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From: Neil McIver [email protected]
Date: July 12, 2001
Latest:
Bob Schulz Hunger Strike: Interview on Fox News tonight at 9 PM
Eastern Time
Confessions of the California Franchise Tax Board
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Bob Schulz, founder of "We The People Foundation for Constitutional
Education" has commenced his hunger strike this past July 1. As
of this writing he continues the strike 12 days into the fast. His
demands are rather simple: IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti must
deliver to him a list of government experts who will meet in a
public forum on September 18, 2001, at the National Press Club in
Washington DC for the purpose of defending the federal government
against the conclusions of researchers of the so-called "tax
honesty movement". They have so far refused to do so.
Joining Schulz in his hunger strike is Roland Croteau. Both men
are carrying out hunger strikes in Washington D.C. WTP's web site, http://www.givemeliberty.org, delivers the latest updates on the
strike. Bob is apparently regularly participating in radio
interviews, and is expected to be interviewed on Fox News "Hannity
and Colmes" on July 12, 2001 (today) at 9 PM Eastern time. Apart
from Fox News and numerous radio interviews, his hunger strike has
not yet made it into the mainstream media.
The last update I sent out on June 17, 2001 reported an expected
IRS press release to take place on June 25, 2001, based on
information forwarded by New York Times reporter, David Johnson
(apparently assigned by the NY Times to cover the tax honesty
movement). The anticipated release was expected to be a broad
public announcement of new actions against numerous firms that have
openly stated that they no longer withhold taxes from the pay to
their employees. But there was no apparent news release at the
appointed time. The only IRS news I was able to find about that
time was a "friendly" report that the IRS may owe money to people
- just like you - due to past unclaimed tax refunds. See http://www.msnbc.com/news/592125.asp, dated June 26th, 2001.
While it is possible the initial report of a press release may have
been false from the start, it's also possible that the IRS shelved
the planned hard line release so as not to tempt the media to
further report Schulz's imminent hunger strike. They may have chose
instead to present themselves as some kind of a friendly neighborhood
government agency that likes to give people money as a PR stance in
advance of any possible negative public sentiment generated against
them by Bob Schulz.
Bob is scheduled to be interviewed tonight, Thursday July 12, 2001
on Fox News "Hannity and Colmes" at 9 PM Eastern time. I apologize
for the late notice, but if you miss the program please check http://www.givemeliberty.org for the latest interview information
on other cable, TV and radio programs throughout the country in
the following days and weeks.
Any and all actions anyone can take to help bring public light to
Bob's hunger strike, including letters and email to media and
elected politicians can help put more pressure on the IRS. If the
matter is left only to the discretion of IRS commissioner Charles
Rossotti, then the IRS will be more than happy to let Bob die.
While no one within the tax honesty movement that is actually
encouraging Bob and Roland to starve to death (of course), there
are, quite understandably, a number of people that have discouraged
it. But Bob and Roland have independently chosen their own course
and apparently remain quite firm in their resolve. Should they
later decide to break off the strike without an IRS capitulation,
they'll get a hero's welcome home. But as long as they are
resolved to continue, a public show of support is what they need
from everyone regardless of one's personal opinion on their
endeavor.
Confessions of the California Franchise Tax Board
As reported by http://www.taxdefensefund.com/cgi-bi...s.cgi,hearings have continued on the case of the California
Franchise Tax
Board's May 2, 2001 raid on the home and business of Mr. Jesson, who
has publicly declared he no longer withholds taxes from persons
within the employ of his business, NTD Electronics. The above site
reports the following dialog taking place during a June 20, 2001
hearing, where Agent Wilson of the FTB is testifying under
questioning by Jesson's attorney, Derek Tabone. Presiding over the
hearing is the same judge that signed the search warrant used by the
FTB. At issue is the seizure of items not listed in the warrant.
Tabone: Mr.Wilson what date is the withholding order?
Wilson: April 30, 2001.
Tabone: Mr. Wilson, did you show this to the judge on May 1,2001
when you ask him to sign the search warrant?
Wilson: No I did not.
Tabone: Mr.Wilson, was the withholding [order] sent to Mr.
Jesson's business?
Wilson: I don't know.
Tabone: Mr. Wilson, did Mr. Jesson ever receive the withholding
order?
Wilson: I don't know.
Tabone: Mr. Wilson, how was the withholding order sent to Mr.
Jesson's business?
Wilson: I don't know.
Tabone: So Mr.Wilson, what your telling the court is that you had
a withholding order dated April 30,2001, which wasn't given to
the judge, plus you're not even sure if or when Mr.Jesson
received this order. Which means that if this had been mailed
there is no way Mr. Jesson could have even received [it] until
the day of the raid. Therefore what violation could there be to
allow you to just take things outside of the search warrant?
Wilson: Well, we do it all the time to see what frame of mind the
person is in.
In Jesson's words: "[The] judge turned slowly and looked agent Wilson
dead in the eyes and stated, you used MY WARRANT FOR THIS?!!!!!!!!!"
Arrangements were then made to return about 50% of what was seized
by the CFTB on May 2, 2001.
Hearings are continuing, the next scheduled to take place Friday,
July 13, 2001. Dispite the progress, much still remains to be done
and Jesson is seeking donations to aid his defense. Interested and
able persons can visit http://www.taxdefensefund.com/donations.shtml
Neil McIver
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