http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy-policy/2016/01/05/irs-gets-new-powers-to-revoke-passports/
Submarined deep in the transportation bill passed by Congress last
December was a bold, brand new power given to the IRS to collect taxes.
If you have a federal tax debt amounting to $50,000 or more, starting
this month, the IRS can get your passport cancelled by sending a message
to the State Dept. to do so. That $50,000 includes penalties and
interest.
Yes, people should pay what they owe, especially if they want to
leave the country. But given the fact that the IRS collection unit has
at times not been so state of the art, given the mistakes the IRS has
already made in wrongfully emptying bank accounts and seizing assets,
does anyone really think it’s okay for unelected bureaucrats to seize
passports, blocking a basic freedom, that is freedom of movement?
So Obama's Cabinet won't be traveling abroad anymore?
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