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ju·ris·dic·tion
1. the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
2. power; authority; control: He has jurisdiction over all American soldiers in the area.
3. the extent or range of judicial, law enforcement, or other authority: This case comes under the jurisdiction of the local police.
4. the territory over which authority is exercised: All islands to the northwest are his jurisdiction.
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I'd say that the IRS has jurisdiction over tax matters ... including whether the head of any Church engages in lobbying against the provisions cited above ... even if
in this case I have already withdrawn my contention that the Pope was, according to the letter of the U.S. tax code, cited above, engaging in lobbying.
And if you believe Abraham Lincoln's intention was to use the money collected by the IRS "to kill people", then you haven't learned your American history very well.