House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) pledged to hundreds of Tea Party activists that lawmakers would get to the bottom of the current IRS controversy.
Camp, whose panel is one of several examining the IRS's targeting of conservative groups, told a rally at the west front of the Capitol that lawmakers would be on the case no matter how long it took.
"It will take time, but we will get the facts, and we will follow them wherever they lead," Camp said. "We will get the truth, and we will hold those responsible accountable."
Hi, I’m Ted Cruz and this is the Freedom Minute.
The IRS scandal revealed the targeting of conservative groups, tea party groups, pro-life groups, and pro-Israel groups for intrusive questions and harassing.
This is the consequence of an agency that is too big and has too much power.
And now, the IRS is supposed to be put in charge of administering Obamacare.
Enough is enough.
We need to abolish the IRS, eliminate the intrusive agents, and replace the IRS and the tax code with a simple flat tax where every American can file his or her taxes on a postcard.
Every year we spend about $500 billion on tax compliance – which is dead weight loss and it doesn’t produce even a single truck or tortilla.
A flat tax would produce economic growth and create jobs.
I am feeling much better about summer camp. I get to go for free now, since "You're the only one going for the week". Which also means I'm acting Scoutmaster.
So I get to do things my way, and maybe undo some of the crapola those poor kids have put up with all season.
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I'm really truly concerned at how everything is becoming lately -- I really am --
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Morning, comrades.
We got blogs for sale!
Troop weekend:
Saturday - June 29
Scout Camp Week:
Tuesday, July 16 ("Ask a Vet" formatting strongly recommended)
Saturday, July 20 (No restrictions)
I will not have access to any sort of electronics on any of these dates.
And in case you missed it last night:
I am feeling much better about summer camp. I get to go for free now, since "You're the only one going for the week". Which also means I'm acting Scoutmaster.
So I get to do things my way, and maybe undo some of the crapola those poor kids have put up with all season.
I suppose they're lucky I stuck to my guns and insisted that I was going. If I listened to them and backed out, they'd have no adults committed for the week now, and where would the troop be?
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I'm really truly concerned at how everything is becoming lately -- I really am --
I thought it was just me who was getting twitchy from being pelting with tin foil. A week doesn't go by without a new or expanding "scandal".
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Morning, comrades.
We got blogs for sale!
Troop weekend:
Saturday - June 29
Scout Camp Week:
Tuesday, July 16 ("Ask a Vet" formatting strongly recommended)
Saturday, July 20 (No restrictions)
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I'm really truly concerned at how everything is becoming lately -- I really am --
I thought it was just me who was getting twitchy from being pelting with tin foil. A week doesn't go by without a new or expanding "scandal".
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Morning all..
Well, this numbness and dull-to-stabbing pain in my thing has returned, and the entire area where it's numb/hurting is firm to the touch. Needless to say I'm quite concerned.
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Posse comiromalongadingding.
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Posse comiromalongadingding.
I sense a Jimism am I right?
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Morning all..
Well, this numbness and dull-to-stabbing pain in my thing has returned, and the entire area where it's numb/hurting is firm to the touch. Needless to say I'm quite concerned.
Go to the doctor, right now. Don't wait.
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Posse comiromalongadingding.
I sense a Jimism am I right?
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Posse comiromalongadingding.
I sense a Jimism am I right?
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These pictures are amazing: NYC slums in 1890s
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There's no "Conservative Arts" courses, are there?
Flees state -->
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There's no "Conservative Arts" courses, are there?
Flees state -->
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There's no "Conservative Arts" courses, are there?
Flees state -->
I think the term you mean is artistic conversation (and restoration).
My ex-landlord's son is in that industry.. Was working at MoMa for a few years, and just recently took a job at the University of Chicago.
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There's no "Conservative Arts" courses, are there?
Flees state -->
"Conservative Arts" is an oxymoron.
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There's no "Conservative Arts" courses, are there?
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"Conservative Arts" is an oxymoron.
The "Artist" of Light comes to mind.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the government cannot force private health organizations to denounce prostitution as a condition to get taxpayer money to fight AIDS around the world.
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the court, said the anti-prostitution pledge in a 2003 AIDS funding law improperly restricts the groups’ First Amendment rights. (snip)
But in the 6-2 decision, Roberts wrote that the pledge “goes beyond preventing recipients from using private funds in a way that would undermine the federal government.â€
“It requires them to pledge allegiance to the government’s policy of eradicating prostitution,†he wrote. That, Roberts wrote, the government cannot do.
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There's no "Conservative Arts" courses, are there?
Flees state -->
"Conservative Arts" is an oxymoron.
The "Artist" of Light comes to mind.
Yeah - and these
“In Plain English,†writes Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog, “this means that if you have a contract with a business in which you agree to arbitrate a dispute but it says you can’t get together with other plaintiffs in a ‘class action,’ that contract will be enforced, even if it may be too expensive for you to pursue your own claim given what you might win.â€
“In Plain English,†SCOTUSblog writer and noted SCOTUS litigator Tom Goldstein concludes, “it is now harder for the government to use the facts of a prior conviction to enhance a federal criminal sentence.†Elena Kagan wrote the decision for the court. Samuel Alito dissented. Anthony Kennedy and Clarence Thomas wrote separate concurrences.
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And that is your 4F SCOTUS moment!
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Paul ryan -- proving once again what a POS he really is.
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Paul ryan -- proving once again what a POS he really is.
Jesus what an asshole, a clueless, mean spirited, asshole.
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Paul ryan -- proving once again what a POS he really is.
Jesus what an asshole, a clueless, mean spirited, asshole.
So, the GOP is devolving to the point where one has to question why anyone outside the top 2 percent of voters would support it.
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I am copywriting this word:
Terrorednecks.
(more on the terror plot that was busted in Upstate NY)
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I am copywriting this word:
Terrorednecks.
(more on the terror plot that was busted in Upstate NY)
As much as this kinda scares the crap out of me, I can't help but think of these two as a couple of total mooks.
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Paul ryan -- proving once again what a POS he really is.
Jesus what an asshole, a clueless, mean spirited, asshole.
So, the GOP is devolving to the point where one has to question why anyone outside the top 2 percent of voters would support it.
It is a little more subtle than that. I honestly believe that Paul Ryan thinks unless you dressed in rags and live in some sort of Dickensian squalor, you aren't poor.
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I am copywriting this word:
Terrorednecks.
(more on the terror plot that was busted in Upstate NY)
As much as this kinda scares the crap out of me, I can't help but think of these two as a couple of total mooks.
I given them crazy points for at least being creative but other then that - Go to Jail, Do Not Pass Go
In December, agents were given permission to monitor Crawford and Feight's cell phones and emails.
Although Crawford had not found a radiation supply for the device, it was capable of being operated remotely.
The men were arrested on Tuesday, after having a meeting on June 12, monitored by undercover informants posing as members of the KKK interested in purchasing the device and financing the project, where they discussed testing a fully working version of the device.
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I am copywriting this word:
Terrorednecks.
(more on the terror plot that was busted in Upstate NY)
As much as this kinda scares the crap out of me, I can't help but think of these two as a couple of total mooks.
I given them crazy points for at least being creative but other then that - Go to Jail, Do Not Pass Go
They are idiots -- but they are idiots who fortunately stopped before they found someone to help them that WASN'T an idiot.
here is an interesting tidbit:I know this isn't a FISA issue but it is worth noting that a warrant was gotten to listen in on them.In December, agents were given permission to monitor Crawford and Feight's cell phones and emails.
Although Crawford had not found a radiation supply for the device, it was capable of being operated remotely.
The men were arrested on Tuesday, after having a meeting on June 12, monitored by undercover informants posing as members of the KKK interested in purchasing the device and financing the project, where they discussed testing a fully working version of the device.