(NaturalNews) The scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's
illicit, politically-motivated scrutiny of conservative, patriot, Tea
Party and pro-Israel groups continues to expand daily, as more
information is learned about its depth, breadth and scope.
In addition to delaying tax-exempt status for these organizations, the IRS also demanded donor rolls and printouts of Facebook
posts to determine who was contributing to the organizations and what
sort of information they were putting out in regards to the current
administration, and what books people were reading, according to a Politico review of documents from 11 of the targeted groups.
That
review "shows the agency wanted to know everything - in some cases, it
even seemed curious what members were thinking," the website reported.
"The review included interviews with groups or their representatives
from Hawaii, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas and elsewhere."
Some tea party groups even worried they'd be punished for followers' Facebook comments, Politico reported - a chilling prospect, given the huge First Amendment implications of any such shenanigans.
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