Governmental Abuse

Maybe it’s the stars or too much political pollen in the air or it could be bureaucratic arrogance, but here we have two stories of governmental agencies running amuck in an egregious misuse of power.

The IRS targeting conservative non-profits and the Justice Department secret seizure of Associated Press phone records.

It was an apparent effort by the Justice Department to track down a source that disclosed an alleged Yemen terrorist plot. The AP called it “a massive and unprecedented intrusion.”

Here’s the other troublesome part. The Justice Department said it valued press freedom, but it had to balance its action against the public interest. What interest?

That kind of doublespeak gobbledygook poppycock is unacceptable and is just another blatant usurpation of constitutional freedoms by a government agency. It is time we stopped justifying illegal actions for national security. Shame on the Obama Administration!

As for the IRS, when little minds, constitutional ignorance and political prejudice couple with a position of power, abuse will be the outcome. Misleading a Congressional investigation compounds the offense.

Dismissal of all involved should be the result.