Posted on 02/13/2014 5:17:42 AM PST by xzins
Edited on 02/13/2014 5:25:48 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
On Monday, Dr. Benjamin Carson, the former director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, said he and his family were targeted by the IRS in retribution for comments critical of Barack Obama, Newsmax reported.
According to Carson, audits and other harassment began in May or June of 2013, just a few months after his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. Gradually, he added, the harassment expanded to include family members, associates, and his charitable endeavors.
Ive been quite I would say astonished at the level of hostility that I have encountered, he told Newsmax TVs John Bachman.
The IRS has investigated me. They said, I want to look at your real estate holdings. There was nothing there. Well, lets expand to an entire [year], everything. There was nothing there. Lets do another year. Finally, after a few months, they went away. But theyve come after my family, theyve come after my friends, theyve come after associates, he added.
Until now, Newsmax said, Dr. Carson has shied away from tying the IRS actions to his criticism of Obama, but now he says Americans live in a Gestapo age even though they may not realize it.
He also said Congress has to step up to the plate and do its job.
The reason we have divided government is if one branch of the government gets out of control, starts thinking theyre too big for their britches, you need to be able to have control, he said.
We sit there and we say, Oh this is horrible. But we dont do anything. And see, thats what Im trying to get our congressional people, our lawmakers theyve got to get courage, he said. Because why would anybody who has an agenda to fundamentally change this nation, why would they stop if no one is opposing them?
Carson also believes the retribution will continue, but promises he will not be forced into silence.
The only reason that I havent shut up is because in Romans 8 it says If God be for you, who can be against you? And I believe in that protection that God gives you, he added.
Carsons experience is not that different from what many others are experiencing, said GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell. Its quite, quite troublesome and disturbing.
I have heard this same story over and over and over throughout the last year, she said. I cannot tell you how many donors to conservative organizations, people who have become active, have said I was never audited until I started giving money to X conservative candidate or cause.
I totally agree with you about O’Reilly.
windflier, they’re sure getting more and more brazen.
The usurper entity that is now in control of this country is illegitimate, and needs to be overthrown so that our Constitutional government can be re-instated.
I saw Johnathan Turley on “The Kelly File,” last night. Meghan is becoming a major source of information for me. When people like Turley, who is not conservative, begin to issue warnings, people had better wise up.
...”From reading articles, I know they audited a lot of individual Romney donors (which we are not), and of course, various individual conservatives like ourselves who donated to tea party groups or candidates. This current group at the top is the face of totalitarianism in our time, and will continue to use their powers to punish their opponents. They aren’t simply the greater of two evils, they are a vastly improved, wholly unto their own, much greater evil than known before in this country. “...
I wholeheartedly agree. We also have contributed to conservative candidates, as well as to our church and some charities. The whole package probably made us a target. Your $7000 was small compared to what they charged us with. Ours was also resolved with nothing owed. Our CPA told us he had 19 clients going through exactly the same thing last year.
When in the course of human events.....
God Bless Dr. Carson
Fascist left wingers are the real racists in America.
If a black man like Dr Carson, dares to stand up against them, they attack him with the IRS, their paid mediots and other fascist activities.
Remember, in 1974 one of the Articles of Impeachment against then-President Nixon was the threatened use of the Internal Revenue Service against Nixon’s political enemies. President Obama is now running the risk of Impeachment becuase this has become more than a threat—we now have documented evidence at least one IRS field office—and possibly more—engaged deliberately in harassing Conservative-leaning 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) groups.
Actually, this may just be good news. Bear with me, please.
Our LIEberal/Socialist/Marxist/Fascist masters continue to abuse the American people in many ways.
These IRS abuses are but a small indicator of the corruption that pervades the Ophonybama administration, but should be a huge rallying point for We the People!
I, for one, hope that the criminal enterprise known as the Ophonybama administration keeps it up!
Seems like every day, Ophonybama and his LIEberal etc., etc. cronies do something to insult the US Constitution or We the People. Every day, we are closer to the tipping point.
So, Bring It On! LIEberals. Your days are numbered!
HST, there is a remedy to the immediate problem of the IRS!
The FairTax Act, HR 25 and S 122, would replace the income tax with a National Retail Sales Tax and abolish the IRS.
The issues are FReedom and privacy, and both issues are at risk so long as we have an income tax.
We will never be a FRee people until we abolish the income tax and the IRS!
To find out how you can help, go to http://www.fairtax.org.
One has to wonder how many federal employees the Ophonybama administration has corrupted?
SCOTUS has ruled that “No one is bound to obey an unconstitutional law and no courts are bound to enforce it.” (Sixteenth American Jurisprudence, Second Edition, Section 177. (late 2nd Ed. Section 256))
Inasmuch as ALL federal employees swear to “preserve, protect and defend the US Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic,” then one could rightly suggest that those federal employees who violate their oath are criminals and should be punished to the full extent of the law.
HST, though, since the entire Ophonybama administration is a criminal enterprise, it may take some other method to reign in their criminal behavior. They show absolutely no indication they are willing to change their ways and do what is right and proper for America.
Furthermore, the Republicans don’t seem to have the intestinal fortitude to engage in the kind of political warfare that would lead to a lawful solution to the problem!
It is obvious that the “Checks and Balances” built into the US Constitution are not strong enough to prevent or curtail the kind of criminal activity we see on a daily basis FRom the Ophonybama administration.
A new paradigm is needed, and I don’t know what it might be. Sure hope we can come up with some way to stop the runaway Ophonybama train!
We’ll need all hands on deck, that is fer shure, fer shure!
I was one that mentioned that a long time ago.
We absolutely need a <<<<< HUGE >>>> class action RICO lawsuit, led by some of the brightest constitutional lawyers of our day, with someone like Ben Carson as a spokesperson for the group. We need to hunt down and punish every IRS agent who has done this and send people to jail. No slap on the wrist, these people need to be made examples of. This needs to be huge, public takedown. We have got to fight back against this American gestapo. our entire political process and the security of being able to speak out is being undermined.
Maybe one lawsuit for companies, non-profits, etc, and one for individuals.
What could we do to get the ball rolling?
The nrst? Can you explain it in bullet points?
The people who have been affected should speak up - don’t let the “gestapo” tactics win. Every citizen should be offended by the IRS tactics. Your voices need to be heard!
And even if you have not been affected, you can contact your own congress member or you could contact any congress member to express your concerns. You could also contact Dave Camp - R- MI. A few others are mentioned on the thread.
In my posts 21 and 27 the article mentions these names as possible contacts.
http://www.wnd.com/2014/02/irs-smoking-gun-awakens-sleeping-giant/
Michele Bachmann
Kevin Snider of the Pacific Justice Institute
Tom Fitton, chief of Judicial Watch
In today’s new article:
In a stunning turn of events into the investigation into Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, a member of Congress [Dave Camp] has revealed the IRS also mounted Big Brother-type surveillance over existing groups.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/02/irs-bulls-eye-included-tax-exempt-groups/#iH4U55B1cG5SR1s5.99
Keep us informed!
Most people don’t know about this!
This is huge!
Who is going to tell the American people?? What the hell is wrong with our elected officials?? Or anyone with a microphone??
LOL. He most certainly is not. There is no risk, NO RISK to him at all. Don't you get it? He does what he does because he has a compliant, complicit Congress. There is not a single abuse he's committed that Republicans haven't been a part of. NONE. Every conservative -- every American -- needs to remember that.
I can do better than that:
http://www.fairtax.org/PDF/FairTax%20flat%20tax%20income%20comparison%20chart.pdf
A chart comparing FairTax, Flat Tax and Current Income Tax.
It is a great teaching/learning tool!
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