It can be hard to stand out in crowded primaries. But two Republican Senate candidates have determined that repealing a century-old Constitutional amendment is a good way to get noticed.
Radio host Sam Clovis in Iowa and former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel are both proposing a repeal of the 16th Amendment—the one that has given the government the authority to levy income tax since 1913.
"I think the 16th Amendment ought to be repealed," Clovis said in a Des Moines debate last week. "If we repeal the 16th Amendment we get rid of the IRS."
Speaking at a Republican women's meeting earlier this month, Handel said the move would make the tax system fairer and save Americans money.
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Nixing the Internal Revenue Service is potentially an issue with legs for a GOP base that's still fuming over the agency's targeting of conservative groups last year. Retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, whose seat Handel is vying for, sponsored the Senate's Fair Tax Act of 2013. In November, Republican Rep. Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma filed a bill to repeal the 16th Amendment, scrapping the federal tax code and abolishing the IRS.
Several GOP Senate Candidates Propose Eliminating Income Taxes - NationalJournal.com
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