Politics of the IRS

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

... seems to me that when overtly political groups start complaining that the IRS screws them around when they try to register themselves as non-political charities, that just means the IRS are doing their jobs, doesn't it? The fact that the complaints are coming from the TEA party and Republicans itself proves the complaints unfounded.

It might be an issue if this is being used against one side of politics and not the other, but for that we'd need to see evidence of left-wing political groups putting in dodgy charity registrations and getting approvals. Has this been seen?

Exactly. The IRS was doing its job scrutinizing organizations that were trying to get out of paying taxes. And while I've heard claims that liberal organizations were not being scrutinized, I haven't seen a shed of evidence to support it.

The IRS chief invoking the 5th has the appearance of looking bad, but in a clearly hostile environment, it's a smart move. They are trying to nail her for political reasons. The records can be subpoenaed. There's always a paper trail. If she broke the law, it will be easy to prove.