Major Role-Reversal! IRS Now In Crosshairs

Tea-party groups file lawsuit, claim officials violated Constitution

WND

Bob Unruh

Millions of Internal Revenue Service audit subjects across the nation must be relishing this.

In a major role-reversal, the IRS finds itself in the crosshairs with the filing of a lawsuit that seeks a halt the ongoing illegal harassment of conservative-leaning organizations – an offense to which the agency already has admitted.

The organizations represented in the case brought by the American Center for Law and Justice not only are demanding that the court order the IRS to grant them the tax-exempt status for which they’ve qualified, but also pay damages of $1,000 for each unauthorized inspection of their tax returns.

“The IRS and the federal government are not going to get away with this unlawful targeting of conservatives,” said ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow. “As this unconstitutional scheme continues even today, the only way to stop this flagrant and arrogant abuse of our clients’ rights is to file a federal lawsuit, which we have done.”

Sekulow said the lawsuit “sends a very powerful message to the IRS and the Obama administration – including the White House: Americans are not going to be bullied and intimidated by our government.”

“They will not be subjected to unconstitutional treatment and unlawfully singled out and punished because of their ideological beliefs,” he said. “Those responsible for this unprecedented intimidation ploy must be held accountable.”

Several members of Congress already have said that jail would be the appropriate penalty for the offenses committed by individuals.

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