Matt K. Lewis at the Daily Caller:
The saga over who leaked the IRS documents continues…
In a letter to IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, has requested an investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of the National Organization for Marriage’s (NOM) confidential donor information.
Hatch notes in the letter that “evidence suggests that the IRS may have been the source of the unauthorized disclosure of donor information,” and adds that this “is a matter that I take with the utmost seriousness, and I expect that you will treat this inquiry with the attention that it deserves.”
“Our political history shows the absolute necessity of maintaining the nonpartisan integrity of the IRS,” he writes, adding: “The proper administration of the nation’s tax laws requires confidence that the personal and confidential information filed with IRS will not be improperly disclosed or used for political purposes.”
... The letter from Hatch is significant because it is the first time a U.S. lawmaker has echoed NOM’s calls for an IRS investigation into the alleged leak.
Hatch has asked to hear back from the IRS by no later than May 29, 2012. A copy of his letter was also sent to the Attorney General.
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This is good. It is wise for NOM not to wait for the IRS to initiate an investigation, and to settle for the "we are taking this very seriously" line. Glad to see Senator Hatch demand action.
Thank you Senator Hatch.
The homosexual activists love to "out" donors and supporters of traditional marriage in order to discourage others from expressing their opinion.
I've been threatened countless times from SSM-ers that they are going to find out who I am, or turn me in to the HRC.
This is why the public polling suggests that the public is more accepting of homosexuality: it's not more acceptance, it's more fear that someone will "out" them (because it's politically incorrect to be against homosexuality) or attack them. And, of course, we see the results in NC that confirms this phenomenon.
If the IRS thought this to be a serious breach, they would have already been on it.
Maybe the IRS has this on their blog with tags such as, anti-gay group and posturing.
Well, Senator Hatch is going to see to it that the IRS takes the matter seriously.
Thanks Senator Hatch.
A copy of the letter was also sent to the Attorney General. Well, that should certainly spur some action on this crime...not. But it does leave a paper trail demonstrating the AG's dereliction of duties.
Bravo, Senator Hatch.
Slow and steady wins the race.
This scandal is this election cycle's Watergate.
That one started slow and built big.
Go thou and do likewise.