Today’s unprecedented action by my colleagues on the House Ways & Means Committee is a direct response to the unprecedented abuse of federal power shockingly committed by the IRS against innocent American citizens. The fact that the most feared entity in our government actually conspired to effectively punish certain Americans for their beliefs still sickens me, and Americans from coast to coast are still right to be outraged by it. Such chilling behavior has no place in the United States, and it must never be permitted to happen again. The committee’s investigation into this scandal has been long and even frustrating, but it has brought us to today’s decision. With the firm evidence that will now be presented to the Justice Department, firm action must follow. This administration must no longer run from its responsibility to enforce the law and defend the Constitution. Lois Lerner has thus far clung to the Fifth Amendment in order to get away with undermining the First Amendment, but now justice must no longer be skirted. For the sake of the First Amendment rights of all Americans of every political persuasion, Ms. Lerner’s crimes must not go uncharged — or, if necessary, unpunished. *** A copy of the committees official criminal referral letter to the Justice Department regarding Lois Lerners actions can be viewed here: waysandmeans.house.gov/uploadedfiles/4_9_14__lerner_referral.pdf
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:41:37 +0000
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