IRS, Obama Administration Scandals NOM goes to court

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Power Line

Scott Johnson

10/5/13

 

In the scandals roiling around the Internal Revenue Service, the case of the National Organization for Marriage is egregious. NOM chairman John Eastman made a powerful presentation of the case before the House Ways and Means Committee earlier this year. In the course of his appearance John also responded to asinine comments of the Democratic members who suggested that the outrage suffered by the group was somehow deserved.

 

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Funny thing about that whistleblower if he or she worked for the IRS, he committed a felony. Who will blow the whistle on the whistleblower?

 

Yesterday came news that NOM has sued the IRS for the illegal disclosure. NOMs complaint is posted online here. The Free Beacon covers the lawsuit in a good article by C.J. Ciaramella here. The NOM case can and should be solved now that the opportunity exists to call relevant witnesses and place them under oath.

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Protecting the First Amendment from the IRS

Hans A. von Spakovsky

10/2/13

 

Political speech must prevail against laws that would suppress it, whether by design or inadvertence. Premised on mistrust of governmental power, the First Amendment stands against attempts to disfavor certain subject or viewpoints.

 

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission[1]

 

The indefensible Internal Revenue Service targeting of Tea Party and other conservative citizen organizations is a scandal that should concern the entire nation. The IRS is one of the most powerful federal agencies in Washington. When operating well, it applies the tax code evenhandedly and helps to fund critical federal operations. When operating poorly, however, the agency can ruin the lives, businesses, expressive freedom, and prosperity of every American. It can also devastate associations of like-minded individuals, such as the nonprofit Tea Party groups, that form a fundamental part of Americas political culture.

 

As Alexis de Tocqueville said, when Americans want to proclaim a truth or propagate some feeling by the encouragement of a great example, they form an association.[2] Such associations are critical to the First Amendment ecosystem: Citizens use these groups not only to assert their views and opinions under the protection of the First Amendment, but also to try to advance the social welfare of the country.

 

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Conservative Groups Speak Out on IRS Targeting

John Bates

October 7, 2013

 

 

How did America get to the point where the IRS is targeting conservative groups?

 

Three premier conservative lawyers cited campaign finance laws and a cultural acceptance of beating up on conservatives as factors in the Internal Revenue Services recent attacks on free speech and targeting of conservative groups.

 

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