 The IRS Has Been EXPOSED for Targeting Tea Party & Other Conservatives -- Select Here to DEMAND Congress TAKE ACTION Against the IRS! ALERT: Did you hear that the IRS' targeting of conservative organizations has now been traced all the way up to the Chief Counsel of the IRS -- one of only two Obama political appointees in the entire agency? AND did you hear that a criminal investigator for the Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration -- the Department's "tax watchdog" -- has informed Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, an influential Republican who serves on the Finance and Judiciary committees, that since 2006 at least four politicians or political donors (including former Tea Party-endorsed Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell) have had their personal tax records improperly accessed through a "backdoor system" in which state officials can access Americans' private tax records (in the name of "investigating"), with little oversight or accountability... including one case in which a willful violation of federal law was identified? AND did you hear that the Justice Department has declined to prosecute ANY of the offenders, and that Treasury officials have refused to give Sen. Grassley ANY specifics on the cases, claiming that even people who improperly access tax records have an "assumption of privacy" under federal tax laws? They think they can do WHATEVER THEY WANT... because, hey, THEY are the IRS! WELL, NOT ANYMORE! IT'S TIME TO MAKE IT A CRIME FOR THE IRS TO TARGET GROUPS FOR POLITICAL PAYBACK!
SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE MEMBER
We've now all heard the reports about how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has admitted that they deliberately harassed
conservative political organizations claiming tax exempt status, such
as Tea Party groups, by singling them out for additional scrutiny and
investigation.
OF CONGRESS, DEMANDING THEY MAKE IRS POLITICAL DISCRIMINATION A FELONY, NOT JUST A SLAP ON THE WRIST: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW! Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax exempt groups, has admitted that  at least 75 organizations
were singled out because they included the words "tea party" or
"patriot" in their applications for tax exempt status. While she
acknowledged that actions were clearly violations of IRS policies, she laid the blame on "low-level workers" in the Cincinnati IRS office.
Now, the Feds have finally been outed for their anti-conservative policies of harassment -- and it's time for patriotic conservatives to start taking action to hold them accountable for it! Many of us have suspected that we were being targeted by the Obama regime for a long time now... but they kept denying it. In fact, Ms. Lerner's statements directly contradicted the testimony of then-IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman during a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee in March 2012. At the time, Mr. Shulman stated unequivocally that "there is absolutely no targeting" and that "this is the kind of back and forth that happens to people" who apply for tax exempt status. In other words, the IRS lied... to CONGRESS. Big surprise, huh?  The
IRS' inappropriate and intimidating investigation tactics included
probing questions about organizations' board members, officers,
employees, and their families. There were also demands for
extraordinary detail on employee training, vending, and advertising.
Among other IRS demands, they required lists of "all issues important to
your organization" with requests to "indicate your position regarding
each issue."
IRS agents singled out dozens of organizations for additional reviews because they included the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their exemption applications, said Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt groups. In some cases, groups were asked for lists of donors, which already violates IRS policy in most cases. The admission by the Obama administration that the Internal Revenue Service targeted political opponents echoes some of the most shameful abuses of government power in 20th century American history. A government organization like the IRS discriminating against political organizations is an outrageous abuse of power, and the American people have every right to demand answers and accountability. Those responsible individuals should face all appropriate punishment available under current law, AND all organizations and individuals who engage in political speech and expression should be protected against this kind of discriminatory behavior in the future. We MUST NOT ALLOW the Obama regime to get away with this! Government officials who target political groups for IRS HARASSMENT need to be punished, not just fired!
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We think it's time to FIGHT BACK against the IRS -- and Congress is starting to AGREE with you and us!
OF CONGRESS, DEMANDING THEY MAKE IRS POLITICAL DISCRIMINATION A FELONY, NOT JUST A SLAP ON THE WRIST: SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW! Currently, IRS employees who discriminate against taxpayers may be subject to termination... but only at the "discretion" of their supervisors. But a new bill, introduced by Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), would increase the maximum penalty to a $5,000 fine, 5 years in prison, or both -- which is the same maximum penalty for a member of the president's cabinet who directs an employee to take that sort of action. |
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