May 21, 2013

Today's Question

Which senator wrote the amendment that gave military leaders the right to "quell...civil disturbances" without presidential approval? Answer.

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Tuesday
May212013

Schumer does it again: Advocates for amnestied aliens to get EITC despite billions in fraud

A U.S. Treasury audit revealed IRS is not in compliance with federal law on the fraud-plagued Earned Income Tax Credit. (Snip: U.S. Treasury)The Senate Judiciary Committee, during consideration of  S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act,  took a vote on Monday, approving tax welfare payments for amnestied aliens. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) chairs the committee; he is one of the most liberal members of Congress.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) advocated for keeping the Earned Income Tax Credit as is.

Unfortunately Democrats' decision on tax welfare opens the door wider for fraud in the EITC.

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Tuesday
May212013

Watchdog digs: Judicial Watch opens investigation into IRS scandal

Judicial Watch posted this on Twitter to announce an investigation into the IRS scandal.Via Twitter, government watchdog Judicial Watch announced it is opening an investigation into the IRS scandal.

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Monday
May202013

Was WikiLeaks’ founder Assange an omen of IRS persecution and ‘Media-Gate’?

Wikileaks is a publisher. (Snip: Wikileaks home page)I still remember the scathing look a friend gave me when I told her Julian Assange shouldn’t be on the run from just about every law enforcement agency in the world.

I tried to explain it. I didn’t like what Assange did, especially the leaks that could endanger our troops.

I didn’t care a whit about the diplomats embarrassed by numerous cables showing that highly paid federal employees are often total idiots.

What I did care about was free expression. Assange is a publisher. He publishes what is offered. Case closed.

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Monday
May202013

Should conservatives apply persecutors’ tactics by using online IRS form?

Snip of IRS Form 13909. The agency encourages people to file complaints about tax exempt groups. It would be interesting to view some of the forms the agency has received. (Snip/IRS)There’s nothing new in a Facebook member posting partisan political messages. Such messages are often full of misinformation or outright lies, but until recently, the First Amendment protected freedom of expression.

Having read a great deal about the persecution of conservative groups at the hand of the Obama administration and IRS, I think it’s time to ask ourselves if we should use a handy form the Internal Revenue Service has online. That form enables a citizen to report a nonprofit group suspected of breaking rules for tax exempt status.

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Monday
May202013

Schumer was eager beaver in persecution of conservative groups

Major media finally figured out the Obama administration doesn’t really qualify for sainthood just yet, and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) photo from U.S. Senatestories are popping about the White House collaborating with the president of the National Treasury Employees Union.

The American Spectator reported the union chief’s visit occurred just before the Internal Revenue Service began targeting tea party groups and other conservative organizations.

Targeting these groups, however, wasn’t just a tactic used by federal employees’ unions. Joining appointees in the persecution was Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) who proved himself an eager beaver in persecuting conservative groups.

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Sunday
May192013

Six reasons the Benghazi buck stops at The White House

Photo: CIA World Fact Book/U.S. GovernmentBased on reportage about the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks that left four Americans including the U.S. ambassador dead in Benghazi, it’s fairly obvious most media haven’t waded through the Accountability Review Board report.

Then-Sec. of State Hillary Clinton selected four members of the board.

It’s also obvious media haven’t read President Barack Obama’s Executive Order No. 13597.

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Friday
May172013

Federal judge squelches First Amendment in anti-Christian ruling

Snip: American Freedom Law CenterThe city of Dearborn hosts a yearly ‘Arab’ festival and that makes sense. Dearborn has the largest Arab population compared to any other U.S. city and the city is also home to  the largest mosque in the U.S.—adherents are Shia Muslims.

Now a federal judge has squelched First Amendment rights for Christians in Dearborn.

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