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SHOCK: IRS Admits to Targeting Conservative Groups During 2012 Election, Apologizes
theblaze.com ^ | May 10 2013 | Becket Adams

Posted on 05/10/2013 10:56:34 AM PDT by NoLibZone

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To: NoLibZone

This should be a capital crime. If they give a cop three years in jail for stealing $75, then they should execute IRS officials who helped steal the presidential election.

I’d be happy to perform as a member of the firing squad.


21 posted on 05/10/2013 12:27:01 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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To: buffaloguy
Saying this is improper is like saying the nazis were inconsiderate.
22 posted on 05/10/2013 12:30:34 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: NoLibZone
SHOCK: IRS Admits to Targeting Conservative Groups During 2012 Election, Apologizes

Apologizes?

THIS INVOLVES A CRIMINAL ACT, AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A FELONEOUS ACT.

I am not an attorney and can't be more specific, but it is obvious to me that there is a rot in our governing political system where justice has been subverted, and a large criminal subculture has been running rampant for a few years now. With impunity.

There has been a long standing principle that elected and appointed administrators cannot be sued or attacked for the performance of their ordinary duties, which makes total sense.
This, however, cannot suggest that they are immune from prosecution and punishment for abuse of power in the commission of clearly criminal activity against individuals or groups chosen for arbitrary and capricious costly and disruptive attacks, meant to intimidate, extort or destroy, politically or financially.

The remedy is an APOLOGY??!!??

At the very least, any individual should lose his/her job permanently, and all accrued benefits, in additional to serious jail time.

I will leave elaboration to those Freepers with experience and expertise in legal matters. But clearly, there is a need for remedy, if one does not presently exist.
We see abuse, with impunity, from the dystopic Federal bureaucracy, the offices of the President, Attorney General, the Department of State, the environmental alphabet soup agencies, The State Department, The highest leadership of our military services, and others, which affect the daily life of hundreds of millions --- for the worse.

Focusing on a presently hot topic, the abuse by the IRS, it is so outrageous and egregious, that it should make the blood boil in every engaged citizen...

"Organizations were singled out [for audit, endless illegal requests for privileged information, etc] if they included the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their applications for tax-exempt status, said Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt groups."
That this was arbitrary and capricious and blatantly politically motivated is beyond doubt.

"Lerner said the practice was initiated by low-level workers in Cincinnati and was not motivated by political bias.
First of all that is a blatant lie. Let her repeat that under oath and add another felony to her list. Similar attacks were contemporaneously initiated in IRS offices nationwide prior to the 2012 elections.
I may not me a MENSA member, but since when is a criminal entitled to conclude that his/her criminal behavior "was not motivated by political bias?"
Is the bank robber entitled to claim (with a straight face) that his inclination to rob banks "is not influenced by his aversion to honest work and greed?"

The bureaucratic response is puerile and almost moronic.

Will they get away with it?

23 posted on 05/10/2013 12:43:07 PM PDT by publius911 (Look for the Union label, then buy something else.)
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To: SCHROLL

It’s the enforcer for both parties. Time to dissolve the miserable agency. It doesn’t happen because neither party wants it gone.


24 posted on 05/10/2013 12:44:18 PM PDT by lu shissler (an take his naiv)
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25 posted on 05/10/2013 12:55:50 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: NoLibZone
Nixon was crucified because he had IIRC TWO people audited....CLinton had tons audited....and now the bammey boy....

we have no rule of law....

and doesn't this pretty much tell you that our "civil" servants will do anything for their messiah.....

26 posted on 05/10/2013 1:10:38 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Chuckster
How many times has this been posted today?

(The longer I live the less I care about what you think.)

27 posted on 05/10/2013 1:32:50 PM PDT by publius911 (Look for the Union label, then buy something else.)
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To: NoLibZone

Funny, the words “Arrested” and “Prison” did not appear in this article about a very serious crime.


28 posted on 05/10/2013 2:02:39 PM PDT by Bon mots
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To: publius911

Touche


29 posted on 05/10/2013 6:10:07 PM PDT by Chuckster (The longer I live the less I care about what you think.)
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To: NoLibZone

bookmark


30 posted on 05/10/2013 6:44:11 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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