Sunday, November 21, 2004
It Was Just A Mistake
It's funny how sometimes when a new bill containing lots and lots of words is written somehow, without any malicious intent, words are sometimes randomly placed in a sequence that could give the impression that something very fishy is going on. Nothing could be further from the truth. So when a long and complicated appropriations bill is written and buried deep inside the bill is a clause giving two elected officials, and anyone they choose to name, the power to thoroughly review any American's tax returns only the worst kind of cynic would think that there was any intent by anyone to use, or misuse, this power.
The Republicans have explained that "it was a mistake", that's all the explanation this trusting patriotic American needs. Afterall, it is not beyond the realm of possibility that the words:
"Hereinafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law governing the disclosure of income tax returns or return information, upon written request of the Chairman of the House or Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service shall allow agents designated by such Chairman access to Internal Revenue Service facilities and any tax returns or return information contained therein."
--just randomly materialized within the body of this spending measure.
Afterall, the world of quantum physics is a long way from being understood at this time. The GOP has admitted to being embarrassed by this bizarre chance occurrence of legislative J. Edgar Hooverism so it must not have been intentionally put in the bill.
A few years ago by some strange anomaly in Microsoft word a Senate bill accidentally authorized Orrin Hatch to be allowed to enter any registered voter's home in order to steal one sock from their clothes dryer. Senator Hatch has been undergoing treatment for his debilitating foot fetish and has got it almost completely under control. The good Senator hardly has the time nor the inclination to actually use this awesome power and the large number of socks gone missing has nothing whatsoever to do with this innocent legislative oversight. Only the worst kind of cynic would believe otherwise.
It's funny how sometimes when a new bill containing lots and lots of words is written somehow, without any malicious intent, words are sometimes randomly placed in a sequence that could give the impression that something very fishy is going on. Nothing could be further from the truth. So when a long and complicated appropriations bill is written and buried deep inside the bill is a clause giving two elected officials, and anyone they choose to name, the power to thoroughly review any American's tax returns only the worst kind of cynic would think that there was any intent by anyone to use, or misuse, this power.
The Republicans have explained that "it was a mistake", that's all the explanation this trusting patriotic American needs. Afterall, it is not beyond the realm of possibility that the words:
"Hereinafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law governing the disclosure of income tax returns or return information, upon written request of the Chairman of the House or Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service shall allow agents designated by such Chairman access to Internal Revenue Service facilities and any tax returns or return information contained therein."
--just randomly materialized within the body of this spending measure.
Afterall, the world of quantum physics is a long way from being understood at this time. The GOP has admitted to being embarrassed by this bizarre chance occurrence of legislative J. Edgar Hooverism so it must not have been intentionally put in the bill.
A few years ago by some strange anomaly in Microsoft word a Senate bill accidentally authorized Orrin Hatch to be allowed to enter any registered voter's home in order to steal one sock from their clothes dryer. Senator Hatch has been undergoing treatment for his debilitating foot fetish and has got it almost completely under control. The good Senator hardly has the time nor the inclination to actually use this awesome power and the large number of socks gone missing has nothing whatsoever to do with this innocent legislative oversight. Only the worst kind of cynic would believe otherwise.
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