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Emails: IRS official sought audit of GOP senator[W:217:241]

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johndylan1 said:
Shouldn't it bother us no matter what party the liar is from? Two wrongs don't make a right.
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Absolutely! Who would disagree with that?
 
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sangha said:
because republican politicians and their families should be immune from the tax laws
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It's not ok to just go fishing for violations.
 
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johndylan1 said:
It's not ok to just go fishing for violations.
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You're saying it's not OK to hold elected officials accountable by scrutinizing how they're using taxpayer money?
 
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solletica said:
You're saying it's not OK to hold elected officials accountable by scrutinizing how they're using taxpayer money?
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That's not what I said. The question was not even in regard to tax payer money. The question was in regard to speaking fees and Senator Grassly's future requirement to report that income. Does this partisan IRS official have the right to request an investigation into an issue that has not occurred? Assuming that Grassly would hide, and not report on a future return, that income and therefore deserves scrutiny is the equivalent of political persecution.
 
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sangha said:
The email that Lerner received in error suggested that someone might be out of compliance.



I have no idea what you're talking about specifically. Are you saying that hard disks crashed because Lerner had reason to think someone might not be complying with the income reporting requirements?
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Who sent her the invite?
 
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Montecresto said:
Absolutely! Who would disagree with that?
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Apparently you. Otherwise there is no reason to bring up the Bush administration. By bringing it up as a "they did it too" point you display the immaturity of that path of defense.
 
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j-mac said:
Apparently you. Otherwise there is no reason to bring up the Bush administration. By bringing it up as a "they did it too" point you display the immaturity of that path of defense.
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Wrong again j!! It's been wrong every time a president has done it, and failure to hold them accountable has weakened our democracy. We should be holding this administration accountable, and should have held every other administration accountable. I am not justifying anything.
 
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Montecresto said:
Wrong again j!! It's been wrong every time a president has done it, and failure to hold them accountable has weakened our democracy. We should be holding this administration accountable, and should have held every other administration accountable. I am not justifying anything.
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Isn't it better to hold the administration accountable when they are the administration???
 
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Grant said:
Isn't it better to hold the administration accountable when they are the administration???
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What a ridiculous question, should have been rhetorical, yes of course, that's been my point forever. Stop being a partisan and start doing it with every president!
 
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Montecresto said:
What a ridiculous question, should have been rhetorical, yes of course, that's been my point forever. Stop being a partisan and start doing it with every president!
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We do it with every present President. Otherwise there is a history area for those who want to discuss the past.
 
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Grant said:
We do it with every present President. Otherwise there is a history area for those who want to discuss the past.
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Wrong! Presidents aren't held accountable. Partisans don't do that, your welcome to find another thread, I'm fine here.
 
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Montecresto said:
Wrong! Presidents aren't held accountable. Partisans don't do that, your welcome to find another thread, I'm fine here.
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But this thread is specifically addressing CURRENT IRS scandal.

Under Obama.

So how is your repeated attempts at hijacking it relevant to Lois Lerner targeted Conservatives ?

Or a GOP Politician ? Its not.

Again, start your own thread.
 
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Fenton said:
But this thread is specifically addressing CURRENT IRS scandal.

Under Obama.

So how is your repeated attempts at hijacking it relevant to Lois Lerner targeted Conservatives ?

Or a GOP Politician ? Its not.

Again, start your own thread.
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Because its already been documented that she targeted progressive groups as well. It's what the IRS does, except when presidents use the agency to specifically target political opponents, which has been documented by multiple presidents. It's just that its never important when its your president doing it, which is what makes the outrage over LL incredible.
 
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nota bene said:
From Yahoo News:

The emails show former IRS official Lois Lerner mistakenly received an invitation to an event that was meant to go to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.

The event organizer apparently offered to pay for Grassley's wife to attend the event. In an email to another IRS official, Lerner suggests referring the matter for an audit, saying it might be inappropriate for the group to pay for his wife.

...In a statement, Grassley's office said the senator did not attend the event, and did not receive any invitation intended for Lerner.

"This kind of thing fuels the deep concerns many people have about political targeting by the IRS and by officials at the highest levels," Grassley said. "It's very troubling that a simple clerical mix-up could get a taxpayer immediately referred for an IRS exam without any due diligence from agency officials."

...The IRS says it has lost an untold numbers of Lerner's emails because her computer crashed in 2011, sparking outrage among Republican lawmakers who have accused the tax agency of a cover-up. The emails released Wednesday were among the thousands that have been turned over to congressional investigators.

Emails: IRS official sought audit of GOP senator

Going after a United States Senator is pretty brazen. And this is just one e-mail exchange while an "untold" number of Lerner's emails can't be recovered because of a "computer crash."
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You could look at this in a couple of ways. On the one hand Lerner's IRS colleagues shot the idea of an audit down, saying that the issue could not be audited until Grassley turned his tax returns in and then failed to declare the gift. So, the system worked and there was no "audit".

On the other hand Lerner apparently didn't understand her job or tax laws to suggest going after Grassley just on the basis of that invitation. She just happens to always go after conservatives and always on a questionable pretext.
 
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...And now story of about a person who thought about doing something, then didn't.
... and the right wingers who tried to make it into a giant plan to destroy conservatives...
... It's Conspiracy Development.
 
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Montecresto said:
Wrong again j!! It's been wrong every time a president has done it, and failure to hold them accountable has weakened our democracy. We should be holding this administration accountable, and should have held every other administration accountable. I am not justifying anything.
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But every other administration is not at issue today. This one is.
 
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