It was the nearly silent bombshell of the IRS
scandal, but it may have been one of the most significant. That is especially true considering the target is primarily
known as one of the fiercest critics of President Obama and Bill and Hillary
Clinton, the latter considered the Democrat’s leading presidential contender in
2016.
When the IRS stripped the Patrick Henry Center for Individual
Liberty, or PHC, of its tax-exempt status, it did not cause splashy headlines
and a chorus of the nation’s leading conservatives did not howl in protest. However, the IRS’ revocation of the center’s 501(c)(3) status
may have been the most audacious power play yet by the left in its use of the
department to wage war on conservatives.
The action indicates the IRS still feels free to pursue
conservatives with impunity, even after all the adverse publicity it has
received since former tax-exempt division chief Lois Lerner revealed last May
that the department had improperly targeted conservative groups applying for
501(c)(3) status.
Additionally, the PHC is unique among the IRS’ recent known
victims:…Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, which has forced the IRS to reveal a series of incriminating documents, told WND, “The IRS can’t be trusted to impartially apply its own regulations or the law.”.......To Read More….
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