The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has won a years-long legal battle against the Internal Revenue Service in which the agency admitted that it wrongfully targeted Tea Party conservatives, during the Obama Administration, specifically because of their political viewpoints.
In issuing an “apology” to the clients represented by the ACLJ, the IRS admitted that it was wrong to use the United States tax code simply because of an entity’s name. They also admitted the bombshell fact that this discrimination happened specifically because of the applicants political viewpoints. Keep in mind the fact that the mainstream media has spent years telling the American people that this didn’t happen.
In other words, outlets such as The Washington Post, CNN, and The New York Times directly lied to their readers and viewers to protect a Democratic president whose administration was openly breaking the law.
Surprise. Surprise.
On top of an admission of guilt, the IRS apology also included:
· A declaration by the Court that it is wrong to apply the United States tax code to any tax-exempt applicant or entity based solely on such entity’s name, any lawful positions it espouses on any issues, or its associations or perceived associations with a particular political movement, position or viewpoint;
· A declaration by the Court that any action or inaction taken by the IRS must be applied evenhandedly and not based solely on a tax-exempt applicant or entity’s name, political viewpoint, or associations or perceived associations with a particular political movement, position or viewpoint; and
· A declaration by the Court that discrimination on the basis of political viewpoint in administering the United States tax code violates fundamental First Amendment rights. Disparate treatment of taxpayers based solely on the taxpayers’ names, any lawful positions the taxpayers espouse on any issues, or the taxpayers’ associations or perceived associations with a particular political movement, position or viewpoint is unlawful.
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Finally, and of crucial significance, the IRS admits it targeted conservative and Tea Party groups based on their viewpoints (i.e., “policy positions”) and that such viewpoint discrimination violates fundamental First Amendment rights. This is the first time the IRS has admitted that its targeting scheme was not just “inappropriate” – as TIGTA found – but, as our clients alleged and we have vigorously and persistently argued for years, blatantly unconstitutional.
ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow noted the historic victory as well as the terrifying fact that the Obama Administration used the IRS to go after their political enemies, knowing full well that most of their allies in the media would ignore or discredit any reporting that exposed this disgusting and illegal practice.
“Throughout litigation of this case, we have remained committed to protecting the rights of our clients who faced unlawful and discriminatory action by the IRS. Our objective from the very beginning has been to hold the IRS accountable for its corrupt practices. This Consent Order represents a historic victory for our clients and sends the unequivocal message that a government agency’s targeting of conservative organizations, or any organization, on the basis of political viewpoints, will never be tolerated, Sekulow said in a statement.
“This Order will put an end, once and for all, to the abhorrent practices utilized against our clients, as the agreement includes the IRS’s express acknowledgment of – and apology for – its wrongful treatment of our clients. While this agreement is designed to prevent any such practices from occurring again, rest assured that we will remain vigilant to ensure that the IRS does not resort to such tactics in the future.”
So there you have. Former president Barack Obama used a corrupt IRS to go after Tea Party groups that he disagreed with in what should be one of the largest political scandals in decades. This is high-level, “we will take out our enemies, screw the law,” type corruption.
One can imagine that the same liberal journalists that downplayed the initial IRS revelations will either ignore this or laughably try to somehow pretend something that the IRS admitted themselves wasn’t true because… Fox News.
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Go Trump, keep on chipping away at every single executive order, turning the wrong around to make it right again. May the former president and his man-wife fade away, I don’t ever want to see their faces or hear their ugly voices ever again.
Is there not a way to prosecute Lois Lerner for perjury when she testified before Congress? Perhaps some other IRS dirt bags? Geez, the IRS goes after everyday citizens maybe they should get a dose of their own medicine now. You know, guilty until I prove myself innocent.
“A Democrat president whose administration was openly breaking the law”. So why isn’t anyone being charged? Lois “Lane” Lerner and her staff, the man who followed after her departure? This admission is not enough. Is this a hint of what’s gonna happen concerning all other crimes from this scandal rife posse? Common men and women everyday must answer for laws they break, most of which do not come anywhere near the egregiousness of these evil wards. These people, every damn one of them, need to be held accountable for their actions.
And what happened to the rest of the IRS workers that knowingly aid and abetted?
What will happen to Obummer know that we know that he illegally used the IRS to go after his political enemies?
What happens in the future with the next administration and the blueprints that have been laid out to illegally suppress your enemeies?
Just my opinion, but I think Hilary would look GREAT in prison orange.
… and Lois Lerner even BETTER in prison orange. Maybe join former Gov. Blagojevich in his Supermax?
Especially orange Spandex!
With any luck Obullshit ande Hitlery will be going to jail over the plutonium deal with Russia.
What goes around comes around.
Sgt.
That would be so nice to see justice for Clintons, problem is there are deep state spooks that have protected the Clintons since they got the goods on rapist Bill, decades ago.
The Clintons are still protected, expect witnesses to die in the most inconvenient ways. Google Arkencide.
This is not enough. The government employees who committed these crimes as well as those who aided and abetted them should spend the rest of their lives in prison, or maybe they should be hanged on the Mall in Washington after a fair trial! The most powerful government agency being weaponized against those whos stand for Liberty. D3ATH to TYRANTS! Don’t Tread on Me!
“Keep in mind the fact that the mainstream media has spent years telling the American people that this didn’t happen.”
Actually, much worse – Obama admitted he got shellacked in the 2010 elections due to the Tea Party. Afterward, this IRS discrimination happened illegally against the Tea Party in forming 501c3s before the next presidential election. The discrimination favored the tax status of only liberal 501c3s thus giving illegal tax dollars to Obama’s campaign and that is how he got reellected. Who ordered the IRS discrimination against the Tea Party?
Remember the guy who visited the white house every week and said the only thing he could remember was going for the Easter Egg Hunt? Who was he reporting to at the WH? Certainly not puppet Obama. It think it was Jarrett.
Seriously a Fnn apology ??!! This is shear bull shmit!! Any I mean ANYONE else would be jailed and crucified!! That worthless Fnn blue gums and clitton are getting away with murder!!!
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Enemies domestic
The civil service is meant to be apolitical and not a bunch of political hacks. While the press and the media are meant to uncover the use of the civil servants as a political machine. Once it comes to light, the enraged American people descend on the villains. It just isn’t happening.
The real crime is not immediately arresting all of these scumbags when their crimes first surface and they sit in jail until their trial is over. All of these criminals keep on walking committing more crimes for years until the justice catches up with them, from their first crimes. A bullet to the head within 30 days is justified when a crime is discovered. Any law enforcement agent also needs to be jailed if they cover up or fail to expose the crimes they know damn well occurred. Ex FBI Chief James Comey needs to be shot for treason in this last election. Swift Justice is desperately needed. All of these bastards took an oath to serve the American People and all they do is serve themselves. Where The-F is the Justice in America??? AWOL / Absent.
If I fail to pay a traffic ticket a warrant is issued and I get arrested. WTF ??? These scumbags commit treason and they are still walking around??? It’s already past time for some good old fashion Texas Justice. I know where there is a tall oak tree and somebody bring the rope.
The system is corrupt. Don’t expect the government to protect us from them. Failed state.
The IRS or any Gov Agency or any Corporation is a legal fiction. They exist for Administrative and Organizational purposes, but that is all.
The IRS or AT&T or EPA or IBM cannot ‘apologize’ because they are not there.
PEOPLE made those decisions.
Apologies from PEOPLE extracted by coercion don’t mean anything and, of course, everybody is sorry when their tit is caught in the ringer.
The only Justice here is that real PEOPLE be punished and made accountable for their crimes – fines, loss of benefits, jail time, etc.
Anything less than that is a cruel joke and a big middle finger in your face.
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I was an original T P’er. Nancy Pelousey called us terrorist
and every nasty name in the book. We gathered peacefully, quietly
and never left a mess when we were done. There were never fights,
Not once was anyone in danger at a gathering. All political parties
were present, acting respectful to all. The democrazies minds were
exploding. The movement was growing and they wanted it stopped!!!
We had no “leader ” which infuriated the “establishment.” They desperately
wanted someone to attack, destroy, undermine, and accuse.
Because we had no leader, we grouped together online. “The Obutto minions”
set out to destroy computers by having “tattletales” police every web site that
promoted the TP. They played DIRTY.
(((They ))) cheated at elections. Dead people
voted by the hundreds of thousands. Obutto’s “Acorn minions” threw the 2012
election.
That is why Trump quietly won in 2016.
BB in GA, the IRS’ time is coming. Had Lois Lerner targeted me, she would be taking the dirt nap now.
You will politely notice that no one has been arrested, no one is indicted, no one is going to jail…..What more proof do you need as to how corrupt US FED GOV has become?
You will politely notice that no one has been arrested, no one is indicted, no one is going to jail OVER HILLARY CLINTONS URANIUM ONE corruption either…..What more proof do you need as to how corrupt US FED GOV has become?
Recently a lawyer won a 5+ million dollar lawsuit against a man protecting his property from a homeless man. The homeless guy was shot when attempted to attack the property owner. The homeless guy lost his leg from being shot and so then sued the property owner. The property owner was not charged with any crime, as far as I can determine. This “Ambulance chasing” lawyer was assassinated on his front porch.
I like the message!
US government employees or elected officials that use the law, or their position to abuse people they don’t like or agree with should be sent the same message.
Since the law doesn’t apply to them, it should not protect them.
one of the main reasons the irs was created
These gangland thugs in the DNC need to have their clocks cleaned.
They act like 12 year olds. Petty, whining, bullies, who have bought, bribed,
traded, attacked and even killed those who get in their way. They do the
devils work as they suck up to the low life corrupted top level DEMONS.
Harvard (anti-law school) turns out more socialists / communists each and every year.
Why do so many of these article titles create the same thought response… mostly, “Well, no shit!”.
The head dogs of the IRS considers them self above the laws that govern we small people. They are still laughing at we peasants. They are still kicking us like we are a chained dog. I grow old but still hope that some day our chains break and we get a fair chance to fight back on a level field.
(1) It’s funny, really, because Obama promised to “punish our enemies,” and that is exactly what his administration and his disciples did, over and over. The IRS crimes are just a tiny fraction of the criminal activity involved here.
(2) If there was a settlement, and if there is a payment of some kind to the aggrieved parties, how does the taxpayer avoid the bill? Can the criminals not be prosecuted and fined in order to make the taxpayer “whole”?
(3) Is the Justice Department preparing criminal prosecutions against the offenders here? How many will go to jail? How many have been fired? Hell, how many did not get some ridiculous bonus for this criminal activity?