Source: Two 'rogue' workers principally behind IRS targeting of conservatives

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9. Am I the only person who feels this may have been justified?

The TEA Party is openly anti-tax, and in the vast majority believe the IRS and income tax as a whole to be illegal for any of several reasons. That said, people submitting tax-exempt status applications claiming affiliation with a group who openly oppose taxation SHOULD receive additional scrutiny to insure no fraudulent activity is being perpetrated.

I get that people on both sides think these things should be random, but fraud prevention is not a passive random thing, it takes attentiveness, investigation, and action.

I would be willing to bet that the two people involved were not possessed of such a noble mindset when they did this. I just feel the IRS missed an opportunity to own it, explain it in a way at least I would find justifiable, and just let it go away. Plus imagine the throbbing head veins on the right wing pundits when their "gotcha" moment turns into "yeah so?" moment.

The real issue this week is the DoJ, the IRS thing is just another red herring.