Following an official announcement by Obama, many top officials of the IRS also resigned. Obama said that the conduct of the IRS was "inexcusable" and he announced that an investigation would be launched. Obama's top concerns are the public's faith in the IRS, "holding the responsible parties accountable, by putting in place new checks and new safeguards, and going forward by making sure the laws applied as it should be." Republicans are especially furious as you could imagine. House Speaker John Boehner went as far as to say, "My question isn't about who is going to resign. My question is, who's going to jail over this scandal?"
It seems lately that there are a lot of scandals ( AP phone records, Benghazi attacks, IRS targeting conservatives) that reflect poorly on the Democratic party.
What are your thoughts on this? How will Republicans benefit from these scandals(are they seeking something in particular)? How does this event effect the public's faith in the IRS/government agencies? Is there anything else that needs to be done?
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Obama's reaction was a good move to deflect some of the backlash that might be directed towards him and the Democratic party. While our political world is very partisan, it is important that the system still work fairly. Obama understands this and I think he reacted with appropriate objectivity.
The executive branch, as we learned in class, is complex and there is a lot of tangled bureaucracy and officials with executive power that can make mistakes that will reflect badly on the administration as a whole. I don't think this should be an excuse, but it should be taken into consideration when accusations are thrown around.
Though this is a "scandal," I feel like the level of severity of this scandal is not terribly high. In my opinion, this issue requires a lower level of government action... we should not leap to throw people in jail, as Boehner suggests.
At this point, there is no evidence that the president or his top aides had anything to do with the matter. This seems like a rush to have a scandal come out. Republicans should not spend their time digging for more proof to add fuel to the fire; the facts should, and will, come out eventually. It goes without saying that there are many more productive things to be done in the meantime.
Well, good job Obama administration. Even if his administration didn't know about it, and he just "heard it on the news like everybody else," that still raises several questions. Four months in, and already at least two scandals!
Although, I would like to know why the Tea Party and its affiliated groups are tax-exempt. It seems a little silly, to be honest. I know they do more than just politics, but in all honestly their main goals are political. Hmm....
@Taylor Westmont
Yes, a few people we're also wondering the same thing regarding why the Tea Party is tax exempt. I personally do not know the answer, but I am sure anyone can figure it out within a few minutes of research. It is important to point out that not only were conservatives targeted, but many liberals had their tax exempt status "fast-tracked." So keep in mind that conservatives were not the only group seeking tax exempt status, but they were the only group that had trouble getting that status.
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