Ted Cruz, John Cornyn Grill Eric Holder on Federal Harassment of Tea Party

Breitbart ^ | 29 Jan 2014 | Brandon Darby

[SoConPubbie]

Both U.S. Senators from Texas, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, grilled U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday over federal abuses in scrutiny of Tea Party organizations across the U.S. 

Sen. Cruz focused on the IRS, and Sen. Cornyn focused on the story Breitbart News broke that the scandal was broader in relation to True the Vote, the Texas-based nonprofit that was also seemingly harassed by two Department of Justice agencies (DOJ), not just the IRS.

Breitbart News was the first to report that the IRS abuses of Tea Party groups extended beyond the IRS and into the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF, or more commonly known as the ATF).

The May 13, 2013 piece by Breitbart News titled "Multiple Agencies Involved With IRS Intimidation" revealed that True the Vote and the group’s founder, Catherine Engelbrecht, had been seemingly targeted since 2010 by various federal agencies. 

This author wrote:

True the Vote’s experiences with the IRS’s abuse of power were recently discussed by Catherine Engelbrecht in a previous interview with Breitbart News. She said:

We applied for nonprofit C-3 status early in 2010. Since that time the IRS has run us through a gauntlet of analysts and hundreds of questions over and over again. They’ve requested to see each and every tweet I’ve ever tweeted or Facebook post I’ve ever posted. They also asked to know every place I’ve ever spoken since our inception and to whom, and everywhere I intend to speak in the future.

[SoConPubbie]

"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[SoConPubbie]

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[Olog-hai]

Cornyn is being a help to Cruz here, hopefully?

[VideoDoctor]

Whatever is learned... whatever is FACT... fear NOT, because NOTHING will happen. No indictments and Holder will move on to the next investigation without ramifications.

[showme_the_Glory]

Cornyn is watching for the bus. The minute he sees it, bam, Cruz is under it. He hates Cruz more than libs.

[lavaroise]

Indeed, the double standard will go on. Hide Hillary’s lesbian bully blackmail files while the media will drag Herman Cain s for merely chattingnup a former employee.

Totally disgusting. And the GOPe conservative homosexual is the same party of bullsht.

[alstewartfan]

Yes, until he wins his primary. Cornyn is a fraud. Bob

[stanne]

The hatred of GOPes toward conservatives certainly is more powerful thatn between them and libs even more powerful than that from libs to conservatives.

But they are confused, and this adds to the animosity. Cornyn wants reelection in Texas this Nov. He’s running as a self proclaimed conservative, which he certainly is not,

He might be good on guns and or abortion, but he wants what the Boehners want, minority status and country club lobbyist funded lifestyle. THat includes amnesty and Obamacare (don’t doubt they want that - pharmaceuticals, med supply firms, insurance industry).

Increased debt to our sweet children.

Cornyn does not answer his phone to constituents (Texans, not to be confused with lobbyists and corporatists). If he’s involved with this it’s because he can be without threat to whomever it is he works for.

[stanne]

Cruz doesn’t hang around any busstops and he does not hop on any busses.

[Eagles6]

Save

[Logical me]

It is going to be hard to know who to support but we need every R we can get for the Senate so we can elect a speaker for the Senate. Otherwise we will never get any of our bills on the floor for vote. HORSESHIT HAS TO STOP. We need every R. Even if it takes a RINO. We have no choice. OR we may be saluting the next Hillery.

[NTHockey]

The whole regime from top to bottom is chock full of Sgt. Schultzes.

[Jane Long]

Yep. And, he’ll throw anything to do with the TEA Party under the bus. Cornyn is fraud - and not to be trusted.

[SoConPubbie]

It is going to be hard to know who to support but we need every R we can get for the Senate so we can elect a speaker for the Senate. Otherwise we will never get any of our bills on the floor for vote. HORSESHIT HAS TO STOP. We need every R. Even if it takes a RINO. We have no choice. OR we may be saluting the next Hillery.

Only if there is not a viable Tea-Party candidate.

Also, don't ask conservatives EVER to vote for Pro-Abortion or Pro-Gay Agenda pretend Republicans.

If you, or the GOP-E does that, you can just go pound sand!

[LibLieSlayer]

schumer has already ordered the irs to TRIPLE DOWN on crushing the TEA Party.

[Ann Archy]

Amen, but the PURISTS will sit home and that's a vote for the DEMOCRAT!! IDIOTS.

We need to go after DEMOCRATS FIRST and then Clean out the RINOS!!!

[Ann Archy]

Your tagline is ridiculous!!!

[SoConPubbie]

Your tagline is ridiculous!!!

Yes, to someone who refuses to face the reality of the Progressive Liberal record of Romney, I'm sure it is ridiculous.

Denial isn't just a river in Egypt you know!

[SoConPubbie]

We need to go after DEMOCRATS FIRST and then Clean out the RINOS!!!

The siren song of those who really don't want to deal with the problem of those who are traitors to our conservative cause and who would rather make peace with the enemy (Democrats) then do the heavy lifting necessary to stand on conservative principle.

Your approach just means the job never gets done.

I'm pretty sure give your posting history that you would have backed Drewhurst over Cruz.

[Ann Archy]

Don't be silly....that was an PRIMARY....they weren't going after a SITTING Senator that was a Republican!! Geesh....do you PURISTS NOT get the Difference??

Going after SITTING Republicans.....we have ALWAYS LOST THE DAMN SEAT and THAT"S WHY WE HAVE OBAMACARE!!