Posted by Tina
An important ruling came down today in the IRS scandal case, True the Vote v. IRS. Judge Reggie Walton of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ordered the IRS to “submit to discovery and depositions. This order requires the IRS to hand over all related materials to True the Vote lawyers. It also means that Koskinen, Lerner and others will be required to give depositions. PJ Media provides quotes from Jim Bopp, Jr, one of the TTV lawyers in the case:
What we have now is an opportunity to find out who did what. The IRS has doggedly fought anyone finding out what happened and how it happened that they launched this comprehensive campaign to attack and undermine and adversely treat Tea Party and other conservative groups. We finally get an opportunity to find out.
What we want, of course, is an order by the court to prohibit the IRS from ever discriminating based upon political viewpoint of any organization in how they treat and deal with it. Conservative organizations were selected for adverse treatment by the Obama administration and the IRS.
We want the court to prevent that from happening, no matter if the group is conservative or liberal. They shouldn’t be targeted for their views.
The group is not seeking monetary damages.
Those at the IRS involved in this scandal have fought voraciously to cover their tracks and prevent discovery. In my opinion that makes the scandal even more egregious and deserving of harsh legal consequences. They have successfully avoided complying with court orders in the past and it’s expected they will attempt to do the same with this order.
At what point should the court, the people, be able to seize all documents and perhaps arrest the persons in control (Lerner/Koskinene) at least until they agree to comply? This is important for the people who were damaged by the IRS but it is important in terms of the trust we place in the rule of law. When the rule of law breaks down, chaos follows. It’s imperative that citizens receive equal treatment by our government and our courts.
The ruling today is important to all of the people. But I doubt that we can count on the liberal media to follow the case with the enthusiasm it deserves. And yet they should be…and would be if the persons harmed were liberals and the bad guys were in league with Republicans.
GREAT NEWS!
I hope Lerner and the rest of them rot in prison for decades.
If one only stops and puts the pieces of the puzzle together; and using common sense, they will easily conclude that all the pieces of any scandal, they have one common denominator…the use of and the slow walk of any and all investigations against Barack Obama and his upper Cabinet staff members. His education of Chicago style politics taught him that once he became President, he would control any and all governmental agencies under the Executive Branch’s authority. As used in Chicago’s political history of corruption, Obama intentionally abused the laws governing those agencies for his personal gain. He spent his first 4 years in the White House using the IRS, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Secretary of State’s Office and staff, to attack his conservative opponent and those that would contribute financially to an opponent’s run against him. He attacked those Conservative support groups ordering Lerner and her IRS division to command and manage any and all threats, to use delays, and/or Federal financial obstructionism against those groups who opposed Obama’s re-election. Since he proclaimed before the 2012 election that Al Qaeda, due to his efforts was on the run, the attack on the American Embassy in Benghazi would prove Obama a liar. Obama and Hillary were forced to give the command to “stand down” to our military whom could have saved the lives of four brave Americans in Benghazi. Obama’s re-election was more important then those American lives. The Commander in Chief is the only one that can issue a Stand Down Order. However, Obama issued that order to Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, forcing her to pass on Obama’s instructions to the Military Command. Of course when asked every time possible, Obama has refused to state publicly where he was on the night of the attack. To avoid the media, the next day he flew to Nevada for a fundraising event.
Once again as in all the Obama created scandals; his Cabinet members, or Agency heads who agreed to, or were intentionally put into a position of insulating Obama personally, Obama in return, always promised that no prosecution or firing of anyone having taken part in his corruption and lies, would occur. Those promises to those individuals were always communicated by Ben Rhodes on behalf of Obama. Obama in every circumstance, made sure all his instructions came from others on his behalf and would exclude himself personally. From the VA scandal to the many lies told to the American public by Susan Rice, no one connected to Obama had or ever did lose their jobs. If they were forced to resign in order to protect themselves personally, they were given huge pension payoffs. Every promise was given with the understanding that Obama was not to be implicated in any way.
The bottom line is this. Barack Obama will go down in history as the most corrupt President to abuse the Office of the Presidency.
Well said, Rick. And 1000% correct!
The ever loud left berates Trump for his amateur status, but despite their baseless assumptions about his ability and attempts to find fault, Trump has had a rather smoothing first 100 days. He’s certainly accomplished more than Obama and more than most of his supporters ever expected. Can’t wait to see the next 100 days.
One phrase I keep hearing whenever Trump’s name comes up is, “it’s so refreshing.” Meaning straight talk, meaning immediate action when it’s really warranted and continually improving foreign relations. I’m pleasantly surprised by President Trump almost week. On the other hand, now that we’re draining the swamp, we get to see how bad Obama really was and what a mess he left behind. His blundering Egyptian policy with the Muslim Brotherhood….he totally misread that one. His giveaway to Iran that has lead to their non-stop developing of fissionable materials for a bomb. His complete mishandling of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un. The bungled Benghazi affair where his trickle down peace-nik policies got American killed. Oh, and let us not forget how he extolled the bravery of on Bowie Bergdahl, American deserter. I could keep going for pages, but to what end? All this is obvious to anyone who has a clue.
Were it not for True the Vote, Judicial Watch and the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) , illegal activity by our own goofernment people would be swept under the rug.
Three cheers for all Three!
Would hope that there’s enough integrity in Clowngress to REQUIRE those taking the 5th instead of cooperating with investigators to have their access to pensions and perks permanently removed.
Here, here!
As long as government law breakers are let off the hook legally and/or are allowed to retire and live a cushy life the rule of law this nation of equal citizens depend on is in jeopardy.