No Charges Against IRS for Targeting Conservatives
Have you ever attended a sports event where the referees or umpires are blatantly making sure that one of the two teams wins?
This doesn’t happen so much at the professional and college levels because there are too many people watching top get away with it. But we sometimes see it at the high school and community sports levels.
It’s very frustrating because even if the team you are rooting for is more talented, you don’t have much of a chance to win if all the calls are going against you.
And that’s pretty much the way it’s been for many Republicans and some Independents during the Obama Administration years. One liberal Obama agency covers up for the sins of another on a regular basis, leaving conservatives hanging out to dry.
A great example is the Department of Justice, which in October 2015 declared that the IRS is innocent of any wrongdoing in connection with its targeting of conservatives for extra scrutiny when it came to applications for tax-exempt status.
You may recall that IRS official Lois Lerner first denied the allegations, then lied about it until the evidence against the agency became overwhelming. The IRS finally apologized for it, vowing to right the wrong.
In fact, the agency said it would take “significant actions” to stop its agents from targeting political groups based on their names and policy positions. The IRS inspector general even said that the agency had eliminated unnecessary and intrusive questions and had cleared a backlog of applications that had languished for months and years.
Despite all that, Obama went on national television and declared that there was not a “smidgeon” of evidence of corruption in the IRS. Taking their lead from the president and his not-so-subtle direction on this issue, the Department of Justice announced that the IRS was innocent.
When the deck is stacked against you like that, there’s not much you can do. But one thing you can do is to get angry about it and vote into office people who will be unbiased.
Not only in this right wing BS, it’s OLD right wing BS. This just in (about 4 years ago)—-no one was reprimanded for “targeting” conservative groups because no one was targeting conservative groups. The IRS was simply searching for key words that they could use to identify groups claiming tax exempt status. Politics had nothing to do with it. But I realize that the facts will never stand in the way of a good right wing rant.
This is why Lois Lehner took the 5th? Nothing to see here. Move along. It is well known that democrats never cheat, steal votes or lie. It is only a right wing rant.
When you go up against a formidable foe like Government or one of its many agencies, whereby, you find the deck stacked against you; you can try and play their game with only an angels breath of winning or perhaps pray that others like you will join your cause to share the burden/load of the injustice through shear numbers or media coverage to change the balance of the eventual outcome of defeat. However, a person once said, “When given lemons, make lemonade.” I say when forced to play someone else game where it is a clear fact that the odds are stacked against you; change the game or change the rules that will level the playing field. It may be difficult, it will be extremely hard; but, you can do it. You are, in your own Right, a formidable foe. You are not so helpless as you may think or what the Government wishes you to believe. You are no longer alone. The Government can not isolate you unless you allow them to do so. You are know armed with many avenues and plans of attack that will bolster your game of life and death with the Government with help from all over the country if not the world itself. The only tool you need is your brain.
You may not be the great thinker that others may be; but, you can cry out for help and have those that know or have a brain help you navigate through these troubled waters known as Government red-tape. It all comes down to you and how willing are to you fight for yourself. Make it very costly for the Government to fight you. It may cost them money, which they can afford, but smudge their lily white reputation cast doubt or wrong doing back on that agency; you will see how fast a scalded agency will run for cover. After all, there is nothing like a civil servant placed in jeopardy of losing his or her Government job. They will lose their prestige, put out to pasture or worst, never allowed to attend those Government meeting we have all to well heard of. You know the ones, where it cost the taxpayer hundred of thousands of dollars just so that they can party on OUR DIME.
Look outside the box, change the game, change where it is played, change the rules, and above all, “Never give up, Never surrender.” (A quote from a movie called “Galaxy Quest.” and the US Army.) Above all, ask for help from the high to the low.
The IRS is another un-regulated government office. I’m tired of my friends and I getting audited, able to show receipts and mileage logs for legitimate deductions…but the IRS doesn’t like the format so they require reimbursement of past refunds…plus 20%. I share links about the Fair Tax and term limits daily and a friend swears that’s why we get audited and he’s probably right!
What better way to tell the people in the “Peanut Gallery” to Shut Up and Down in Front!.” Do you feel intimidated? Do you feel threaten? Perhaps it is time to put the spotlight where it belongs, back on the IRS. Let the news media know what is happening and why. Let the fur fly, make a big noise then make it louder and outrageously unbearable for the IRS to do anything against you or your friends.
Well said, Frank. Insiders in Washington, DC wonder why there are so many people so irritated and out right angry with the “establishment” (with both parties)? I think its primarily because the Washington elite have come to believe that “We, the People” are no longer sovereign! And, yes, it’s going to take our voting these jerks on both sides of the “isle” out of office! Unfortunately, the narcissistic, terribly thin-skinned president we have currently is going to go easily. I honestly believe that he will find a way to “set-aside” the November elections using a manufactured-crisis (i.e., like “Black Lives Matter” or “Never Trump” rioting) to declare Marshall Law thru his Executive Order 13603: “National Defense Resources Preparedness”, which would allow him to nationalize all transportation, food distribution, the military/national guard, and yes… the “setting aside of any national elections’! This Executive Order was signed by Obama in November, 2014, yet hardly anyone knows about it! Incredibly scary stuff!!
Sandy, you have to consider what the Washington elitist are, how they truly function, and what their ultimate goal is; power for themselves and their party politics to act as their shield. The right to steal legally from the American People.
These elitist depend on their party to protect them. They know that it is Party politics that truly runs the country. This is why the President has to resort to Executive Orders, EO, to move the country his way in the direction he wants it to go.
Instead of working together like the Foundling Fathers intended; the Government is now made up of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party with a President. Everybody knows that the President belongs to one of these two parties. With that said, one party will have the point on the spear that it will need to pass specific Parties issues and needs with the President’s blessing.
We now have a dysfunctional Government, whereby, the President’s Party doesn’t have the power in Congress to pass its specific agendas their way. The President is forced to use EO’s to push his agendas and his Political Parties agendas on The People.
With this Presidential race knocking out both Parties hopefuls, the end results is that the American People now see how the Government truly works, as the both Political Parties scramble to plug the leaks and exposure of the true dirty politics. This has shown The People how our votes as American citizens really don’t matter. It is the votes of the Political Parties delegates that votes for the person they want for President, not the popular vote of the people. There is no law that states that a delegate must vote the way the of popular vote of the people. These delegates are free to vote as they feel or as their Political Party dictates.
Both Trump and Sanders are aware of this outrageous short fall of the Democratic ideal held so long ago. They both want to change how these delegates are to vote. If these two men can make the necessary changes, they might have a chance to become President.
“The people” over all are sick and tired of Party Politics as usual. There has been a stalemate in the Government because of Party Politics and something has to give and “The People” are voting on change; a change for the better. “The People” want to end Party Politics and get on to running, functional government. A government that has the betterment of all in mind; not just the Political Party.
We talk about how bad the country is getting and as far as I can see, all of Congress is sleeping at the wheel, Rep. And dems, nobody is doing anything! ! They want to complain and do the blame game but yet they endorse, follow through, vote, any then don’t act on our behalf, what a crock! JESUS needs to come quick!!!
When you have an electorate that is criminal,illegal,refugee,self entitled, think they are owed something, play victim hood, and being offended,or their feelings are hurt, and race bait all the time, then their votes can be and are bought. With tax payers benefits from politicians. Also you end up with the most corrupted politicians ever. That is why morals,values,principles,character,integrity,honesty,respect,discipline, are missing from this administration.
Since day 1 this President has flouted the law. He picks and chooses which laws he will enforce and which he will ignore. The Congress and the Supreme Court have not upheld their duty to keep this guy in check. The only time that will happen is, if by a miracle, we get a Republican president. Then the courts, the Congress and the media will be scrutinizing every word and action. If Obama were a white, Republican male, he would have been impeached before his first year in office. This is just an example of how racist this country is. We won’t hold our first black president to the same standards as any of our other presidents.
The Presidency shouldn’t be an affirmative action position. Save that for academia; we see where it got them. Our next President and members of Congress MUST be elected on their ability and knowledge and willingness to uphold the Constitution. Without it, we are nothing but a corrupt third world entity.
Surprise, Surprise! Obumo’s DOJ protecting Obumo’s IRS. Classic case of Fox guarding the Hen House. Don’t expect the DOJ to go after Hillary, either, as Obumo they would have to indite Obumo too.
Are we surprised by this? We know what “he” is about. This doesn’t surprise me one bit. Just another rabbit hole we as a nation have gone down. I still haven’t found anyone yet who can explain how a Muslim can be elected into any office in this current climate. We are living in Bazzarro land USA.
We need to limit the terms of our congressmen and seanaters to one term, plus the presdent. When are the true Americans going to stand up and take our nation back, I’am ready.
As one of those attacked by the goons at Obozo’s IRS the fact that they’ve been exonerated by another of the Marxist-Muslim regimes doesn’t surprise me in the least and our cowardly folks in Congress fear the IRS so much that they won’t do squat to save America!
Just got in the mail from VA that IRA requires veterans to report heath care coverage.( ACA) Affordable Care Act. To see if the health care satisfies ACA coverage requirement. Then info on tax implications. At the end it says: Thank you for your service to our Nation. Congress is sleeping again, they are letting the King do anything he wants. Don’t thank me for any service when we lose our freedom to Wash. DC and IRS.
Frank,
Our country just got darker. Please look at the link below.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-18/congress-just-passed-second-patriot-act-and-nobody-noticed-how-cisa-became-law