Title: 4 shocking examples of federal overreach
Original CoS Document (slug): 4-shocking-examples-of-federal-overreach
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Created: 2015-02-12 10:48:00
Updated: 2019-01-04 05:25:27
Published: 2017-07-17 20:00:00
Converted: 2025-04-14T20:52:17.151007042
You just can't make this stuff up…
Here are four recent examples of the federal government abusing its power:
Small business owners forced to battle IRS over seized bank accounts
Andrew Clyde, a Navy veteran who served in Iraq, was on the wrong end of a murky federal program that allows agencies to seize assets they suspect could be tied to criminal activity – even without actual criminal activity.
IRS to pay back-refunds to illegal immigrants who didn’t pay taxes
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told Congress on Wednesday that even illegal immigrants who didn't pay taxes will be able to claim back-refunds once they get Social Security numbers under President Obama's temporary deportation amnesty.
Government wonders: What’s in your old emails?
If you’ve been remiss in cleaning out your email in-box, here’s some incentive: The federal government can read any emails that are more than six months old without a warrant.
Finally, here's a case of potential future government overreach…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnY3roP-oJI&feature=youtu.be