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Posted on 05/29/2013 5:59:25 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
25 tea party groups sue Obama administration, IRS
By: Byron Tau May 29, 2013 02:11 PM EDT
A conservative watchdog group filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of 25 tea party groups against the Internal Revenue Service and Obama administration officials.
The complaint, filed by the American Center for Law and Justice, alleges that the Obama administration overstepped its authority and violated the First and Fifth amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
It’s the latest in the unfolding legal drama over the IRS’s admitted targeting of tea party groups — a scandal that has already cost the acting head of the agency his job.
“As this unconstitutional scheme continues even today, the only way to stop this flagrant and arrogant abuse of our clients’ rights is to file a federal lawsuit,” Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the ACLJ, said in a statement. “The lawsuit sends a very powerful message to the IRS and the Obama administration — including the White House: Americans are not going to be bullied and intimidated by our government.”
The suit charges that IRS and Obama administration officials “unlawfully delayed and thereby effectively denied approval of Plaintiffs’ applications for tax exempt status” based “solely upon Plaintiffs’ political viewpoints.”
The suit asks federal courts to stop any further IRS abuse or retaliation. The groups are also seeking unspecified damages to be determined at trial.
Twenty-five tea party groups from around the country are listed as plaintiffs. The ACLJ names as defendants the IRS, Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, outgoing acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller and other IRS officials. Lois Lerner, director of the exempt organization division at the center of the controversy, is also a named a defendant. She was placed on paid administrative leave last week.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
No need some powerhouse lawyers pro bono....
Violation of civil rights UNDER COLOR OF AUTHORITY
Make it a meme.
The IRS loses something like 60% of the time it goes to court.
Maybe it is not not necessary to get a high-powered lawyer, just a lawyer
Every individuals should be sued as an Officer
and Individual since the latter requires
they hire their own (nontaxpayer funded) lawyers.
Sue Holder, too.
Give Rove a warning - once the TP is done with the IRS, they are coming for him.
Jay is powerhouse, IMO.
Great news!
I am a little disappointed that it is not 25 separate suits. That would throw things into a tizzy at DOJ since they would have to worry about 25 different judges and venues and limit their strategies.
The list, Ping
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GREAT!
Yes! Definitely. I don’t want my tax money going to help defend these scum.
Yesssss,,hopefully this will help to keep it in the news at least!
Here’s a meme for ya:
Abolish the IRS!
Bump
Nah...it’s just a lesser evil. Conservative purists are the real problem with America...
Funny that the lesser evil crowd and the Obama IRS have the same goals....
Only Cruz from Texas is pushing this.
Working Americans earning above minimum wage are slaves to the IRS and the Washingtonians.
Smash the apparatchik
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