Evidence Obama Administration Discriminated Against Conservatives [semi-satire]

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 29 Oct 2017 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

This week evidence of a comprehensive policy of illegal discrimination by the Obama Administration against conservatives emerged on two fronts.

First was the discovery of an internal IRS email outlining an intentional plan to obstruct Tea Party organizations from obtaining tax-exempt status for educational activities. An April 1, 2011 email from Elizabeth Kastenberg, an official in the agency's exempt organizations division, confirmed that "these cases are held back primarily because of their political party affiliation rather than specifically any political activities." The IRS also illegally colluded with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to crack down on conservative nonprofits during the 2012 election cycle.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen tried to brush off the email as "an obvious 'April fool' joke. Look at the date on the email. To say this is a 'smoking gun' is absurd." Koskinen's contention is rebutted by the demonstrated pattern of discrimination and harassment conservative groups faced from the IRS in the post-2011 period.

Second was a Department of Justice scheme to ensure that nearly a billion dollars in settlements from businesses sued by the Obama Administration would be donated exclusively to left-wing political organizations. Records obtained from the Obama era Office of the Assistant Attorney General (OAAG) and the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) revealed a conscious intent to exclude conservative or non-partisan groups from receiving any of the settlement money.

With respect to the settlement scheme, current Attorney General Jeff Sessions characterized the scheme as "essentially, political extortion. Under the threat of prolonged and expensive litigation, the previous DOJ allowed targeted businesses to opt out by agreeing to accept a plea and pay a fine. The money obtained from those fines was used as a 'slush fund' to aid left-wing interest groups like National Council of La Raza, Urban League and National Community Reinvestment Coalition." Sessions ordered an end to the policy, saying that "if real damages are incurred due to torts committed by any defendants payments should be paid to the injured parties not politically favored pressure groups."

With respect to the IRS discrimination, it has be announced that Koskinen will be replaced by the Treasury Department''s assistant secretary for tax policy, David Kautter as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service beginning November 12.

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