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SUNDAY
JANUARY 20
2002
THE POWER TO DESTROY
Congressman cancels tax forum
Bartlett 'dismayed' by 'Operation Wait to
File until the Trial'
© 2002 WorldNetDaily.com
What was long anticipated as an epic
confrontation between the federal
government
and the "tax honesty" movement has gone
up in
smoke, with the cancellation of the
planned Feb.
27 and 28 tax policy forum in Washington
by the
congressman that had been the aggrieved
petitioners' greatest official supporter.
"I am quite dismayed by Operation "Wait to File
until the Trial," said Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett,
R-Md., in a press release. Bartlett communicated
his decision in a letter to Robert L. Schulz,
chairman of the board of We The People
Foundation for Constitutional Education, Inc.,
who had requested the forum.
In his letter to Schulz, Bartlett wrote: "The
information that you are currently
disseminating concerning the February 27 & 28
forum is misleading. I will not be a party to
advocating the non-payment of federal income
taxes."
We The People, an organization that disputes,
on various grounds, the legality of the federal
income tax, has been urging Americans to hold
off filing their 2001 income tax returns until after
the planned hearings in Washington, D.C., next
month.
"The very legality of the U.S. income tax system
goes on trial Feb. 27 at a congressionally
sponsored public hearing on Capitol Hill," said
a statement on We The People's website.
Bartlett, who was the congressional sponsor of
the hearing, explained that Schulz's "rhetoric has
made it impossible for the forum to take place
because the Internal Revenue Service and
Department of Justice will not participate."
The Maryland Republican "remains committed
to ensuring the right of Bob Schulz and other
citizens to exercise their constitutional rights
under the First Amendment to get answers to
their questions about federal tax policy from the
government," according to his press statement.
As an alternative to the much-ballyhooed
February confrontation, he offered to forward
Schulz's questions to both the Justice
Department and Internal Revenue Service, and
to post their answers on his congressional
website.
Here is the text of Bartlett's letter:
Dear Bob:
I am quite dismayed by the tone of your
rhetoric on your web page – "Wait to File
Until the Trial."
When I first met you in July of 2001, you
seemed to want answers to questions
regarding the legitimacy of the 16th
Amendment to the Constitution. As a
congressman who believes and follows the
Constitution, you found a willing ear. In
the numerous meetings that followed, I
never advocated the non-payment of
income taxes. You were quick to agree and
assured me that you never took this
position as well.
The information that you are currently
disseminating concerning the February 27
& 28 forum is misleading. While I remain
committed to making every effort so that
you can exercise your constitutional right
to get answers to your questions, your
rhetoric has made it impossible for the
forum to take place because the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department
of Justice (DOJ) will not participate.
This is the alternative. I do not believe that
IRS and DOJ will refuse to answer my
questions. Please send the questions that
you and your team developed to my
Washington, D.C., office. I will refer them
to the appropriate individuals at the IRS
and the DOJ to respond. Since I know that
there are thousands of people across this
nation who want answers to similar
questions, I will post both the questions
and answers on my congressional web
site.
In any future statements regarding my
support, please be sure that it is clear that
I am supporting your constitutional rights
and not that I am advocating not filing and
not paying taxes.
Sincerely,
ROSCOE G. BARTLETT
Member of Congress
The tax group had expected, at the forum, "to
prove conclusively that the IRS does not have
the legal authority to force employers to
withhold taxes from the paychecks of their
employees, or to force most Americans to file a
return or pay the income tax."
"If the research is confirmed publicly, most
Americans may be entitled to a refund of 100
percent of the income tax paid or withheld in
2001," the statement continued.
"The IRS and Department of Justice will
officially and publicly answer detailed legal
allegations directly challenging the jurisdiction
of the IRS and the unlawful enforcement and
administration of U.S. income tax laws," Schulz
had said.
The two-day hearing had originally been
scheduled for Sept. 24-25, but was postponed
until next month in the wake of the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks.
Related stories:
Tax group urges Americans: Wait to file
Tax hearings rescheduled for next year
Tax reform hearings postponed
Tax activists refute IRS claims
IRS bashes 'frivolous' tax arguments
Tax activist ends hunger strike
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