World Mag - Tea Party Groups Sue the IRS

By Leigh Jones, WorldMag.com

Twenty-five Tea Party groups filed suit against the Obama administration today, two weeks after an Internal Revenue Service official admitted the agency targeted the groups for extra scrutiny.

The suit claims the government overstepped its authority and violated the groups’ First and Fifth Amendment rights, as well as the Administrative Procedure Act and the IRS’s own rules and regulations. The suit, filed by the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), seeks unspecified damages.

According to the ACLJ, 13 of the plaintiffs did receive tax-exempt status, but only after lengthy delays. Ten still have applications pending, and two withdrew their applications in frustration. . . .

The president has said those responsible will be held accountable. But Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the ACLJ, said filing a federal lawsuit was the only way to make sure something like this doesn’t happen again. . . .

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