At Times - Targeted Taxation

At times, we are presented an issue not Democratic, nor Republican, nor Libertarian.  It is an issue not sectarian or religious. It is not gay or straight, male or female.  It is definitely not constitutional.  Taxation is this issue.   Transcendent is a good encapsulation.

 At times there is only a single exponent of a foul circumstance.  At times there is only a single agency championing or exposing the crime.  At times,  only one conclusion can be made.  Even the most abject partisan outlets must see this light.  Case in point: the IRS (Internal Revenue Service of the USA) admission of targeting groups with opinions  unfavorable to the executive branch.  This is a monumental issue, impinging on our basic rights, abrogating fundamental freedoms, and all of us should be deeply concerned.  This means everyone - like you and me. 

At these times, we must celebrate those willing to stand and deliver the scandalous news, whether individuals or corporations.  They are at risk in the event their trumpet fails.  They are lost if their “papers” are not in order.  They are toast unless the agents of news, of natural justice, and of the courts do not concur. 

Things are grim, in this, the land of freedom and personal rights.  This news, as IRS has confessed, is horrific in its possible consequences. It is devastating about the future of our country.  If these charges are ignored or dismissed without proper and convincing adjudication, the USA, as we know it, is doomed.  Control of the press is child's play compared with control of taxation.

In past times, the single exponent has been warned, then has been muffled, then maybe has been co-opted by the perpetrators, or in finality has been destroyed.

We await full disclosure.  My faint hope is a favorable resolution, implying justice to all Americans.

Odious is a term not used much these days.  But this IRS disclosure does stink.  I am concerned that if the IRS admits to this error in judgment, actually illegal by some constitutional lawyers, what other errors remain concealed?  It is unlike anyone or any agency to confess the full extent of their error.  It is more like human nature to reveal a little, hoping the larger sins go undiscovered or at best unpunished.