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Re:Why The IRS Harassing Political Groups Is Important To Ev... by nhebb on Monday May 13, 2013 @11:08AM (#5699067)
The IRS has a sordid history of doing this for political purposes. The IRS targeted anti-war groups during the Johnson and Nixon administrations [1]. Was that justifiable by your reasoning, or does it only apply to groups that you put in scare quotes?

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/03/magazine/misuse-of-the-irs...

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