Right-wing extremist violence in general, and antitax violence in particular, appears to be on the rise.
Threats against IRS employees have gone up steadily in the past five years, from 834 in 2005 to 1,014 in 2009, according to J. Russell George, Treasury Department inspector general for tax administration.
An increase in IRS collection activities, combined with a declining economy and a general sense of unease, has “caused people to react in ways we all hoped they would not,” Mr. George told the AP.
Meanwhile, the National Treasury Employees Union is denouncing remarks made by Rep. Steve King (R) of Iowa, in which the congressmen calls the attack "sad," but adds that the IRS is "unnecessary" and that abolishing the agency would mean "a happy day for America."
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society...-American-rage
So what does this say about the current crop of folks who pass the "purity tests" that some on the right are calling for? When does the PATRIOT act become a tool to root out homegrown rightwing terrorists ala Joe Stack, the abortion clinic bombers and doctor killers, the slayers of gay and lesbians, the white supremists, the evangelical hate crime perpetrator....etc
And will you cheer or denounce its use?



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