Ms. Pelosi's remarks are revealing because they underscore that Democratic agitation to restrict political speech may have driven this IRS dragnet. In a September 2010 letter to then-IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman, Montana Senator Max Baucus encouraged the IRS to investigate the use of nonprofit status by conservative groups. Noting media reports on conservative groups like Crossroads GPS, American Action Network and Americans for Job Security, Mr. Baucus wrote that there are "serious questions about whether such organizations are operating in compliance with the Internal Revenue Code."
In March 2012, New York Senator Chuck Schumer and six other Democrats signed a letter demanding that the IRS put a "cap" on spending by nonprofits or face legislation. In the meantime, they wrote, the groups should be forced to "show their math" to prove that they deserve the tax-exempt status they are applying for. "The IRS should already possess the authority to issue immediate guidance on this matter," the Senators wrote.
Before he was fired Wednesday, Mr. Miller, the acting IRS commissioner identified two "rogue" Cincinnati workers as the puppeteers behind the overly "aggressive" enforcement. But don't be surprised if they thought they were merely following the direction of Senate Democrats. http://online.wsj.com/article/.....p;
REVIEW & OUTLOOK May 15, 2013, 7:24 p.m. ET
Democrats and the IRS Chuck Schumer wanted the agency to probe tax-exempt political groups.
I think Buck's home video of himself getting hit in the head over and over... well... obviously brain damage!
On the topic: Republicans... YES, R E P U B L I C A N S ordered the IRS investigation of the F'n TeaBaggers! (I know, I know... Bucky, Cic, Henry and the wanna bes will not sleep well tonight, but it's true.)
Republicans asked the IRS to look at the tax-exempt status of Tea Party groups.
I don't give a fu(k what the party affiliation of the tyrant is. This government is illegitimate. It's a banana fu(king republic. It is no longer a representative republic. No longer do the representatives reflect the will of the people, the people must reflect the will of their representatives. If you do not conform to your corrupt illegitimate leaders, you will be CRUSHED!
The political leadership in this country is illegitimate, the outcome was rigged, they were elected in two elections that we now know free speech was suppressed.
Document: IRS ordered conservative educational group to turn over a list of high school and college students it trained
Federal government demanded a list of everyone a Tennessee organization had ever trained, or planned to train
Linchpins of Liberty mentors high school and college students and teaches them conservative political philosophy, but is not tea-party-linked
'Can you imagine my responsibility to parents if I disclosed the names of their children to the IRS?' asked the group's founder
IRS Inspector General report listed seven questions the agency should never have asked, but this wasn't one of them
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
I don't give a fu(k what the party affiliation of the tyrant is. This Congress is illegitimate. It's a banana fu(king republic. It is no longer a representative republic. No longer do the representatives reflect the will of the people, the people must reflect the will of their representatives. If you do not conform to your corrupt illegitimate leaders, you will be CRUSHED!
When the "GOVT" votes against the will of 90% of the people on a Background Check Bill... then we agree... it is no longer a representative republic.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
GOP Hypocrites Whine About The IRS While Demanding An Audit of AARP
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Republicans are playing up another phony scandal out of sheer spite and part of their four-year campaign to discredit the President, but as is always the case with Republicans, they are projecting on the President what they themselves are guilty of. Corporate media is remiss to remind Americans that Republicans targeted the voter registration organization ACORN for eradication after racist angst, fabricated evidence, and phony allegations drove them to destroy what they perceived as an outfit that served African Americans who supported the President in the 2008 general election. Conservatives deemed their attack was warranted and legitimate, and bristled at suggestions their effort was racially or politically motivated.
Last week, a day before the IRS apologized for scrutinizing conservatives’ applications for “social welfare” tax exemption, House Republicans sent a letter to the IRS Commissioner demanding an audit of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) claiming the organization does not qualify for tax-exempt status and deserves extra scrutiny. Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee want the evil IRS to investigate AARP’s finances, but AARP asserts all of its revenue is put to use supporting it mission of assisting senior citizens.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The AARP has become nothing but an insurance company who stopped looking out for the retired community a long time ago. They pushed for Obama-care because they sell health insurance even though it hurt those on Medicare and SS.
The AARP has become nothing but an insurance company who stopped looking out for the retired community a long time ago. They pushed for Obama-care because they sell health insurance even though it hurt those on Medicare and SS.
They pushed for Obama Care because many of their AARP members were uninsured or uninsurable.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
News Anchor Who Complained of IRS Harassment 'Off the Air' by John Nolte 17 May 2013, 6:27 AM
Larry Connors, the KMOV anchor who asked Barack Obama some tough questions about his family's vacation habits and claimed earlier this week that he might have been harassed by the IRS as a result, has been taken off the air.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
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