully you've made more
than 100 3000 copies on CD's.

27 posted on 03/07/2014 7:09:40 PM PST by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
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To: John Semmens

In civil courts, you cannot (should not) assume guilt if someone will not testify against themselves, and we protect them from that requirement. But congress is not a civil court - it is a political body. It is - therefore - not out of line to assume that a political person, testifying in a political environment, has something to hide if they will not testify. It is obvious that she has a great deal to fear from the truth - it is up to the political process to hold her politically accountable as far as the law will allow.


28 posted on 03/07/2014 7:20:26 PM PST by impactplayer
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To: John Semmens

If a public servant takes the 5th, she should no longer be a public servant


29 posted on 03/07/2014 7:48:14 PM PST by eeriegeno (<p>)
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To: John Semmens
spot on... as per usual
30 posted on 03/07/2014 9:37:36 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: John Semmens

Where is Elliot Ness when you need him. He knows how to deal with “UNTOUCHABLES”.


31 posted on 03/07/2014 9:42:13 PM PST by teletech (Say NO to RINOS!)
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To: John Semmens

That “0flat tax” idea has to be like garlic to a vampire.


32 posted on 03/07/2014 10:46:41 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: John Semmens

Lois Lerner, “ASOF”. She should be in jail for treason and violating the constitution. Typical Demonkrat off the hook.


33 posted on 03/07/2014 10:58:16 PM PST by Busko (The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.)
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To: John Semmens

Excellent as always, John!


34 posted on 03/08/2014 1:02:23 AM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: John Semmens

What does he mean when he says “coming out of this alive”, and “she’s a goner?”


35 posted on 03/08/2014 4:56:43 AM PST by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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To: Ouderkirk

She’s small fry. Give her immunity and let the fun begin.


36 posted on 03/08/2014 4:58:10 AM PST by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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To: Tainan

"We now pause for a few moments to remember Lois Lerner, who died today in a tragic accident. NASA managers cannot fathom what she was doing at the bottom of the rocket tower this morning when the satellite launch took place."


37 posted on 03/08/2014 5:03:29 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: John Semmens

Taking the fifth is one option.

Drinking a fifth is another option.

They are not mutually exclusive.


38 posted on 03/08/2014 7:42:48 AM PST by Rocky (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. George Orwell)
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To: Rodamala

Yessa! Racist!


39 posted on 03/08/2014 8:35:51 AM PST by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: John Semmens
"The Administration has many potent options for taking extreme action against my client. Convincing the DOJ that she is unshakably loyal is the only safe course she has. Should there be a smidgen of doubt about this she's a goner.”

Satire? Hardly. Lerner only wants Immunity so she can take the fall for the Obama Administration to demonsrate her "loyalty" (thereby saving her own life) and then be free from prosecution.

Not satire.

40 posted on 03/08/2014 8:53:09 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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