And Now for IRSgate.

For those of us that are high information voters, as opposed to low information voters, it seems that its one scandal after another with the Obama Administration.  This week’s hearings on Benghazi did not reveal anything new to those of us that have been paying attention other than the fact we finally got to hear it from actual eyewitnesses.  Now we have another scandal IRSgate. 

Late on Friday, the story broke that the IRS targeted organizations applying for 519 (c) 4s tax-exempt statuses.  (1) Since 2010, they have been giving applications containing the words “tea party” or “patriot” additional scrutiny.  Writing for the Washington Post Wonkblog, Ezra Klein stressed the seriousness of this situation when he said “Let’s be very clear: because the Internal Revenue Service holds so much private data, and because it can make people’s lives absolutely miserable, it is of paramount importance in our political system that it both is, and is perceived as, an apolitical entity.” (2)

To add fuel to the fire, there is also the fact that the IRS is the enforcement arm for Obamacare.  In fact, the IRS has drafted “1300 pages and counting” of new regulations to deal with enforcement of the Obamacare Mandate Tax slated to take effect in 2014. (3)

Of course the spin doctors have now taken over and are trying to spin this away from the President.  This began with the blaming of low level employees at the IRS’ Cincinnati Office. (4) Whitehouse spokesman Jay Carney, in responding to a question about the issue, blamed the scandal on the IRS being run by a Bush Political Appointee. (5)  It is a fact that there are usually holdovers from previous administrations in any administration but we are in the fifth year of this administration and if this holdover is such a problem, why didn't they replace them.  After all, this same Bush holdover did oversee the drafting of the 1300 pages and counting of additional regulations to enforce Obamacare so it does not appear they have some anti-Obama agenda.

I believe this is just another case of a tyrannical administration using its power to eliminate enemies to its agenda.  High information voters reading this post need to speak out and not let this or the Benghazi case die.  The media broke this story on Friday in the hopes that people would not be paying attention since it was the weekend.  The mainstream media will probably give this story minimal attention just as they have the Benghazi hearings and the Gosnell trial. 

However, the mainstream media no longer has a monopoly.  We need to flood the blogosphere and social media with information about these issues.  This administration is guilty of tyrannical abuses of power and must be held accountable. 

We must begin by voting any person out of office that supports these tyrannical abuses of power in the 2014 elections.  We then must take back the Whitehouse in 2016 and elect a president that will obey the constitutional limits of his or her office.  Failure to do this means we risk losing the very liberties and freedoms our Founding Fathers fought and died for. 

1. James, Frank. IRS's Tea Party Scrutiny Adds To Conservatives' Case Against Obama. www.npr.org. [Online] NPR, May 10, 2013. [Cited: May 11, 2013.] http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/10/182940489/irss-tea-party-scrutiny-adds-to-conservatives-case-against-obama.

2. Klein, Ezra. The IRS was wrong to target the tea party. They should’ve gone after all 501(c)4s. www.washingtonpost.com. [Online] The Washington Post, May 10, 2013. [Cited: May 11, 2013.] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/10/the-irs-was-wrong-to-target-the-tea-party-they-shouldve-gone-after-all-501c4s/.

3. Weasel Zippers. weaselzippers.us. [Online] Weasel Zippers, July 5, 2012. [Cited: May 11, 2013.] http://weaselzippers.us/2012/07/05/irs-drafts-1300-pages-and-counting-of-new-regulations-to-deal-with-obamacare-mandate-tax/.

4. Lee, Tony. IRS BLAMES 'LOW-LEVEL' EMPLOYEES FOR TARGETING CONSERVATIVE GROUPS. www.breitbart.com. [Online] Breitbart Big Government, May 10, 2013. [Cited: May 11, 2013.] http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/10/Cincinnati-IRS-Office-Primarily-Responsible-for-Handling-Tax-Exempt-Determinations.

5. Halper, Daniel. Carney: I.R.S. Run By Bush Political Appointee. www.weeklystandard.com. [Online] The Weekly Standard, May 10, 2013. [Cited: May 11, 2013.] http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/carney-irs-run-bush-political-appointee_722149.html.