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...
