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8. The Tea Party groups were engaged in activities that fell under the relevant tax code provisions,

or they all would not have been approved. Whether you or others disagree with the tax code or the Tea Party groups is entirely irrelevant. If you want to change the tax code, lobby Congress.

The government cannot engage in extra scrutiny of groups, no less withhold approval, because certain civil servants do not agree with the the groups' ideology or politics. That is a clear violation of the groups' First Amendment Rights and related federal law. The IRS must always remain apolitical. This simple and undeniable truth was confirmed because of criminals like Nixon.

If it's acceptable to target and harass conservative groups, when Republicans are in power, expect identical if not worse treatment of liberal groups and individuals.

Simply, directly in response to your comment, some groups with certain constitutionally protected beliefs or activities are in fact tax exempt. Civil servants cannot treat these groups differently because they do not agree with such beliefs. The law is clear and undeniable.