Having been extremely depressed for two weeks, it was hard to put a handle on the problem so I could correct my mental state. Having now recognized the cause, it may be possible to deal with it. Perhaps writing of my concerns will free me of the emptiness I now feel.

Although it would be possible to touch on many problems facing liberty and our freedoms, I fear it would take far too many words. Afterall, there are millions of millions of words that have led to the state of this union as I perceive it. Most of these words forming laws are unconstitutional. They rob the American people of what our founders believed so precious that they gave their lives and fortunes to squelch the tyranny of a power that would not allow for the freedom of people to determine their own course.

Before I go on, freedom is the right of an individual to make choices in governing his own life. Freedom is the right to act in any manner so as to assure happiness, as long as the act does not violate the rights of another person. Exercising individual freedom allows for the development of a self-actualizing society, one directed to acceptance and support of all others.

It cannot be forced but must develop through its own volition. What I mean is laws may be made demanding that one not exhibit prejudice. But, until people accept all others regardless of sex, race, and so on, prejudice still exists. When laws of this nature are made , then the rights of one are removed in order to give power over the one to others who may or may not deserve the power.

In example, there may be four people vying for a position of upper middle management in a company. Now, the company should have the right to hire the best it can to fill the position. But, lets say there is a white man, a black man, a black woman, and a white woman in the running for the position.

The white man is 55 years old and has had years of experience at the duties and has done an outstanding job.

The black man is 37 and has had considerable experience but not as much as the white man.

The black woman is 27, has a degree and just a few years of experience in a like position to the open one.

The white woman is 32 and has the same qualifications as the black woman with a few more years of experience.

If qualifications only were looked at, then it is highly likely the white man should be offered the position. The second choice would be the black man, the third the white woman, and the fourth the black woman. However, there are laws exceeding the powers of the federal government that affect the company’s decision.

In the level of management being considered, it is noted there are far fewer women than men (about 90 percent fewer). It appears that the company is promoting or hiring men for upper middle management.

Therefore, to avoid a potential sex bias, the company is forced to make the decision to NOT keep the two men under consideration. The company must offer the position to one of the women.

It is also noted by the company and brought out by certain factions that out of the few women in this level of management, not one is black. The company therefore decides it had best get a black woman into this level of management or racial prejudice is likely to become an issue. In fact, the black woman could sue if she is not offered the position.

This is a fabricated example but you and I know it goes on. Decisions as to who is hired is often affected by laws mandated on the federal level. The rights of the company have been affected as have the rights of the two men and the white woman.

The company should have been free to hire the best it could while the two men and one woman should have been free to vie for the position based on their right to use their talents to secure the highest paying job possible.

Were the rights of the black woman protected? Not really. Her rights were the same as the others, or should be, anyway, that is to pursue a position based on her talent. The next time, it may be her position is affected by the same unconstitutional laws (uncosntitutional since it is beyond the scope of Congress to enact such laws).

Were the rights of the business protected? No, the right of a person to hire the best person he can based on the money he is willing to pay to get a job done was removed. His freedom of choice and making the best possible business decision was taken out of consideration.

Were the rights of the two men protected? No, in lieu of competing in the open market based on their talent and experience, other factors were taken into consideration which effectively removed their rights and ignored their experience and talent.

Were the rights of the white woman protected? No, her right to compete fairly was removed although her sex did keep her in the running longer than the two men.

In other words, the black woman was given a power she should not have had, power that was derived from removing the freedom of choice of the company and removing the right of fair, open market competition from the three other people vying for the position.

Of importance is whether or not prejudice thinking has been decreased. Have all concerned became more accepting of others regardless of sex and race? Has society been freed of discrimination by forcing this company to hire based on sex and color? The answer is obviously NO to each of these questions.

Thus, federal laws have effectively removed the rights of four people while exhibiting its own acceptance of prejudice in favor of the one. Yes, because the federal government forced the hiring of a person based on sex and color, it is a form of discrimination which is unconstitutional. Such laws, as stated above, are actually outside the powers given the central government by the people (Read Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution for uniting the States).

So the black woman is hired for the position. Now, she is instructed to fill out a W-4 and the company sets up to withhold from her earnings and give it to the federal and state governments. To clarify, the company uses the W-4 as an income tax withholding tool which it is NOT. This form is actually for withholding social security if, and only if, the woman wants to voluntarily subject her earnings to FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act)withholding.

The company assumes the role of “withholding agent” based on the premise that the woman is a taxpayer, meaning that she has a tax liability to the federal (and State) government. But, does she? Not unless she is a non-resident foreigner earning money in this country as a privilege granted by the federal government.

But, in order to get the position, she must sign the W-4. Then, she must allow the company to illegally withhold from her earnings in the form of federal and state income taxes along with FICA withholdings which is another form of 'employment' tax. This is coercement and her rights are violated with her earnings stolen.

The company in all likelihood hasn’t any idea concerning its actual role concerning withholding and just goes by what it has always been told by others but not by the laws covering what sources of income are taxable. Put simply, the company does NOT know what determines whether or not the federal government gets the 'kickback' called 'federal income tax'.

The money taken from her puts her in the position of working part of her day, every work day, for the federal and state governments. This is a form of servitude to the governments and prohibited by the Constitution. It is also theft involving the highest offices of this federal government.

Not to harp on it at this time, but the Constitution states clearly that direct tax without apportionment is not permitted. No form of direct tax is legal to be laid on the citizens of this union of States unless their earning are based on a privilege. Most are not and do not meet the qualifications of 'taxable income' as defined in 26 USC, Subtitle A, Chapter I, Tax Imposed.

The prohibiting of direct taxes being laid should prevent property tax also. But, does it? How is it that people continue paying rent or a fine, depending on how you want to look at it, for owning property. It is a RIGHT to own property and no right is taxable. That is according to the Constitution and determinations by the Supreme Court of the united States of America.

Now, if you believe in getting involved and trying to find out the answers as to why, this is my experience. No answers at all from the Attorney General of the United States and the US Treasury Department, specifically the Commissioner of the IRS.

From my representative, Pat Danner, 6th District (Missouri), in regards to property tax, “... I am not aware of the basis for establishing these taxes and will not be involved in any debate over the future disposition of these taxes.”

And, in regards to both income tax and property tax, “...must be adjudicated through the court system which is responsible for resolving Constitutional disputes.”

This is well and good except that elected officials, including Ms. Danner, take an oath of office to defend the Constitution of the United States. Mustn’t one first know what the Constitution states in order to protect it?

Furthermore, representatives are elected to represent the people. Isn’t part of this assuring that laws are proper and constitutional?

Plus there is this. Seems I read that courts cannot interpret the law, only the law can. Simply put, if two or more people read any law and get different interpretations, then the law is null and void for vagueness. The law must mean what it says and say what it means. Otherwise, it must be thrown out for vagueness.

Even the Supreme Court does not interpret the Constitution or laws. It may only interpret whether or not a law falls within constitutional boundaries or not. At any rate, the Constitution states NO TO ANY CAPITATION OR OTHER DIRECT TAX LAID WITHOUT APPORTIONMENT. That is the law that should be obeyed since the Constitution is the highest law of the land.

And, this from the Kansas City office of the IRS by Nancy Jones: “Federal courts have consistently ruled against the arguments which you have made. Therefore, we will not respond to future correspondence from you concerning these issues.”

God, what an attitude. First of all the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court of the United States of America, has ruled consistently that the 16th Amendment did not change what taxes could be laid by government. What cannot be laid are direct taxes without apportionment. That is what the highest court has ruled in a plethora of cases. So, how are lower federal courts getting away with racking people for taxes they are not liable for? Try to get the answer to this.

Actually, the answer to how the government gets away with the entire deal of taxing people on their earnings - stealing their earnings - is simple. It is a huge, horrendous scam from start to finish, with the finish being federal courts ruling against citizens absent of any liability simply because they are FEDERAL courts ruling in favor of the Federal scam. Nothing complicated about this, is there?

In writing Missouri’s State Tax Commission, I really wanted one question answered and, if it couldn’t be answered, then my name removed from the property tax rolls. The question was what clause in the Constitution of the united States of America allows a state or political subdivision to directly tax people’s property? Property tax is a direct tax without apportionment and it is taxing a right, not a privilege. It is also not fair nor equitable as it applies only to property owners.

Of course, the question was essentially ignored so either no office I have written knows the answer or they know property tax is actually unconstitutional but they don’t want me to know they know and refuse to make a statement concerning it. Then, of course, there is the desire of government people to avoid commitment.

Also indicative of avoiding commitment are statements such as “The courts have consistently ruled ...” Anytime you get a statement such as this, someone (or some office) is avoiding the issue.

What it amounts to is the federal government has the big gun. It controls the federal courts and can control any level of the justice system it wants. It can control any judge and does so, either through perks or threats. Look at what it has done in cases such as Ruby Ridge, Waco, various assassinations, Flight 800, the UFO issue, people trying to educate the public as to the Constitution and taxes and the like, to name a few.

The government gets by with illegal wiretaps and listens in on any conversations it wishes. It does so in order to detect crimes (yeah, right). It can watch you virtually anytime the correct satellite is over your head (somehow it seems there is always the 'correct' satellite overhead). It may even have cameras in your home if you happen to use certain key phrases a lot in conversation or emails or other forms of communication that rely on electronics.

It gets by with raiding people’s homes whether they have committed a crime or not. More and more of its agents are becoming armed and laws are being expanded which eventually will lead to any law enforcement person being able to invade your property for no other reason than just to hassle a person.

What I am getting at is this. There are thousands of illegal actions by the federal government each and every year. It would be in the millions if one counts every citizen scammed out of their earnings as an individual illegal action.

My gosh, just look at the scam of the Federal Reserve Bank. It is a foreign owned bank not part of this nation and the federal government has your hard earned dollars going to it in the form of ‘employment tax’, and not actually income tax since that is illegal. What a rip-off!! What a conspiracy!! What a crock of government doled out dung it is!!

Then, we, fools that we are, file 1040s perjuring ourselves and declaring the money taken as ‘income tax’ we are liable for. Damn, but are we ever stupid for not forcing schools to teach the truth concerning this and forcing government to behave legally.

State governments also violate the Constitution with every stop and check point set up on any highway or street, asking a citizen for his ID or what he or she is doing, wearing seat belts (none of their business as to how I protect my person, putting taxes on rights such as licensing to do work, to get married, to drive a vehicle, to operate the vehicle on the highways and all, and so on.

In regards to gun ownership, there are right at 20,000 illegal laws concerning guns and the ownership and bearing of such. The 2nd Amendment is quite clear. THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS MAY NOT BE INFRINGED UPON. And, yet, it has been.

Write your representative in Congress or your state concerning this. Every stinking law should be repealed except those affecting the criminal element, meaning a felon cannot buy or keep or bear a firearm. Other than that, the rest should be repealed or the people should simply ignore them.

But, that means businesses, whether chains, large arms dealers, or small businesses would also have to ignore the laws and that, of course, would have government SWAT teams down on them like flies on fresh cow manure. Armed and dangerous government lackeys would attack and shoot to kill if one happened to be sitting with a firearm in hand.

Write and ask about it and it is likely you will get some sort of answer relating to “we are considering it” or “we are looking into it” or “As you know, I have worked for the amendment” and so on. But, no direct answer as to how they stand, particularly such as “I know the laws are unconstitutional since the Constitution is explicit concerning the right of citizens to keep and bear arms.”

I would like to bear a firearm at all times but do not because if I do, I will be thrown in jail with my weapons confiscated and probably most of my property, if not all. I fear this just as do thousands upon thousands of other people. By myself, it would not make national news so would be a futile attempt on my part to force recognition of my right to keep and bear arms. If battling with large enough numbers to gain national attention which is necessary to restore the Constitution, I would risk all but I will not risk losing weapons I am quite attached to along with other property for making a stand here in Brookfield, Missouri. Hence, my right to bear arms has been effectively removed.

That is the government’s means of control - instill fear in large numbers by slamming it to a few. The government does it with taxes, drugs (by the way, all drug laws are also unconstitutional), firearms, and fabricating cases against those who know the truth concerning government cover-ups (such as James Sanders being convicted for obstructing justice when he did nothing of the sort in the Flight 800 government cover-up).

The government now has Carnivore capturing Internet communiqués. It defends this by stating it is to catch criminals using the Internet for crimes. Bull poop. It is doing so to build databases on who is leading others to beginning to act to change the government (the feds call it “conspiring” but how do you conspire to take over what you already own?). It is finding out who the dissidents are (their word, by the way, not mine). It is doing it so it knows who to go after to make examples of.

It is another means of the government taking away your liberties and rights if your are a law-abiding citizen. It uses its agencies for actions way beyond what the federal government is allowed to do. But, it knows the majority of American people are really rather ignorant of the truth concerning the Constitution.

How does it know? Because it has been controlling education for several generations. Our schools are government schools, not schools for educating fully the citizens of this nation. In the early to mid-70’s when I was researching in education, the functional illiterate rate (4th grade less) was 40 percent. I thought that was terrible.

However, even with all the so-called great programs going and all the hundreds of thousands of experiments and findings going on, this writer concluded there would be a spiraling downward effect in education, that its effectiveness would keep decreasing.

As of 1995, the illiteracy rate had increased to 50 percent. That is a 25 percent increase (10 percent is 25 percent of the former 40 percent illiteracy rate). Billions spent but the people graduating high school or leaving school prematurely were less apt to be able to read those of 20 years earlier.

That, Folks, is absolutely pathetic. So, why is it going on? It is my contention, and has been for many years, that the government wants to keep the American public ignorant of the Constitution, of laws, of the responsibilities of government (the real duties), of happenings around this country and the world in order to control. Ignorant people are much easier to control than knowledgeable people.

Knowledge is power. The government knows it. And the government holds the gun to public schools’ collective heads. “Hey, do it this way or funding will be withdrawn.” Funding - the same control it uses in thousands of ways.

See, if the citizens of this nation became knowledgeable as to what government can and cannot do, that the federal government may only do what the Constitution states, then things would change and the gravy train for the Federal Reserve and the clods now in government would end.

I read of people who believe the vote can change. It could but it would be quite a feat. Actually, it would darn near be an impossible feat. First, the vote depends on knowledgeable people voting. In other words, people must know what candidates have done, including how many times they change horses in the middle of the stream, so to speak.

People must also know exactly what the law states, meaning the Constitution, and whether or not current (quote)laws (unquote) are constitutional, whether bills before Congress are constitutional or not, and what every bill does. This necessitates the bill be written in simple language so that representatives could be ORDERED as to how to vote by their constituents.

Hmm, in regards to the public knowing exactly what a bill does, perhaps every bill should be published in every newspaper, magazine, Internet journal, and so on so that the public would know. How else can a representative or Senator know how to vote to represent the people if the people don't know what the bill does and inform their representative of the proper vote.

Actually, few congressmen read every bill and it would seem many would not understand them if they did read them. Don't guess it matters much, though, since congressmen don't really care what people think. Plus, there is the fact that people don't whether the majority of constituents who did communicate with their representatives were pro or con.

Anyway, if a surprise is written into the bill, such as the Congress trying to sneak ‘hidden’ clauses in that remove rights, then automatically any hidden provision could simply be thrown out.

It takes an educated public to vote properly. The age-old method is that Republicans vote Republican and Democrats vote Democrat. What a lousy means of determining representation in a central government.

Makes it easy for those voting though, doesn’t it? They don’t have to know diddly-squat about anything and still go around commenting on what a great American they are since they exercised their right to vote.

Since people avoid change like the plague, this and ignorance are the main reasons the vote will never solve the problems we have concerning the take over of the 50 States by the federal government.

Right now to even get Congress to begin obeying the Constitution would demand that at least 70 percent of those now in Congress be voted out and new people with libertarian ideas, those ideas and actions supporting the Constitution, voted in. This is not likely to happen since people get used to the same ‘good old boys’ and just keep voting for them.

Such voting is, of course, based on ignorance since these good old boys who have been around term after term after term after term are the ones who are pushing for and creating federal tyranny. They are the ones who sneak in hidden clauses, lie their asses off about what bills will or won’t do, lie their asses off about what they will do for the people they represent (while screwing them royally), and do other less-than-desirable activities regardless of being in the public’s view.

No matter what, those people in Washington who are constantly in the public’s eye do serve as role models. Most, however, serve as negative role models, not positive role models. If I were in grade school now, based on the vendetta against Clinton and then the truth about the Republicans who were the primary instigators of the conspiracy to ruin Clinton, I would think that anything one does is okay as long as you get away with it.

Government entities, including members of Congress, do this all the time. They take graft in the form of ‘soft’ campaign funding (call it anything you want but the fact is soft money is given to influence those in Congress and that makes it a bribe), out and out perks from big business interests along with bribes (only a fool would not call the perks and, to reiterate, funding, ‘bribes’), break laws the rest of us must obey (remember the bad check scandal), drink on the job and maybe do other drugs, and do whatever they want concerning ripping off the American public and oppressing freedom.

Thus, many of those in government want the 2nd Amendment basically nullified. It is the only protection the citizens of this nation have against the tyranny that has been created through the vote. Why created through the vote? Because, as stated above, ignorance of facts has kept people voting to keep the same old tyrant wannabes in office. That is, unless people like having corrupted, oath-breaking self-serving, immoral, and felony committing clods in government.

But, for the 2nd Amendment to be effective, the people must exercise it exactly in the manner the forefathers would have wanted. Our founders had as a primary intent that the 2nd Amendment never be infringed upon. That is to provide an armed citizenry to use as a means of controlling government when the need arises. Has the need arisen?

Will the people of this nation tire of tyranny in the millennium or will they just keep rolling over to maybe a thousand people’s desires, meaning the thousand or so who fill Congress, the Executive Branch, the Judicial Branch, and heads of special agencies such as the Department of Justice, the Cabinet and so on? It may be more than a thousand - it isn’t necessary to know the exact figure. One will never get it exact anyway because of all the hidden huge money people and organizations controlling Washington politicians behind the scenes.

If it does happen and the people realize finally that we are less free than our forefathers were prior to the revolution, then the people must be armed. Since it is essentially impossible to vote so as to get the corrupted out of government and to restore this nation to the intended nation of the founders, it will rely on arms. It will depend on the States, the people of the States, that is, to change the government completely. That is the only way to assure liberty.

The federal government knows this, also. Thus, its push to rid the people of this nation of its arms. Without arms, the people are defenseless against the tyranny of government, whether it be the current US Government or its joining with a one-world government. Either way, the people of this nation will be oppressed as completely as any on Earth have ever been and be in servitude to government rather than the other way around.

Political prisoners will be taken or, most probable, killed under some guise such as ‘resisting arrest’, committing suicide while in jail or prison, ‘accidents’ including “Well, I (says the government armed marauder) thought he had a gun so I had to defend myself”, a sudden onslaught of a disease or heart attack or stroke, all of which are easily induced, and other means of ridding itself of those who simply will not accept oppression.

The government commits these outrageous acts against citizens now but not an a massive scale, just enough to cause fear in others. It never attacks huge groups, such as the founders and heads of the NRA, but it sure does attack individuals and small businesses or individuals or attacks groups such as the Davidians or, now, the Grays in Texas.

Of course, the government pretty much has the NRA under control, anyway. It has attacked the NRA in other ways. Otherwise, the NRA wouldn’t have been compromising its supposed beliefs for years now. The NRA knows the laws concerning firearms are unconstitutional but is it pushing to repeal every law? Because it isn’t, it is controlled by the feds just as effectively as it would with a law pertaining directly to the NRA and what it is permitted to state.

Anytime a person or organization compromises on a belief, then beliefs are being controlled by outside forces. The rights of individuals have been forfeited and the person or organization has succumbed to tyranny. That is the reason I stated above I am being controlled when I know I have the constitutional right to carry a loaded firearms, concealed or otherwise, but do not because of fear of being thrown in jail and having my property stolen by government thugs.

I might be able to defend myself against one or two government terrorists with a lot of luck but could I do it against 10 or 20 or more who all carry fully automatic weapons? No, no more than any other law-abiding individual can.

I have compromised my beliefs. And, that is a sickening, disheartening conclusion to accept.

Our rights are the rights given by God or Nature, if you prefer. This is to say our rights are NOT rights granted by government nor by the vote which would make them privileges. We have inalienable rights whether there is a Constitution or not, whether the majority want it so or not. Government cannot take inalienable rights away; it may only kill us or imprison us to keep a free people from exercising their inalienable rights.

The rights may not be infringed upon because laws by Man may not affect the laws of nature, meaning God or some force in the Universe which has given us the mental capacity to determine our own course of action. Since all have the same rights, then, of course, we each as individuals do not have the right to infringe upon the rights of others.

Our rights are not, as many suppose, subject to the whims of the majority. It makes not a gnat's ass difference how the majority think. It cannot vote away inalienable rights of even the one. This is not a democracy, nor have we accepted a democratice rule. This is a Republic where the rights of the one are supreme over the will of the many. Until the Constitution is re-written and the structure of government changed by that action, so it will remain.

That essentially is the design of a society that does not have to have laws governing behavior since each respects the rights of others and behaves so as to not infringe upon others rights. It is a self-actualizing society directed only to the improvement of the whole. As such, it does not require a central government to do anymore than provide defense for the society against foreign invaders and the like and to control importing of goods from other nations.

Government need not even be involved in mail service since it has been well proved that private enterprise does better than a government controlled mail system.

It need not be involved in making laws concerning control of people since all people should develop with respect for others and their rights. This should be part of public education which means the education of the public by all other societal entities, including parents, relatives, peers, churches, public schools and by positive role models. Besides, laws concerning misbehavior are best left to the people of each State. Get that - to the PEOPLE of each State.

It may be controls are set by self-defense against the criminal element. A sad but true fact is most criminals aren't caught. Actually, in the past year, far more crimes were prevented by armed citizens protecting either their own or others person and property. Law enforcement was not even involved. This occurred more than 2,000,000 times. For certain, crimes with the exception of treason, crimes on the high seas (whatever they are), and illegally importing of goods are defined by States, not the federal government.

It is supposed to be that way, anyway. Additionally, the fact is juries represent the peers of any person and may judge with or against the written law. It need not do as the judge or prosecutor dictates. Of course, judges, being the power-mad mongrels many of them are, don’t tell people this. But, jury nullification is a right of the people that may not be removed by any tyrant sitting on the bench.

The government has essentially distorted the justice system to the degree it is not recognizable as a means of dispensing justice. Too often it depends not on laws (either God’s or Man’s) but on what a judge thinks or the effectiveness of attorneys distorting the law, whether it be outright fabrication as to the law’s intent or simply leading juries to misunderstandings. Either way, justice is not served.

In cases involving citizen’s against government, the government is most often served. And, in thousands upon thousands of cases, in contradiction to the Constitution of the united States of America, courts decide in favor of the government. Juries are misled by supposed laws stated by the judge or prosecutors and the Constitution essentially ignored.

But, as long as the people allow it, then the government’s hold gets more and more entrenched. People who state “It’s the law” without every having read the law, without knowing the construct of laws, or the applicability of any given law are doing exactly as government wants . Everytime people in a court bow to what they know are not facts of law, the system is changed to less of a system of justice and more of a system of manipulation of the people.

Anyway, here I am. I know the government is stealing my money and that the businesses I have worked for helped it to do so.

I know my constitutional rights, including the right to keep and bear any arms I can afford to buy or create for myself.

I know the federal government is taking over the control of the States and, hence, the people by removing right after right bit by bit. I know it is doing so by basing unconstitutional laws on “the war against drugs”, the “war against crime” (when the federal government has the biggest scam ever going), and “for the good of the children”.

Geez, what a bunch of pure crappola. There isn’t really a war against drugs or crime (if there was a war against crime, every citizen would be ordered to be armed at all times) and the government could give a crap about the children except when infringing on rights or during campaigns.

I know that the majority of people haven’t any concept of what “freedom” really is and the reason they don’t know is because they are not taught the meaning of freedom and do not develop the burning passion to be free to make choices.

I know we have been swallowed up by communism as indicated by the Ten Planks of the Communist Manifesto. I know We, the People, have allowed this extent of control to go to the federal government because of ignorance of the facts and ignorance of why this country was founded along with the Constitution worded the way it is and what the Declaration of Independence means to maintaining liberty. And, of course, just plain laziness and apathy taught by decades of non-participating parents, schools, churches, and so on.

I know the government will be pushing for a one-world government controlled by a few super, super wealthy people who have nothing better to do than exert their control over people. In a very short time, it is likely that U.N. forces, or the same thing with a different name, will be able to invade your town, your home, with impunity.

And, so, I have been extremely depressed because without the millions of Americans joining together in common cause to rid this nation of the corrupted in government, quite possibly the entire government, we have already lost this nation of States to a very few people.

But, it is so discouraging to have people one talks to agree but then do absolutely nothing to correct the situation.

And, then there are those who think one presidential election is going to do it. Wow, if it ever discouraging to know some people think a rich, spoiled brat like Bush will correct anything wrong in government, especially since he and his family depend on many of the wrongs in government to keep their and their friends' billions coming in.

Then, there are those who have never read the Constitution, the tax codes or anything else that get mad when one tries to tell them the truth. Boy, are they a bunch of idiots that deserve whatever they get. But, while they are getting theirs, so are those who know the truth. And, many of those who don’t know the truth and don’t want to know the truth, also vote based on some asinine reason such as “I’m a (some party)” or, even worse, “Well, he isn’t as bad as ____”.

I can’t stand up for my rights and use the courts since I don’t have the money for a high-powered attorney who requires a large retainer since he doesn’t have faith in his own ability, I presume. I state this since when I have been commissioned for something, my commission depended on the job getting done.

Attorneys demanding a retainer (actually pay in advance of doing anything whatsoever) doesn’t since they essentially collect in advance whether the service is performed or not. But, I would trust an attorney who states he will take a case on a contingency basis. That is the person who will work to see justice is served, at least, justice in the eyes of his client.

I do know courts do not like it when a lay person makes an ass out of a prosecutor or other attorney in court. I also know judges take it out on a person doing his own case and will use every nit-picky thing he can to make an ass out of the person.

Also, it would take years for me to learn how to present my case, how to file the suit, and so on. I simply will not live long enough to make it effective and, certainly, since I know courts decide against the Constitution and the laws as written, that it is most probable I would be fined and/or jailed for 'contempt' of court.

I also know from cases I have read concerning tax and the like that courts ignore the law or interpret the law which judges do not have the power to do. This, alone, would result in my being charged with contempt.

I also know businesses do not have to - no, should not be - withholding taxes from citizen’s earnings. It is actually not in their power to do so other than withholding FICA tax when the person requests it (the purpose of a W-4) but even then the person commits perjury by signing the form. His earnings aren’t actually subject but he lies by signing it and states they are.

But, to work and earn a living where I want to live, I will probably not find an employer who will even check out the proper laws regardless of all the documentation I have. Thus, I will have to allow withholding when I know my money is being stolen from me by the federal government with the business as its ‘agent’ (actually would take the blame for ‘illegal conversion of funds’ should I ever find an attorney to take my case against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc).

Then, since the business has submitted false information on a W-2 concerning my earnings, this third-party witness then sets it up for the government, the IRS, to come back on me or any other person for not filing a 1040 (actually to be used by a legal ‘withholding agent’ which most businesses are not or as a worksheet for citizens or permanent resident aliens with foreign incomes in excess of $76,000 from a country with which we have a tax treaty.)

I, or any citizen, should be able to take any business or the IRS to court and get a complete refund of the earnings that were withheld illegally. It should be automatice until all businesses realize their requirement to be act as a 'withholding agent' for the government. But, it just doesn’t work that way since business bookkeepers don't know the law or ignore it, and the government and its courts ignoring the law, including determinations by the Supreme Court as to no capitation or direct tax without apportionment.

This has led me to believe the country I was born in, the country that I thought was the harbinger of freedom and liberty, is not. The above has led me to believe the united States of America filled with people believing themselves in control of their own destiny died a slow, painful (for many) death.

I have also been led to believe by apathy, lack of willingness to learn and go the distance, that change and putting government under it constitutional restraints and powers granted is not likely to change during my lifetime, even if I live to be a 100 (not likely).

As long as people believe they have freedom, even while applying for a license to get married or paying taxes they aren’t liable for, they will wallow in apathy. It is easier than learning. And far easier than being active.

Because I believe the united States of America as originally designed died, I also have been led to believe that the only means of once again establishing liberty is to do as our forefathers did, establish a new government which would be ‘of the people’, ‘for the people’, and ‘by the people’. (Even though Lincoln was actually quite corrupted, these phrases taken out of the Gettysburg Address represent the philosphies that I believe should be what government is all about.)

Because of thinking this, I also realize I am an enemy of the state, meaning an enemy of the federal government. I also realize this puts me in a precarious position should any of their legions read this and believe I might reach other people. But, by gosh, Folks, I did not volunteer for the military because I had to - I did so because I believed in this nation and its principles.

It is just so damn disappointing when one finds out the philosophies one was willing to fight and die for were and are essentially dead, that the guiding principle of government is now oppression, with the very system I volunteered to help defeat, Communism, alive and well in this nation that used to belong to the People.

I am disappointed with me, with all other Americans who have allowed it to happen through their own ignorance, and with those so-called ‘representatives’ elected to government who turn away from convictions of liberty to the corruptness of a government out of control and end up supporting thousands of unconstitutional laws which serve only to oppress law-abiding people. It really sucks.

Speaking of volunteering for the military, I now wonder just how many in the military would do what their oaths dictate, that is to defend the Constitution of the united States of America. Will all obey their superiors when ordered to terrorize or kill fellow American citizens or will they turn on their master, the government? To date, very few have turned, if we count FBI, DEA, and US Marshals (I have read marshals usually carry out IRS raids) as military which they are since they are standing ARMED employees of the federal government.

As to honor [meaning respect, integrity, chastity (virtue)] and dignity (meaning nobility of manner) being put back into the White House (representing the federal government) following this election. This is not likely to occur. As long as even one corrupted person or organization is left in the branches of the US Government, then there can be no honor or dignity in government. The reason is integrity would demand the others in government rid itself of the corrupted one. Not doing so would show themselves to be just as corrupted.

Can the philosophies this nation was founded on be resurrected? Not without the bloodiest war in history, I am afraid. The federal government and its control through fear is too deeply entrenched, the vote too ineffective (and possibly controlled by government) for it to be otherwise.

And, so, I am depressed and discouraged because of freedoms lost to the greed for money and power and the very great possibility of not experiencing complete freedom during my lifetime but, instead, seeing the federal government get away with atrocities that any citizen would be locked up and/or executed for doing the same.

And, to top it off, it’s doing so while violating most of the Constitution and several amendments, including those commonly called “The Bill of Rights”.

Then, of course, I think - I am only one person. Will what I think ever make a difference? And, the answer is - not likely. Regardless of my strong belief in the Constitution and what this nation should be, I doubt my making a difference.

After all, how many will read this? And of those who do, perhaps one or two who might see the light. And then they tell two who begin believing. And, they tell two who begin believing. And, so on until the people of this nation unite once again against a common tyrannical foe.

Yeah, right. Reminds me of the song, “The Impossible Dream”, especially the phrase “...to fight the unbeatable foe”.

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