Posted on 05/17/2013 2:11:40 PM PDT by thouworm
Liberty and justice for all, DaveyB
Until I see actual IRS agents NAMED, ARRESTED, PERP-WALKED, and backround booing and hissing from the crowd like we heard from Timothy McVeigh or Ariel Castro, nothing's gonna change.
If there is no justice—maybe its time to bring out the Bonny Blue Flag again!
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As I would be. Someone said he was a junior freshman.
If that is true, he shows great promise. He also asked 2-3 relevant questions I thought were inciteful.
To Mr George: You have been on the job since 2004. Anything you have seen that rises to this level before? Anything of this magnitude?
Mr G: NO, sir.
To Mr M: You have been on the job since Nov 2012, is that right?
Miller: Yes
K: So you just took over as acting commissioner. But before that .... you were actually in the job that we are questioning now.
M; Yes
K: So how did Cincinnati develop that strategy? How did they know to go after these certain groups? How did they target those folks? A couple rookies just showed up? Didn’t really know what they were doing?
M: So... again...I would point you to the.. the.. the.. the ...report on what happened
K: When Cincinnati can’t figure it out, who do they confer with? Who is their counsel? Do they come back here to DC?
M: duh duh duh
K: Yes or no; Does it come back to DC?
M: uh, Yea
While we are at it, let's repeal the 16th and institute a Fed sales tax and tariffs and greatly reduce the size of the IRS and take away their powers to screw over citizens at will.
I will support anyone that is fighting for my rights and yours. We have republicans starting to stand up and fight this evil machine of satan’s... the obama administration... and we should encourage anyone engaging them in battle.
LLS
How much money do you have in your wallet?
Who do you get emails from?
Whose sign do you put up in your front yard?
"This is a tax question? And you don’t think that’s intimidating? It’s sure as hell intimidating.
Thanks for printing out the rant thouworm.. I can see why everyone was applauding. Americans are sick of smug liberal elite assholes - must have stunned the smug wimp to know how much contempt the American people have for him and his bullies.
Here's another one that will warm your heart - a Washington Post reporter with eyes wide open...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2013/05/17/the-10-most-bizarre-things-about-the-irs-scandal/
Thanks for link.
Don’t miss post 24 transcript:
“Please detail the content of the members of your organization’s prayers.” !!!???
0bama has orchestrated the IRS enemies attack since 2008 to manipulate an election. High crimes and treason. Makes Watergate seem like a picnic.
WOW! Thanks for posting!
It is interesting to see Dem strategy blow up. The scandals feed on one another, and reinforce the perception of a pattern of deceit. The original plan was probably to ping-pong them until they both became “old”.
I will say thay low-information voters won’t have a prayer of keeping track of any of them, because it’s overwhelming. I do recall that during Watergate, the very helpful newspapers would almost daily print a “Q+A” and explain what was going on in very simple terms. I wonder if they will do that now, as though low-information voters would or could actually read.
Drudge has an interesting tidbit concerning Weiner’s wife, which probably would be worthy of examination if there wasn’t better and more interesting stuff to read. An individual Democrat cheating the system for themselves is hardly even newsworthy these days.
He’s a man, who’s a man!!!
He’s a Notre Dame man!!!
Oh meeee toooo! Rosting it again...and again!
REP. MIKE KELLY (R-PA):
....”This has nothing to do with political parties....
.... This has to do with highly targeted groups....
.... This reconfirms everything the American public believes.....
.... This is a huge blow to the faith and trust that the American people have in their government.
Is there any limit to the scope where you folks can go?
Is there anything at all?
Is there any way that we could ask you?
Is there any question that you should have asked?
My goodness!
How much money do you have in your wallet?
Who do you get emails from?
Whose sign do you put up in your front yard?
This is a tax question?
... And you don’t think that’s intimidating?
It’s sure as hell intimidating. And I don’t know that I got any answers from you today.... And I don’t know that — what Mr. George said is great work — but you know what?.....
.... There’s a heck of a lot more that has to come out in this..... Any anybody that sat here today and listened to what you had to say,... I am more concerned today than I was before,... and the fact that you all can do just about anything you want to anybody? ......You know, you can put anybody out of business that you want.... Any time you want....
... I gotta tell you.... You could talk about how you’re a horribly run organization,... if you’re on the other side of the fence, you’re not giving that excuse..... And the IRS comes in:
You’re not allowed to be shoddy...
you’re not allowed to be run horribly...
you’re not allowed to make mistakes...
you’re not allowed to do one damn thing that doesn’t come in compliance,... ...and if you do,.... you’re held responsible right then!
.... I just think the American people have seen what’s going on right now in their government. This is absolutely an overreach and this is an outrage for all Americans.”
Yielded back his time.....(standing ovation)
When you format it like that, it’s quite Shakespearean.
Thanks for the ping!
I think we all are having confirmed what we all , that the Democrats have NOT stayed in power for 40 years because the majority of the people agree with them. They’ve been using the IRS, unions, foreign money, people like George Soros, to fund and pay for the illegal election rigging.
People need to be arrested, tried and put in prison for this. Until that happens (and some plea bargains for the lower level people in return for ratting out their superiors) this tyranny will continue.
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ActFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from RICO)
Jump to: navigation, search Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. The RICO Act focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows the leaders of a syndicate to be tried for the crimes which they ordered others to do or assisted them, closing a perceived loophole that allowed someone who told a man to, for example, murder, to be exempt from the trial because he did not actually do it.
R-I-C-O
RICO was enacted by section 901(a) of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (Pub.L. 91–452, 84 Stat. 922, enacted October 15, 1970). RICO is codified as Chapter 96 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. § 1961–1968. While its original use in the 1970s was to prosecute the Mafia as well as others who were actively engaged in organized crime, its later application has been more widespread.
Summary [edit]Under RICO, a person who is a member of an enterprise that has committed any two of 35 crimes—27 federal crimes and 8 state crimes—within a 10-year period can be charged with racketeering. Those found guilty of racketeering can be fined up to $25,000 and sentenced to 20 years in prison per racketeering count. In addition, the racketeer must forfeit all ill-gotten gains and interest in any business gained through a pattern of “racketeering activity.” RICO also permits a private individual harmed by the actions of such an enterprise to file a civil suit; if successful, the individual can collect treble damages (damages in triple the amount of actual/compensatory damages).
When the U.S. Attorney decides to indict someone under RICO, he or she has the option of seeking a pre-trial restraining order or injunction to temporarily seize a defendant’s assets and prevent the transfer of potentially forfeitable property, as well as require the defendant to put up a performance bond. This provision was placed in the law because the owners of Mafia-related shell corporations often absconded with the assets. An injunction and/or performance bond ensures that there is something to seize in the event of a guilty verdict.
In many cases, the threat of a RICO indictment can force defendants to plead guilty to lesser charges, in part because the seizure of assets would make it difficult to pay a defense attorney. Despite its harsh provisions, a RICO-related charge is considered easy to prove in court, as it focuses on patterns of behavior as opposed to criminal acts.[4]
There is also a provision for private parties to sue. A “person damaged in his business or property” can sue one or more “racketeers”. The plaintiff must prove the existence of an “enterprise”. The defendant(s) are not the enterprise; in other words, the defendant(s) and the enterprise are not one and the same. There must be one of four specified relationships between the defendant(s) and the enterprise: either the defendant(s) invested the proceeds of the pattern of racketeering activity into the enterprise; or the defendant(s) acquired or maintained an interest in, or control over, the enterprise through the pattern of racketeering activity; or the defendant(s) conducted or participated in the affairs of the enterprise “through” the pattern of racketeering activity; or the defendant(s) conspired to do one of the above. In essence, the enterprise is the illegal device of the racketeers. A civil RICO action, like many lawsuits based on federal law, can be filed in state or federal court.[5]
Both the federal and civil components allow the recovery of treble damages.
Although its primary intent was to deal with organized crime, Blakey said that Congress never intended it to merely apply to the Mob. He once told Time, “We don’t want one set of rules for people whose collars are blue or whose names end in vowels, and another set for those whose collars are white and have Ivy League diplomas.”[4]
LoL....Unexpected comments can sure make the end of a long work day a beautiful thing! LoL....
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