Posted on 04/17/2014 4:37:40 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
Key members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform expressed outrage at revelations made in newly released emails showing ex-IRS official Lois Lerner coordinating with the Department of Justice on prosecuting nonprofit groups.
One committee member said the emails prove why the IRS is “scared to give up the rest of Lois Lerner’s emails.” IRS commissioner John Koskinen was recently threatened with contempt for stonewalling the committee’s investigation. Koskinen claimed in a hearing that it could take years to provide the documents requested by Oversight.
“The release of new documents underscores the political nature of IRS Tea Party targeting and the extent to which supposed apolitical officials took direction from elected Democrats,” Oversight chairman Rep. Darrell Issa said in a statement. “These e-mails are part of an overwhelming body of evidence that political pressure from prominent Democrats led to the targeting of Americans for their political beliefs.”
“Now I see why the IRS is scared to give up the rest of Lois Lerner’s emails,” said Oversight Economic Growth subcommittee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Nice sentiment... but wrong. She was our employee. Those emails belong to us. We're not going after her personal papers, effects or emails. We want the emails that she sent as part of her official position as a taxpayer employee.
My initial reaction to this DOJ - IRS - Lerner eMail issue was a big yawn. If there really were violations of the law then DOJ+IRS is, I would assume, quite legit.
But that is not what was really happening. The path leads back to Dems in Congress pressuring the DOJ who then inquired with Lerner thus lighting the fuse that took us down the path that was followed.
Did DOJ and IRS and Lerner know this was all a political witch hunt. I’m sure they did. All they needed was a little pressure from “Congress” to set the wheels in motion.
Patience FRiend...listen to Katie Pavlich in the link below. Lerner is caught discussing this DOJ coordination with the assistant to the Director of the IRS (Doug Shulman), you know the guy who visited the White House some 150+ times. A lot of people are going down over this. And most importantly a choice for Barack Obama has to be made, resign or be impeached.
Katie Pavlich discusses newly released IRS emails that implicate DOJ prosecution of conservative groups
Emails, and documents written on government computers, or from personal accounts conducting official business aren't 'private'. Neither are phone conversations over government telephone accounts.
+1
WT_?! What more does Congress need?! A guilty plea?!
IRS commissioner John Koskinen was recently threatened with contempt for stonewalling the committee’s investigation. Koskinen claimed in a hearing that it could take years to provide the documents requested by Oversight.
Or ... just ask Judicial Watch to file another lawsuit?!!!!
Technical question:
In such an investigation, how is it possible to be sure that no emails are overlooked?
Does the email server provide a catalog of all emails in order to check for gaps?
Freek Squad?
Send the first mug to Issa.
BTW, Lois Lerner completely forgot the oath of office she took when she was hired by the federal government. You know, the part about "supporting and defending the Constitution"? Of course, she took the 5th when she thought it was convenient for her to protect her a$$.
The EXEMPT and their EXEMPT Staff, all eager
to serve the Tyrant, DO NOTHING.
NOTHING.
Agreed. I’m pretty sure she was gleefully and giddily typing those emails while reporting her progress to her superiors in Washington (who probably report directly to the president) after wreaking havoc on the 501C Tea Party filers by recommending that they be audited which you know is probably what happened.
See when you personalize what happens and break it down you understand why Lerner should not be left off the hook. The president made it his mission to select particularly nasty and mean-spirited liberal people that have a vengeful spirit during this administration because he knew they would carry out his orders against his enemy (patriots: the hardworking people of this country who believe in God not Allah). Lerner needs to be dealt with harshly to put others on notice, NO MORE. We are not going to stand for, accept, or take anymore of this bull$hit treatment from our ELECTED (???) officials anymore.
“A lot of people are going down over this. And most importantly a choice for Barack Obama has to be made, resign or be impeached.”
I like your optimism, but it ain’t gonna happen.
> Key members of the House Committee on Oversight and
> Government Reform expressed outrage
Yes. Expressed outrage. That will get their attention.
Seems that someone in Congress is always expressing outrage about something.
The only ones that actually do something to direct their outrage at legislative action are the demonRATS. That’s where we get “gun control” legislation.
The problem is that government jobs inherently attract pro-government (leftist) people.
Liberals are attracted, especially, to positions of UNACCOUNTABLE power over others like moths to a porch light.
Replacing the moths isn’t the answer. Busting out the porchlight is the answer.
While it especially applies to government workers, like the IRS hacks, any 'work' emails are subject to subpoena in any lawsuit ...
p.s. a friend of mine who is an attorney with the FBI says a government employee can NOT plead the 5th before Congress ... of course saying that is verboten by the head of the DO"j" ...
“A lot of people are going down over this. And most importantly a choice for Barack Obama has to be made, resign or be impeached.”
I like your optimism, but it ain’t gonna happen.
“The people have rights. The government has powers.”
Under Obama the government has rights, the bureaucracy has unlimited, unchecked power and the people have only the privileges those two entities deign to give them.
I wonder why Left is so anxious to disarm the population?/s
Absolutely. It's usually written into the terms of employment.
Think of it this way - if YOU owned the company, the computer, the network, the email servers, wouldn't you think you had a right to view the emails written by your employees on your property during the time they were being paid to work for you?
The communications of any sort she engages in in her official capacity are not subject to 4th Amendment protection. Her personal emails, phone calls, etc., would be a different matter entirely.
Anyone who uses a government computer is informed every time they log in that their usage is subject to monitoring.
I like your optimism, but it ain’t gonna happen.
Richard Nixon thought the same. Once it reaches a tipping point, there’s no stopping it. The GOP needs to fan the flames to anger the masses that a corrupt administration has abused the levers of the executive branch against free speech voting integrity of its citizens. Paint them as the crooks they are.
I don’t think her work stuff should be protected. The 4th Amendment protects us from the government. When she was at the IRS, she was the government. Any “work” she did was supposed to be for the people and should not be protected.
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