Chapter 240 Endorsement of Administrative Power
While thinking, Pieps continued: "Judicial power is one of the three core powers in our country, which means that no matter it involves any trial, punishment, or sentencing... ...all need to refer to the standards of the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Justice. However, since the introduction of the Black Tax Act, the IRS has not referred to any penalties imposed by the court. That’s fine. It has not even consulted the Ministry of Justice. Any opinions, this is just a small stove on one-third of an acre of land, and abuse of lynching!"
As soon as the words were said, the entire network was in an uproar.
Everyone who was watching the live broadcast now understood why Pips had previously talked about the American political system and the separation of powers, something that everyone understands.
The reason is very simple. The judicial power in the separation of powers is one of the three supreme powers in the United States, which means that any judgment and punishment involving the judiciary must be based on it.
As a special agency in the United States, the Internal Revenue Service has many privileges, but it crosses the highest judicial power to exercise its own sentencing and sentencing. And the most critical point is that if the IRS sentences the prisoner lower than the court, it will not. Forget it, the key point is that you are much heavier than the court, oh no, it is simply too much heavier. From a legal point of view, this is ultra vires no matter how it is interpreted.
At this time, the General Administration of Washington and the Internal Revenue Service across the country were extremely nervous, because of course they could see that this problem was not just for David who was present at the scene, but for any one of them. When people come here, it may be difficult for them to answer this question.
Because no matter how you explain it, as long as Pips insists on clinging to judicial power, which is one of the three core powers of the United States, then the IRS's penalty standard is equivalent to abuse of lynching and disrespecting judicial power. !
After all, among the three core powers in the United States, the IRS does not have tax law power.
“It can be seen that Director David is in a bit of trouble now!”
"Judging from the expression, Director David is definitely not able to answer this question perfectly at this moment, but I still hope he can give some explanation."
"..."
Look Looking at David with a solemn expression, facial and psychological experts were analyzing it one after another.
Pips, who was at the scene, felt very proud, because he knew that his first offensive was about to succeed!
"Congressman Pipps, I don't agree with what you said. You think the penalty standards of our IRS are too harsh. You just think that we are not authorized by the court's jurisdiction. But in fact, we are not Not authorized.”
"If you think about it, why is our Internal Revenue Service granted many powers such as private courts, judges, prisons, and armed forces?"
"That's because when President Lincoln established this agency in 1862, he provided We have delegated these powers. "
"In other words, we are legally allowed by the administrative district, so our current sentencing standards can be understood as being recognized by the administrative power. As for the judicial power, we Of course I respect it, but that doesn’t mean everything must be based on the judicial standards!”
People will always burst out with various energies under heavy pressure, and the same is true for David now.
Although he was not extremely smart, but he was about to be forced into a dead end, his brain still burst out with super energy, and he found a relatively perfect explanation under rapid operation.
"Second, that's great!"
"Good answer!"
"I didn't expect that Director David not only has outstanding tax collection ability, but also can think so clearly and powerfully in this situation. !”
The senior officials of the Washington DC General Administration, who were already involved in a huge public controversy, clapped their thighs and clapped their hands after hearing David’s answer.
Just now, Peoples used the highest judicial power in the United States to suppress them. Basically, their answers from the IRS were wrong.
Because legally, no matter how powerful the IRS’s power is, it cannot exceed the judicial power of one of the three core powers.
Now David is smart. He directly lifted out the administrative power. Administrative power is also one of the three major powers in the United States. As long as it is authorized by this power, then naturally it will not There was an overreach of judicial power.
Unfortunately for Pips and the criminals who supported him, the IRS was founded by one of America's most famous presidents, President Lincoln.
As President, Lincoln used his executive power to give the IRS so many privileges, which indirectly provided a solution to the recent penalties imposed on criminals under the Black Tax Act.
“Haha, the trap played by this old fox Pipps is very powerful, but fortunately our Director David is also smart and caught this trick!”
"I used to think that engaging in this kind of debate was not Director David's strong point, but now it seems that I am still too superficial!"
"Using executive power to suppress judicial power can change the world in one move. , now look at how Pipps attacks the penalty standards of the Black Tax Act!”
After a burst of uproar, David’s supporters online and in front of the TV couldn’t help but praise him.
At this time of the live broadcast, Pipps still maintained his previous confidence and ease on the surface, but in fact, he was in turmoil inside.
He really didn’t expect that David, the tax executioner, could deftly resolve his trap under such tremendous pressure on such an occasion.
But he was a veteran politician who had experienced many battles. He was not discouraged by this. After adjusting his thoughts, he continued to issue a stern question: "The various privileges of the IRS originated from President Lincoln's exercise." Executive power is right, but that doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want. How do you explain the case against you, a member of the human rights organization not long ago?”
Pips threw another killer move, and this killer move? It is now widely considered by the nation to be the biggest example of abuse of power by the IRS. "They have been convicted of tax evasion, and the head of their human rights organization also stood up and agreed with the sentence afterwards. I don't understand how there is any explanation for this?"
David Morning Michelle and his team have studied countless responses to this question, so I answered it without thinking at this time.
“Their so-called agreement with your sentence may not be that they really agree with it, maybe they just succumbed to your power...”
"Wait..."
This time it was David's turn to reach out and interrupt. He retorted: "Congressman Pipps, what are you talking about? Our IRS is a legal official agency. All kinds of The power structure has also said before that with the permission of the presidential executive power, we have done our best for the country and the people. Why does it sound like a gang when it comes to your mouth?"
"Maybe I used it? The wording is a bit inappropriate, but there is only one meaning I want to express, and that is the penalty imposed on these three people. I and many people across the country do not agree with it. For example, one of them just received a tip of 20 US dollars. That’s all, but in the end they were sentenced to 30 years in prison. Considering their previous protests outside the court, do you dare to say that there is no suspicion of avenging private revenge?”
Pips specifically used the last sentence? He spoke in a heavier tone, and his expression was even more aggressive.
"Congressman Pipps, I think you need to understand a little bit more about what is meant by avenging private revenge. Vengeance means that you have hatred for someone and use the power in your hands to retaliate against him. Regarding human rights organizations Before this, I had no grudges with them, but they wanted to make trouble in front of me, and forget it, the taxes were not clean. Why should I not punish these tax evaders who came to my door? ”
This question is actually much easier to answer than the previous question about Pips taking out the judicial power. Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that David must be retaliating against these three people, but who made these three people insist on coming? What about making trouble in front of him?
In the eyes of most people, the factor of revenge certainly exists, but the factor of self-blame occupies a greater factor.
“Okay, then let me ask you a question. In the eyes of your national tax department, will everyone be treated equally as long as they are suspected of tax evasion?”
Everyone knows the saying of the Internal Revenue Service. The slogan is that whether you are a senior official in the presidential cabinet or a common citizen, as long as tax evasion is involved, our IRS will arrest you!
So on the surface, it is easy to answer this question in Pips now, as long as the answer is yes.
However, at this moment, David did not answer immediately, but narrowed his eyes because he had heard that the other party was setting a trap for him again.
At the same time, below the live broadcast, Michelle kept gesturing to David for fear that David would fall into a trap again. Unfortunately, David was thinking and didn't notice.
"Don't answer yes, otherwise the damn Pips will use it to attack other people and accuse us of not arresting other people involved in tip taxation!"
On the Washington General Administration side, many senior officials of course also saw what Pips was planning to do next, and kept murmuring in their mouths, hoping that David would not fall for it.
At the live broadcast, after some thoughts, David's eyes regained their luster, and he calmly replied: "The phrase "everyone is equal" is actually just a slogan. In this world, if you want to achieve it, It is very difficult. Of course, for our IRS, our IRS is composed and led by people. As long as we are human, there will be negligence and omissions, and it is impossible to do everything perfectly. Therefore, we can only do our best. Try your best to accomplish this.”
As soon as he finished speaking, people in the IRS system and David's supporters cheered loudly for this answer, but on the other hand, although Pips' expression remained unchanged, he was secretly cursing in his heart.
Yes, he was indeed setting a trap for David.
As long as David just answered that for the IRS, everyone will be equal, then he will immediately use the topic to show that in addition to the member of the human rights organization, there are tens of millions of people across the country who have received tips.
But your IRS only engages the member of the human rights organization and turns a blind eye to thousands of tax evaders across the country who have received tips. Isn't this intentional retaliation?
What Pipps didn't expect was that David was still thinking sharply, and even said that even the IRS would have made oversights and omissions.
In this case, if he changes the topic to the thousands of people who receive tips but do not pay tax, David can plead an omission.
After adjusting his thoughts in his mind, Pipps quickly found the next point of attack. He said: "Well, Director David, since you are targeting members of human rights organizations, you have tipped There is a precedent of needing to report and pay taxes to your IRS. In addition to this member, there are tens of millions of people in the United States who have received tips. I think this group of people should also need to pay taxes to your IRS, right? ”
After saying this, the faces of everyone in the IRS system who were watching all darkened, because they once again heard the hidden murderous intent in Pipps’ words.
Tipping tips is nothing more than a charge against human rights organizations for their provocation. Of course, it is impossible for the IRS to launch a tax investigation on tens of millions of people for this kind of thing. This will offend these people. Tens of millions of people.
And now Pipps has made it clear that he will use this question to lead the IRS into this pit and let them offend tens of millions of people
And they have no choice but to jump, because if they say that this group of people do not need to pay tip tax, it denies the judgment of the human rights organization and also denies their own authority.
“According to the profit regulations of the Black Tax Act, tips are also profits, and everyone naturally needs to pay tax to us. Of course, in principle, the introduction of the Black Tax Act is mainly aimed at criminals, and for We don’t have that many personnel and resources to conduct a large-scale census for this group of people. We just hope that everyone can take the initiative on their own.”
Of course David also knows that this problem is actually a trap, once he steps into it. , it is very likely to arouse the dissatisfaction of tens of millions of people who have received tips, but there is no way. Even if this is a trap, you must step into it to express the IRS's stance on taxation. This is a matter of principle.
However, his last words can be regarded as some remedial measures.
That's a hint to these people not to be angry. I'm only stating my position because of Pips' questioning. In fact, the IRS will only use this bill to target criminals and those involved in the crime. Companies that evade taxes on a large scale will definitely not engage in such things as you unless they have to.
"Now, I think the viewers in front of the TV have heard it. If you have received tips since the introduction of the Black Tax Act until now, please pay the tax amount to the IRS where you are located quickly and don't waste the resources of the IRS on census. I hope Everyone, be a law-abiding citizen!”
On the surface, Pipps’ words are a tax propaganda for the IRS, but in fact, he is trying to provoke these thousands of tipped citizens and the national tax. This can be said to be a sinister intention to oppose the situation.
At this time, everyone in the IRS system naturally hated Pipps's arrogant behavior on the big screen.
(End of this chapter)