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Hi. We\u2019re from the IRS, and we\u2019d like to ask you some questions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

That\u2019s when you break out your pocket copy of the Constitution, read the agents of the Eye of Sauron<\/a> the First Amendment, inform them that the interview is concluded, and walk the hell out.<\/p>\n

Next step? Call your attorney, and your Congressional representatives constituent services offices.<\/p>\n

Uh, you probably think I\u2019m making this headline up, but truth is stranger than fiction. Besides, it\u2019s all right here on C-Span.<\/p>\n

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Jon Stewart would call this your moment of Zen, but I\u2019ll call it your Whiskey Tango Foxtrot moment of Reality. The Anchoress has a few thoughts along these line<\/a>s you may want to take notice of too.<\/p>\n

(Image Credit:\u00a0T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times)<\/em><\/p>\n


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