During two rallies on Capitol Hill Wednesday, conservatives rallied against the immigration reform bill being debated in the Senate and the
The anti-immigration bill effort was spearheaded by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who held a six-hour, marathon press conference. The Tea Party Patriots sponsored the "Audit the IRS" rally, which it billed as its largest rally since 2010. It featured appearances from Rep. Michele Bachman (R-Minn.), radio host Glenn Beck, and Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
As is customary with Tea Party-type rallies, attendees came adorned with colorful — or terrifying — signs, depending on your point of view.
Here's one comparing the IRS to the Soviet Union's KGB:
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One person took the Soviet Union references even further, fitting both USSR and Nazi comparisons into his sign:
Nazis+USSR=IRS pic.twitter.com/oQcZ2YtqXX
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) June 19, 2013
Here's another Nazi Germany reference, a nod to the secret German police:
Obama running Gestapo and burning the Constitution pic.twitter.com/5ytOYmhbbu
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) June 19, 2013
One man urged the Obama administration to "spy on Islam" and "not America":
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And here, an attendee makes a point with an Apple reference:
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One sign urged House Speaker John Boehner, in a roundabout way, to adhere to more conservative ideals:
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And finally, one attendee wanted to "waterboard the IRS:"
"Waterboard the IRS." pic.twitter.com/amNDMYaFmt
— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) June 19, 2013