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Quote.—At a Republican Party fundraising breakfast in his district on Wednesday, Representative Trey Gowdy suggested that the congressional GOP needed to investigate the IRS's scrutiny of political groups with the same intensity that it was investigating the 2012 attacks in Benghazi.

"I'm glad that the speaker of the House convened a select committee on Benghazi," said Gowdy, a former prosecutor who chairs that panel. "I think it makes every bit as much sense to convene a select committee on the IRS. Now that we have the Senate, the Senate has tools the House doesn't have in terms of getting e-mails and cooperation. It has nothing to do with politics. Do you really want an IRS targeting you based on your political beliefs?"

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Quote"Fast and Furious has gone [from the headlines] only because that's the playbook for this administration, which is deny access to documents," said Gowdy. "It's the playbook on Solyndra; it's the playbook on the IRS. What happened to Lois Lerner's emails? They were destroyed, and then, talismanically, we found them again!"

In an interview after the breakfast, Gowdy said that he'd mentioned the idea of a select committee on the IRS to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and that Ohio Representative Jim Jordan would be an ideal candidate to run it. The investigations of 2013 and 2014, often chaired by then-Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (now retired), had gotten out some of the truth. But the newly empowered GOP could force the executive branch to release documents that it insisted on concealing.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-02-18/trey-gowdy-time-for-a-select-committee-to-investigate-the-irs-scandal

He's right but it should be a joint Senate and house select committee bringing the power of both houses of congress to bear!

Isn't that going on though? Isn't both the House and the Senate each doing it's own investigation. Seems to me that an investigation conducted by separate houses of our civilian branch of Government, who themselves have to answer to the IRS as citizen's when it comes to taxation. Who themselves are very concerned about use of the IRS as a tool, to impose what is and is not "acceptable political speech" as that's their own livelihood which might be threatened if they aren't. I see these independent investigations as a good thing. Telling us who did and did not really break the law, violate ethics in government, and who used the government, as a tool to impose what is an almost universally recognized tyrannical attack upon our first amendment to the Constitution. OUR own first expression of what are universal, basic, human rights as well as American rights. In fact this whole thing actually has the capability to teach those who follow this as a "news story" (which I am sure only IS a news story because the livelihood of news organizations is also at risk if this is allowed to stand). I find that when their livelihood is threatened by someone or some other entity IE: the IRS or a governmental organization. Americans in particular, and people in general, will point at, and tell the absolute truth about, how someone threatened their paychecks. 

Quote from: daidalos on February 18, 2015, 06:21:39 PM
Isn't that going on though? Isn't both the House and the Senate each doing it's own investigation. Seems to me that an investigation conducted by separate houses of our civilian branch of Government, who themselves have to answer to the IRS as citizen's when it comes to taxation. Who themselves are very concerned about use of the IRS as a tool, to impose what is and is not "acceptable political speech" as that's their own livelihood which might be threatened if they aren't. I see these independent investigations as a good thing. Telling us who did and did not really break the law, violate ethics in government, and who used the government, as a tool to impose what is an almost universally recognized tyrannical attack upon our first amendment to the Constitution. OUR own first expression of what are universal, basic, human rights as well as American rights. In fact this whole thing actually has the capability to teach those who follow this as a "news story" (which I am sure only IS a news story because the livelihood of news organizations is also at risk if this is allowed to stand). I find that when their livelihood is threatened by someone or some other entity IE: the IRS or a governmental organization. Americans in particular, and people in general, will point at, and tell the absolute truth about, how someone threatened their paychecks. 

A joint select committee would have extra powers granted by both houses. It also takes away the argument that the administration always uses about already testifying here or there so we don't have to come in front of your committee! A joint task force would be best!!

We now have the emails so what is the delay?

Quote from: The Boo Man... on February 20, 2015, 06:59:08 PM
We now have the emails so what is the delay?

Do you believe there Should be a Joint committee? There was one for Watergate!

Quote from: redbeard on February 21, 2015, 03:05:23 PM
Do you believe there Should be a Joint committee? There was one for Watergate!

Times are not the same in this day and age.  I don't remember the democrats or republicans locking the doors on the other when making a decision that would effect the all taxpayer.

Quote from: walkstall on February 21, 2015, 03:27:27 PM
Times are not the same in this day and age.  I don't remember the democrats or republicans locking the doors on the other when making a decision that would effect the all taxpayer.

With criminal activities in the IRS the investigating body/ committee should have the most power that both houses can give in to get to the bottom of what went on. It would be awful hard for the MSM and justice dept. to wipe away their findings when handed down and hard for congress or the senate to ignore then either! If the administration stonewalled such a committee it would be a lot easier to pull both houses together to sanction and cut funding in prime areas as a penalty/ punishment for non compliance.
Both the senate and the House need to work closely together on this or they will be stone walled separately!! 

We have the emails now right?

Quote from: The Boo Man... on February 21, 2015, 08:52:44 PM
We have the emails now right?

What a mess!  So many areas of corrupt and underhandedness to investigate.  Wonder when they'll ever bring any of it to a head? 

Quote from: The Boo Man... on February 21, 2015, 08:52:44 PM
We have the emails now right?

Some not all!

The IRS doesn't need to be "investigated" it needs to be abolished.

That said, it will never happen. Here is why.

The Federal politicians who's job it would be to dismantle or even investigate the IRS, get their incredible power from allocating tax money to their financial backers, and constituents. It is the IRS that provides the tax monies to the Federal politicians for just that purpose.

The Federal politicians are smart enough not to "kill the goose that lays the golden egg".

Have any kind of investigation you like, nothing will come of it. I guarantee it!