ICYMI: Calls for Impeachment of the IRS Commissioner Continue
National Review Editorial Board: Impeach the IRS Commissioner
"A weaponized IRS put to partisan political ends constitutes an unbearable assault on American democracy and undermines the very institutions of government itself. It cannot be allowed to go unanswered. John Koskinen has got to go, voluntarily or not." 6/16/2016
New York Post Editorial Board: Yes the IRS Chief Has Earned Impeachment
"Brought into the agency to clean house after the IRS's unlawful targeting of conservative groups, Koskinen instead presided over endless stonewalling of congressional probes — including the destruction of evidence that had been subpoenaed. If you responded to an IRS audit the way Koskinen's IRS has behaved, you'd be looking at huge penalties and maybe prison time." 10/28/2015
Wall Street Journal: Impeaching the IRS Director
"The U.S. Attorney has refused to honor Congress's contempt charge against Ms. Lerner for refusing to testify, the Justice Department has closed its investigations into IRS targeting without prosecutions, and the press corps winks at abuses of power when conservatives are the targets. With an executive who refuses to honor the normal separation of powers, Congress is obliged to use its authority to hold government accountable." 10/27/2015
Red State: Why the Impeachment of the IRS Commissioner is a Sign that Congress Might Actually Work
"Impeaching of agency heads is the only possible way to restrain such a president. But if Congress accepts the status quo, of which Koskinen is not even the worst example, then it signals that Congress is a meaningless institution and we are ruled by a battalion of unelected judges and bureaucrats." 5/17/2016
Mission statement of the House Freedom Caucus:
"The House Freedom Caucus gives a voice to countless Americans who feel that Washington does not represent them. We support open, accountable and limited government, the Constitution and the rule of law, and policies that promote the liberty, safety, and prosperity of all Americans."
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