James Traficant: “the IRS. Murderers, terrorists, rapists, child abusers, even traffic violators are also innocent until proven guilty. It…”

“the IRS. Murderers, terrorists, rapists, child abusers, even traffic violators are also innocent until proven guilty. It had been good enough for Madison, Jefferson, Washington, good enough for everyone except the Internal Revenue Service. The Internal Revenue Service says taxpayers should remain guilty and have to prove themselves innocent in tax court. And they said, Congress, if you change the burden of proof law it will cost us billions of dollars. Unbelievable, Congress. Could you imagine Madison saying to Jefferson, discussing the Bill of Rights, Tom, this is great stuff but it costs too much? Beam me up. You want to talk about family values. The IRS, Newt Gingrich, picking on political targets. Congress, put this thing in order. It is time to change the law. A taxpayer is a citizen, too. They should be innocent until proven guilty. Bring your damn case or do not bring it right. Think about that. I am asking Congress to change the burden of proof in a tax case and start treating taxpayers like American citizens. I yield back the balance of these laws.”