He’s terribly offended by the news that some mid-level IRS employees were classifying conservative 501(c)4 outfits by name in order to determine whether they lived up to the rules for those type of organizations. He’s SO offended that he wants the IRS Commissioner to resign.
Only there is no such person. The guy who was Commissioner at the time resigned back in November of 2012 and has not yet been replaced. Jonathan Chait:
The position of IRS commissioner is vacant, which may explain why Rubio’s letter calls for “the IRS Commissioner’s resignation” but doesn’t name whom Rubio wants to resign. Does he want the acting commissioner to resign? The old commissioner to re-resign? Appoint a new commissioner and then force that person to immediately resign?
I vote for the third option. It would be highly amusing.
And there is no IRS Commissioner, of course, because the Republicans in the Senate refuse to approve any appointments Obama makes, including an appointment whose absence, by impacting IRS effectiveness, is arguably costing the government money.
I would not be surprised if the Republicons in the Senate decide to sit on any future nomination for a head of the IRS. After all, that has worked in their favor at the ATF. It’s wrong, but that is the game that they play nowadays.
ha ha ha
The third option.
It’s just the sort of thing people looking to make a superficial show of something might be tempted to do though. heh
At any rate, I think the whole “tax exempt status” system is ripe for all manner of exploitation and corruption, from either direction, from whatever motives. Not sure it really makes sense anymore. Surely doesn’t make sense to have it if you want to cut the size of government, since the only way to make it truly fair is to rigorously regulate & audit every single non-profit.
Seems to me a lot of people want to have their cake and eat it too.