American Tax Officer

Lost in thought, Senator Phipps continued, "As one of the three core powers of our nation, judicial power means that any trial, punishment, or sentencing... must refer to the standards of the Supreme Court and the Department of Justice. However, since the introduction of the tax evasion act, the penalties imposed by your National Taxation Bureau have completely disregarded any court verdicts.

Let alone that, you didn't even consult the Department of Justice for any opinions, which is like cooking a little meal in your own small patch of land, resorting to abuse of lynching!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an immediate uproar online.

Everyone watching the live broadcast at that moment understood why Senator Phipps had brought up America's political system and the separation of powers, things that everyone understands.

The reason is simple: the judicial power, as one of America's three supreme powers, represents the standard that any judicial punishment must follow.

Although the National Taxation Bureau, as a special agency of America, has many privileges, it cannot overstep the Supreme Court to impose its own punishments and sentencing.

And the key point is that if the Bureau's sentences for criminals were lighter than those of the courts, it would be one thing, but they are far, far heavier, which cannot be justified by any legal rationale and constitutes an overstep of authority.

At this moment, both the Washington D.C. Headquarters and the National Taxation Bureaus across the country were extremely tense, as they too realized that not even Director David on the scene right now, let alone any of them, would likely be able to answer this question.

Because no matter how you explain it, as long as Senator Phipps clings to the fact that judicial power is one of the three core powers of America, the punishment standards of the National Taxation Bureau will be enough to constitute the abuse of lynching and disregard for judicial power!

After all, among America's three core powers, there is no tax authority of the National Taxation Bureau.

"It's clear that Director David is having some trouble now!"

"Judging from his expression, Director David obviously can't perfectly answer this question at the moment, but I still hope he can provide some kind of explanation."

"..."

Looking at the solemn-faced David, facial expression and psychological experts began to offer their analysis one after another.

Senator Phipps at the scene was feeling quite smug, knowing that his first move was about to succeed!

"Senator Phipps, I disagree with what you've said. You think the punishment standards of our National Taxation Bureau are too harsh and believe we don't have the authorization of the judicial power of the courts, but in fact, we are not without authorization," replied David.

"Think about it, why would our National Taxation Bureau be vested with the powers of private courts, judges, prisons, and armed forces?"

"That's because in 1862, President Lincoln established this agency and delegated these powers to us based on necessity."

"In other words, legally speaking, we have permission from the executive branch. So, you can understand our current punishment standards as being recognized by the executive power. As for judicial power, of course, we respect it, but that doesn't mean we have to follow its sentencing standards on everything!"

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Although he was not extraordinarily clever, with his back against the wall and his brain firing at full speed, he managed to come up with a rather perfect explanation.

"Brilliant, that's absolutely brilliant!"

"Well answered!"

"Who would have thought that not only is Director David outstanding in tax ability, but he can also think so clearly in such a situation, impressive!"

The high-level officials at the Washington D.C. Headquarters, who had been anticipating a major swirl of public opinion, were slapping their thighs and applauding after hearing David's response.

Senator Phipps had been pressing them with America's supreme judicial power, and no matter how the National Taxation Bureau responded, it would be wrong.

Legally, the Bureau's power is vast, but it cannot surpass the judicial power, one of the three core powers.

And now, David's intelligence lay in invoking the executive power. As one of the three major powers of America, as long as it has the authorization of this power, there's naturally no overstepping of judicial power.

Unfortunately for Senator Phipps and those criminals supporting him, it was President Lincoln, one of America's most renowned presidents, who established the National Taxation Bureau.

And since President Lincoln used his executive power to grant so many special privileges to the National Taxation Bureau, it indirectly supports the recent sentencing under the tax evasion act targeting criminals.

"Ha-ha, Senator Phipps may be a cunning old fox with his elaborate traps, but luckily our Director David is also quick-witted, catching this move!"

"I thought this kind of debate wasn't Director David's strong suit, but it turns out I was being too shallow!"

"Using executive power to suppress judicial power, what a clever strategic move, now let's see how Senator Phipps will attack the sentencing standards of the tax evasion act!"

After a bustle of reactions, supporters of David online and in front of TVs couldn't help but praise him.

Meanwhile, at the live broadcast site, Senator Phipps maintained his previous confidence and ease on the surface, but inside, he was experiencing a tempest of emotions.

He hadn't expected that David, an enforcer of tax collection, under such immense pressure, could so cleverly defuse the trap he had set.