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House committee urged to shutter IRS over targeting of political speech

Thursday, July 31, 2014 9:38
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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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  • Please everyone grow some balls and stop paying taxes immediately. Why are we funding the very corrupt government that is actively engaged in taking away our rights? Not a single person has to die to change everything immediately. JUST SAY NO!! CUT THE HEAD OFF THE SNAKE AND IT WILL DIE!!

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