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Federal judge certifies tea party in class action lawsuit against IRS
A federal judge on Tuesday certified a class-action lawsuit against the IRSfor its political targeting, advancing the cause of more than 200 tea party groups who said they were denied their First Amendment rights by the tax agency’s actions.
Judge Susan J. Dlott in the Southern District of Ohio issued an order certifying the class, though she sealed the order for now to protect private taxpayer information.
Edward Greim, one of the lawyers advancing the tea party groups’ case, said the certification is a major step because it means the judge has agreed that the IRS did systematically target more than 200 groups for special scrutiny.
“It’s the court recognizing that all the plaintiffs were treated the same way,” he said. “The only remaining question at that point is whether it was legally permissible to treat the plaintiffs that way.”
The IRS said it couldn’t comment on pending litigation.
Federal judge certifies tea party in class action lawsuit against IRS
Well, the Fuehrer finally has been called on his oppression of the Tea Party which may have turned the 2012 election in his favor.
A possible side-effect may be Obama's impeachment for his repeated abuse of the law in allowing our nation's most powerful agency to prevent conservative groups from buying commercials to oppose him.
Even if he isn't impeached, his name will go down with Warren G. Harding and Richard M. Nixon as a disgraced President.
A federal judge on Tuesday certified a class-action lawsuit against the IRSfor its political targeting, advancing the cause of more than 200 tea party groups who said they were denied their First Amendment rights by the tax agency’s actions.
Judge Susan J. Dlott in the Southern District of Ohio issued an order certifying the class, though she sealed the order for now to protect private taxpayer information.
Edward Greim, one of the lawyers advancing the tea party groups’ case, said the certification is a major step because it means the judge has agreed that the IRS did systematically target more than 200 groups for special scrutiny.
“It’s the court recognizing that all the plaintiffs were treated the same way,” he said. “The only remaining question at that point is whether it was legally permissible to treat the plaintiffs that way.”
The IRS said it couldn’t comment on pending litigation.
Federal judge certifies tea party in class action lawsuit against IRS
Well, the Fuehrer finally has been called on his oppression of the Tea Party which may have turned the 2012 election in his favor.
A possible side-effect may be Obama's impeachment for his repeated abuse of the law in allowing our nation's most powerful agency to prevent conservative groups from buying commercials to oppose him.
Even if he isn't impeached, his name will go down with Warren G. Harding and Richard M. Nixon as a disgraced President.
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