“You cannot take the freedom of law-abiding Americans, whether you disagree with them or not, and keep your own freedom,” Jindal, a Republican, will tell delegates at the Virginia GOP convention, according to remarks shared with POLITICO. “When you do that, you go to jail.”…
For potential 2016 White House hopefuls like Jindal, there’s obvious upside to raising the volume on the Obama-bashing rhetoric. It’s also smart politics for the Louisiana governor to remind the 10,000 or so hyper-engaged Republican activists who will convene in Richmond that, while willing to implore the GOP to stop being “the stupid party,” he’ll also take it to the Democrats just as fiercely.
Along with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, another Republican eyeing the presidency, Jindal this week called for a special prosecutor to handle the IRS investigation.
Such a probe, Jindal will argue Saturday, should “go from the top down.”
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