WND 4/28/2023
Currently carries out warrantless searches targeting those 'associated' with delinquent taxpayerOfficials with the Rutherford Institute, which fights in the courts for religious and civil liberties, are arguing to the U.S. Supreme Court that the IRS needs to be stopped from attacking innocent bystanders.
The organization said it has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case calling for the justices "to restrict the tax agency's authority to carry out warrantless searches of innocent taxpayers' bank accounts and financial records as part of its efforts to identify and pursue the funds of associated family members and friends with delinquent taxes."
"The Supreme Court needs to rein in the IRS' unconstitutional power grabs," explained constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute and author of "Battlefield America: The War on the American People."
"This practice of investigating the bank records of innocent taxpayers because they may have family members or associates who are delinquent on their taxes is merely a perverse form of guilt by association. At a minimum, Fourth Amendment protections should not disappear just because sensitive information is shared with third parties, such as banks and attorneys," he continued.
More:
https://www.wnd.com/2023/04/supremes-asked-block-irs-attack-innocent-bystanders/
