Democrats excusing behavior that would get most of us fined or jailed has its consequences:
All U.S. taxpayers would enjoy the same immunity from IRS penalties and interest as House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Obama Administration Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, if a bill introduced today by Congressman John Carter (R-TX) becomes law.
Carter, a former longtime Texas judge, today introduced the Rangel Rule Act of 2009, HR 735, which would prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from charging penalties and interest on back taxes against U.S. citizens. Under the proposed law, any taxpayer who wrote “Rangel Rule†on their return when paying back taxes would be immune from penalties and interest.
It won’t pass, of course, but no society can long survive when it puts lawbreakers in law-enforcing or tax law-writing positions. The legitimacy of government takes a very big hit, and it won’t be long before being a scofflaw becomes the norm. Liberals like to claim that paying taxes is voluntary. Yeah, right. Just try withholding your taxes and see how many armed men come to your door. Unless you’re a big Democrat cabinet member or congressional committee chairman, of course.
