The only solution to the Internal Revenue Service abuses against conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status is to repeal the 16th Amendment, end the income tax and close down the IRS, tax attorney Cleta Mitchell testified Wednesday to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
“The IRS is such a corrupt, rotten and broken agency that it cannot be repaired,” she said.
“I am convinced the IRS has used FEC filings of political contributions to go after individuals who contributed to Gov. Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign. The IRS is lying when IRS officials testify there is no targeting going on to the disadvantage of conservative politicians and conservative groups.”
The three other expert witnesses testifying Wednesday argued that the IRS has no business regulating political speech.
“Get the IRS out of the ‘speech police business’ as soon as possible,” David Keating, president of the Center for Competitive Politics, testified. “The IRS has proved it is incompetent at policing speech.
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“The IRS is such a corrupt, rotten and broken agency that it cannot be repaired,” she said.
ReplyDeleteMy question. Is there ANY alphabet agency - federal or state that is not corrupt, rotten and broken (working against the people and for their own benefit) rather than FOR the people?
Damn good point.
DeleteAnd I still cannot find anything in the US Constitution that lets Congress delegate the authority to create or alter law to another (and unelected) body. Nor does the Treasury department.
ReplyDeleteFor that matter, how can we even pretend to live in a republic when our 'representatives' are allowed to keep their actions and dealings a secret from us (their so-called employers.)
how can we even pretend to live in a republic when our 'representatives' are allowed to keep their actions and dealings a secret from us (their so-called employers.)
DeleteAbsolutely.