WND - Tea-party Groups File Lawsuit, Claim Officials Violated Constitution

By Bob Unruh, WND.com

Millions of Internal Revenue Service audit subjects across the nation must be relishing this.

In a major role-reversal, the IRS is finding itself in the crosshairs with the filing of a lawsuit that seeks a halt to the still-ongoing illegal harassment of conservative-leaning organizations – an offense to which the agency already has admitted.

The organizations represented by the case brought by the American Center for Law and Justice not only are demanding that the court order the IRS to recognize the tax-exempt status for which they’ve qualified, but also pay damages of $1,000 for each unauthorized inspection of the tax returns of those targeted by the agency.

“The IRS and the federal government are not going to get away with this unlawful targeting of conservatives,” said ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow. “As this unconstitutional scheme continues even today, the only way to stop this flagrant and arrogant abuse of our clients’ rights is to file a federal lawsuit, which we have done. . . .

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