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"in response to questions from The New York Times, the I.R.S. announced that it would curtail the practice" While it's upsetting that this practice happened in
by sethbannon 12y ago
"in response to questions from The New York Times, the I.R.S. announced that it would curtail the practice"
While it's upsetting that this practice happened in the first place, and even more upsetting that the judiciary seemed to allow it, it's a relief to know that the New York Times here fulfilled the intended role of a free press.
- ende 12y agoI heard both Tom Friedman and Paul Krugman were on the phone call and really had at them.
- bmelton 12y agoEven more upsetting than that is that they're just agreeing to curtail the practice, but the law is still on the books, waiting to be abused by the next administration, or the one after that. As I'm apparently quoting the hell out of founders and statesman today: "The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly." - Abraham Lincoln