Criticism of IRS grows amid allegations of targeting beyond Tea Party

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Published May 31, 2013

IRS-sign-front_640What started as a scandal over the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups has broadened, with lawmakers and other critics now questioning whether other kinds of organizations were unfairly flagged for additional scrutiny.

Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., chairman of the House Small Business Committee, wrote a letter to Acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel on Friday asking a series of questions about the agency’s audit practices for small businesses.

He made no specific allegation, but said that lawmakers’ investigations to date prompted the letter.

“(Congressional) investigations have only raised more questions as to the extent these practices may have extended beyond conservative groups,” Graves wrote.

Indeed, the scope of the IRS’ heavy auditing and scrutiny appears to go beyond Tea Party groups.

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PLANNED PARENTHOOD WANTS TAXPAYERS TO FUND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS’ ABORTIONS

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PLANNED PARENTHOOD WANTS TAXPAYERS TO FUND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS’ ABORTIONS

In a statement published on May 22nd, Planned Parenthood criticized the adoption of a House amendment that would deny taxpayer funding for the abortions of illegal immigrants.

Referring to the amendment as “another attack on women’s health,” the press release states:

Planned Parenthood today strongly condemned the adoption of an amendment to limit access to women’s health care by banning the use of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funds for abortion except in cases of rape, incest and life endangerment. The amendment also goes one step beyond current ICE policy to allow non-medical personnel to interfere with immigrant women’s access to care, without any exceptions.

This amendment to House Homeland Security Appropriations Committee bill, sponsored by Rep. John Carter (R-TX) and Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), is unnecessary and an obvious effort to continue the attack on women’s health issues.

“It is…

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Friday Free-For-All – Regime Rewards IRS Goon Who Targeted Tea Parties

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Glenn McCoy cartoon via Townhall

Gateway Pundit: A Job Well Done… Top IRS Goon Who Wrote Threatening Letters to Conservatives Is Promoted

Just two weeks ago Barack Obama said the IRS targeting of conservatives was “Outrageous!”
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Through 2012, then-Exempt Organization Specialist Stephen Seok signed many of the intimidating letters sent to conservative nonprofits. For example, this January 2012 letter sent to the Richmond Tea Party demanded the date, time and location of all group events, as well as copies of all handouts provided at the events, and the names and credentials of all organizers. Seok also demanded the names of all speakers and the contents of the speeches they made.

According to WXIX-TV/Fox 19 in Cincinnati, Seok is no longer an exempt organization specialist. He has since been promoted to  “supervisor IRS agent.”

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