[Rummyfan]

This is nothing to do with whether you support or oppose same-sex marriage. This is about whether you support free speech, public advocacy, private advocacy and ultimately - one day soon - the sanctity of the ballot box, and whether you oppose a culture of partisan thuggery.

[Rummyfan]

A while back, I had an interaction with the IRS. The lady was very pleasant and I rather enjoyed the conversation and the matter was favorably resolved. But at one point there was a certain cold steely moment when she explained what the agency could do to me. And, being a foreigner and used to the considerably more circumscribed powers of civilized revenue agencies, I said: "Hang on a minute, what about due process?"

And she said: "Well, I wouldn't know anything about that."

[tumblindice]

Steyn’s right, as usual.
Abolish the IRS and replace it with a more constrained agency and simplified tax code more conducive to a civilized society.
These people are out of control.

While we’re at it, about half of government could be trimmed.
That would be a good start.

[Slings and Arrows]

Steyn ping #2.

[Candor7]

Lets just throw in the towel and go for a one party system of “democratic republicanism” , after all we have the liberal fascists and Obama all keyed up and ready to go! /S

[Candor7]

The IRS is NOW nothing more than part of a federally funded extortion ring. Learner, Meisel and all the rest are no better than mafiosa shakedown thugs. Issa needs a special prosecutor, and the RICO ( racketeering and influence peddling)statute needs to be invoked.

[Pontiac]

So how did leaking the National Organization for Marriage donor lists work out for the IRS? Well, after a two-year legal battle, the Government of the United States admitted wrongdoing and agreed to settle. For $50,000.

Bull Crap! I want people to go to jail.

For example, they claimed that the leak was an inadvertent error by a low-level clerk called Wendy Peters in March 2011. But in February 2011 Mr Meisel, the gay activist, was already letting it be known that he had a source who could get him the info.

Someone needs to go to jail for perjury for this! I am tired of these Leftist Government flunkies getting away with their trampling on people’s freedom to exercise their right to be active in political speech.

These Leftist are ready to scream and yell that you are censoring free speech if you try to curb the flow of profanity in music or film but try to be Pro Conservative views in public they are ready to censor your views from the public discourse.

[Jacquerie]

The conscription of the bureaucracy to torment the ruling party's ideological enemies is Banana Republic 101.

Nonsense. Just do as you are told and keep voting. /s

[miss marmelstein]

For a while now I’ve thought Steyn will leave the USA. I’m sure he has the means to do so.

[Gritty]

Steyn BUMP!

[kingu]

And, Ladies and Gentlemen, this gang of glorious enforcers are in the health care business. Income and insurance card, please....

(Can’t wait for IRS employees to start leaking medical records.)