IRS APOLOGIZES FOR TARGETING TEA PARTY GROUPS

Cosmo · May 2013

Godfather. wrote:

some people said the same ting about the civil rights movement when Lincoln was shot.

Godfather.

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WHAT Civil Rights movement when Lincoln was shot? You mean, Dr. Martin Luther King, right?

kenny olav · May 2013

Godfather. · May 2013

Cosmo wrote:

Godfather. wrote:

some people said the same ting about the civil rights movement when Lincoln was shot.

Godfather.

..
WHAT Civil Rights movement when Lincoln was shot? You mean, Dr. Martin Luther King, right?

...well I was refering to freeing the slaves but MLK will work also.

Godfather.

Godfather. · May 2013

Apparently the IRS has an appreciation for the Constitution after all – or at least the Fifth Amendment which protects American citizens from self-incrimination.

The Internal Revenue Service official who oversees the department responsible for targeting and harassing conservative non-profit organizations chose to invoke the Fifth Amendment in her testimony before Congress rather than shed light on this growing scandal. Clearly there is something serious the American people are not being told.

Who gave authorization to target American citizens based on their political beliefs? Where was the oversight? What did the White House know and when?

The American people deserve answers, but the woman who was in the know isn’t talking.

That’s why I have instructed the RNC Counsel’s Office to submit a FOIA request to the IRS. When the liberal group ProPublica filed a FOIA request with the IRS in November for information on conservative groups, the IRS released that confidential information to them within thirteen days. We hope the IRS handles our request for information with the same urgency. I will keep you updated.

another e-mail I got today.

Godfather.

JimmyV · May 2013

Godfather. wrote:

Apparently the IRS has an appreciation for the Constitution after all – or at least the Fifth Amendment which protects American citizens from self-incrimination.

The Internal Revenue Service official who oversees the department responsible for targeting and harassing conservative non-profit organizations chose to invoke the Fifth Amendment in her testimony before Congress rather than shed light on this growing scandal. Clearly there is something serious the American people are not being told.

Who gave authorization to target American citizens based on their political beliefs? Where was the oversight? What did the White House know and when?

The American people deserve answers, but the woman who was in the know isn’t talking.

That’s why I have instructed the RNC Counsel’s Office to submit a FOIA request to the IRS. When the liberal group ProPublica filed a FOIA request with the IRS in November for information on conservative groups, the IRS released that confidential information to them within thirteen days. We hope the IRS handles our request for information with the same urgency. I will keep you updated.

another e-mail I got today.

Godfather.

From which politician and was there a fundraising appeal included?

Godfather. · May 2013

JimmyV wrote:

Godfather. wrote:

Apparently the IRS has an appreciation for the Constitution after all – or at least the Fifth Amendment which protects American citizens from self-incrimination.

The Internal Revenue Service official who oversees the department responsible for targeting and harassing conservative non-profit organizations chose to invoke the Fifth Amendment in her testimony before Congress rather than shed light on this growing scandal. Clearly there is something serious the American people are not being told.

Who gave authorization to target American citizens based on their political beliefs? Where was the oversight? What did the White House know and when?

The American people deserve answers, but the woman who was in the know isn’t talking.

That’s why I have instructed the RNC Counsel’s Office to submit a FOIA request to the IRS. When the liberal group ProPublica filed a FOIA request with the IRS in November for information on conservative groups, the IRS released that confidential information to them within thirteen days. We hope the IRS handles our request for information with the same urgency. I will keep you updated.

another e-mail I got today.

Godfather.

From which politician and was there a fundraising appeal included?

it dosn't matter and yes they want money but I also get the same stuff from the obama camp and they want money also...they're friggin politions

Godfather.

JimmyV · May 2013

Godfather. wrote:

JimmyV wrote:

Godfather. wrote:

Apparently the IRS has an appreciation for the Constitution after all – or at least the Fifth Amendment which protects American citizens from self-incrimination.

The Internal Revenue Service official who oversees the department responsible for targeting and harassing conservative non-profit organizations chose to invoke the Fifth Amendment in her testimony before Congress rather than shed light on this growing scandal. Clearly there is something serious the American people are not being told.

Who gave authorization to target American citizens based on their political beliefs? Where was the oversight? What did the White House know and when?

The American people deserve answers, but the woman who was in the know isn’t talking.

That’s why I have instructed the RNC Counsel’s Office to submit a FOIA request to the IRS. When the liberal group ProPublica filed a FOIA request with the IRS in November for information on conservative groups, the IRS released that confidential information to them within thirteen days. We hope the IRS handles our request for information with the same urgency. I will keep you updated.

another e-mail I got today.

Godfather.

From which politician and was there a fundraising appeal included?

it dosn't matter and yes they want money but I also get the same stuff from the obama camp and they want money also...they're friggin politions

Godfather.

Oh, no doubt. I was just curious who it was using this as a fundraising appeal and giving instructions to the RNC Counsel's office.

Godfather. · May 2013

JimmiV; Reince Priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee

Godfather.

JimmyV · May 2013

Godfather. wrote:

JimmiV; Reince Priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee

Godfather.

Thanks.

Cosmo · May 2013

Godfather. wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

Godfather. wrote:

some people said the same ting about the civil rights movement when Lincoln was shot.

Godfather.

..
WHAT Civil Rights movement when Lincoln was shot? You mean, Dr. Martin Luther King, right?

...well I was refering to freeing the slaves but MLK will work also.

Godfather.

...
You know... the Civil War ended in 1865 and the Civil Rights Acts that banned discrimination in employment practices and public accommodations, restored voting rights, and banned discrimination in the sale or rental of housing were in 1968. You may have even been alive for the latter.
So, it was 100 years or so between the two. The end of the Civil War did not mean equal rights for the former slaves. Americans still treated them as not quite human for the next 100 years.

Godfather. · May 2013

thanks Cosmo, did anybody get my point ?

Godfather.

mikepegg44 · May 2013

Godfather. wrote:

thanks Cosmo, did anybody get my point ?

Godfather.

you kind of mixed the metaphors but I got it.

hedonist · May 2013

I think Lois Lerner is a piece of shit.

"I did nothing wrong" - next breath - "but I won't explain any further"

kenny olav · May 2013

Godfather. wrote:

thanks Cosmo, did anybody get my point ?

Godfather.

I think we all got the point, but to compare this situation to the civil rights movement is really ridiculous... offensively ridiculous actually. No Tea Party member had has their life ended, or their general well-being threatened. They just might be having a hard time convincing the IRS that they shouldn't have to pay taxes on the money they collect... because they are supposed to be spending a majority of their time promoting social welfare, rather than promoting a political agenda.

Here is a copy of that dreaded letter from Lois Lerner: http://media.aclj.org/pdf/lois-lerner-t ... 6-2012.pdf
Doesn't quite match up to Jim Crow.

mikepegg44 · May 2013

kenny olav wrote:

Godfather. wrote:

thanks Cosmo, did anybody get my point ?

Godfather.

I think we all got the point, but to compare this situation to the civil rights movement is really ridiculous... offensively ridiculous actually. No Tea Party member had has their life ended, or their general well-being threatened. They just might be having a hard time convincing the IRS that they shouldn't have to pay taxes on the money they collect... because they are supposed to be spending a majority of their time promoting social welfare, rather than promoting a political agenda.

Here is a copy of that dreaded letter from Lois Lerner: http://media.aclj.org/pdf/lois-lerner-t ... 6-2012.pdf
Doesn't quite match up to Jim Crow.

that isn't the only communication the IRS sent out. That was simply to one group. They asked for things that are almost impossible to provide. They asked a pro-life group what are the content of your members' prayers? do you think that is acceptable, and do you think it is possible to provide the content of all member's prayers?

I don't think there is any denying that targeting a group for extra scrutiny because of its name is a way we want to go forward. Which is why the non-partisan inspector general recommended changes to make sure it doesn't happen...I am not sure how you get to the conclusion they did nothing wrong when the IRS admitted what they did was not the right way of doing things or how they should proceed in the future...

IRS APOLOGIZES FOR TARGETING TEA PARTY GROUPS

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