Open email to Rep. Neugebauer:
Dear Randy,
I have read your Newsletter.
Dear Randy,
I have read your Newsletter.
You have commented on the recent
revelation that the Internal Revenue Service has penalized various conservative
groups by requiring additional paperwork. You abhor this use of partisan
politics in various branches of the government, and you imply that this should
be stopped and a program arranged so that this never happens
again. I am a bit surprised at your
naivety in this situation. All agencies of the federal government are
susceptible to political manipulation, as they report to a single boss, in his
case Pres. Obama.
Specifically for the IRS, the basis of the organization was the appointment of a Commissioner by Pres. Lincoln in Congress in 1862. The procedure for the appointment of all subsequent Commissioners is basically the same. The Commissioner is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
The present IRS Acting Commissioner is Steven T Miller. Note that since he is only Acting Commissioner, it is not clear to me whether he has been approved by the Senate. Approved or not, his boss is Pres. Obama, who presumably put him in and can take him out. At present, if Pres. Obama gives in order that certain conservative organizations should be penalized in tax treatment, Acting Commissioner Steven Miller is obligated to conform. An inactive or inattentive Congress would allow the situation to continue. Similarly, we can be sure that future Congresses will at some time be inactive or inattentive and this use of politics in the IRS will be repeated. Even if the IRS is put under complete control of Congress, there is still a possibility of political partiality.
Political influence cannot be eliminated in government. It can only be controlled, and it is Congress's responsibility to see that the most flagrant abuses are controlled.
I call on you, Rep. Neugebauer to initiate an action in Congress which will help alleviate flagrant use of political power in all agencies of the federal government.
With respect Obamacare you say that you will be voting for its repeal for the 37th time. As you well know, until you can get a two thirds majority in both the House and the Senate to override Pres. Obama's obvious veto, Obamacare will be the law of the land.
I have no magic suggestions. I think you are on the right track in continuing to press for repeal of the law. With this continued pressure, you may in time be successful. Keep up the good fight.
Congratulations on your appointment to the Congressional Working Group dedicated to fixing the Endangered Species Act.
Traditional abuses by various federal agencies involved the Snail Darter and now the Lesser Prairie-Chicken. As you know, these abuses come about because of government imposed limitations on private use of property. It is suspected that The Endangered Species Act is used in many cases to inhibit land development for economic purposes, when such development is contrary to the ideology of the federal government. An obvious example is that oil drilling could not be conducted on private land, because it might endanger a specific type of bird fish, or plant. This is obviously ridiculous, even though some environmentalists may have a legitimate concern for these various species.
An obvious solution is to transport, as necessary, parents of an endangered species to government land, where it can be adequately protected. If we have found in the development of the United States the validity of setting up government lands for Indians, why would it not be used for much lesser forms of life? Government already has a large amount of federal lands in the form of national parks and wilderness areas, which could be used for this purpose.
With respect to the Farm Bill, my major suggestion is to eliminate from the budget all forms of welfare, such as food stamps and public feeding programs, such as school lunches. These are welfare items and should be designated as such with a separate budget. We need to expose our welfare costs directly to the American taxpayer, so that he can make a proper decision on the cost legitimacy.
Specifically for the IRS, the basis of the organization was the appointment of a Commissioner by Pres. Lincoln in Congress in 1862. The procedure for the appointment of all subsequent Commissioners is basically the same. The Commissioner is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
The present IRS Acting Commissioner is Steven T Miller. Note that since he is only Acting Commissioner, it is not clear to me whether he has been approved by the Senate. Approved or not, his boss is Pres. Obama, who presumably put him in and can take him out. At present, if Pres. Obama gives in order that certain conservative organizations should be penalized in tax treatment, Acting Commissioner Steven Miller is obligated to conform. An inactive or inattentive Congress would allow the situation to continue. Similarly, we can be sure that future Congresses will at some time be inactive or inattentive and this use of politics in the IRS will be repeated. Even if the IRS is put under complete control of Congress, there is still a possibility of political partiality.
Political influence cannot be eliminated in government. It can only be controlled, and it is Congress's responsibility to see that the most flagrant abuses are controlled.
I call on you, Rep. Neugebauer to initiate an action in Congress which will help alleviate flagrant use of political power in all agencies of the federal government.
With respect Obamacare you say that you will be voting for its repeal for the 37th time. As you well know, until you can get a two thirds majority in both the House and the Senate to override Pres. Obama's obvious veto, Obamacare will be the law of the land.
I have no magic suggestions. I think you are on the right track in continuing to press for repeal of the law. With this continued pressure, you may in time be successful. Keep up the good fight.
Congratulations on your appointment to the Congressional Working Group dedicated to fixing the Endangered Species Act.
Traditional abuses by various federal agencies involved the Snail Darter and now the Lesser Prairie-Chicken. As you know, these abuses come about because of government imposed limitations on private use of property. It is suspected that The Endangered Species Act is used in many cases to inhibit land development for economic purposes, when such development is contrary to the ideology of the federal government. An obvious example is that oil drilling could not be conducted on private land, because it might endanger a specific type of bird fish, or plant. This is obviously ridiculous, even though some environmentalists may have a legitimate concern for these various species.
An obvious solution is to transport, as necessary, parents of an endangered species to government land, where it can be adequately protected. If we have found in the development of the United States the validity of setting up government lands for Indians, why would it not be used for much lesser forms of life? Government already has a large amount of federal lands in the form of national parks and wilderness areas, which could be used for this purpose.
With respect to the Farm Bill, my major suggestion is to eliminate from the budget all forms of welfare, such as food stamps and public feeding programs, such as school lunches. These are welfare items and should be designated as such with a separate budget. We need to expose our welfare costs directly to the American taxpayer, so that he can make a proper decision on the cost legitimacy.
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