That is funny,not every people make the rules, the one who makes the rules are in Parliament and Government;after the rules passes the parliament it becomes a law.Also IRS is controlled by government.
There is a very tall stack load of shit you can laugh at about Americans - no doubt. But one thing is striking - the Fed, including Obama, and all those at higher levels - all actually believe they work at the will of the people. When the people vote - the government listens. It is pure nonsense that the government is out trying to get the people and that the government feels it rules. In the US, like tvbcof said, even the IRS can seriously get the shit kicked out of them.
If Americans want to make a law that bitcoin is currency - they are certainly allowed to make that law. Really.
If the IRS wants to make a law that bitcoin is 'property' - they can't. The IRS doesn't make laws. Ever. Today, the IRS said: "according to the laws we have today, we must treat bitcoin as property". If anyone doesn't like that, they can easily change the law. One or two cooperating congressmen - and this thing is up for full debate in congress. Congress doesn't care about bitcoin - they actually like it. We saw that already. It was funny - everyone here was amazed how favorable the lead congressman was. BTC went shooting through the roof in price. The US congress has only spoken favorably about bitcoin. You won't get much resistance to progress in the US. They like that shit over there. Why do you think so many cool new things come out of Silicon Valley? They love that shit.