Jonathon Moseley at The American Thinker does us a great service in giving us a rundown of the basic issues in the IRS scandal. No doubt this scandal will continue to unfold for some time. This is a big one and similar to Watergate, for those old enough to remember. But at its root is the abuse of power by an administration that wants to punish its political enemies.
First, don’t let people forget: the IRS scandal is not about conservative accusations. The Inspector General of the U.S. Treasury issued a report finding that the Internal Revenue Service sharply discriminated against conservative organizations. This is confirmed by Treasury’s Inspector General.
Second, a group’s political beliefs and positions ought to be totally irrelevant. Tax exemption must be based on what an organization does, not what it believes or what positions it supports. Whether a group teaches the Constitution or teaches union tactics doesn’t matter, it is educating either way. Therefore, the IRS should not have been looking at the name of the organization, whether liberal or conservative, but on the substance of the organization.
There is a lot more to this article. Read the whole thing; it’s worth your time.
