Defiant Tax Protester Gets Seven Year Sentence

Star Telegram.com ^ | 4-30-04 | Toni Heinzl

[Central Scrutiniser]

Uber Kook, Patriot movement nutcase whackjob. I'm sure all of his followers are busy plotting overthrows of the government tonite. LOL

[John Thornton]

Simkanin, 59, told U.S. District Judge John McBryde that after spending thousands of hours studying federal tax laws, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, he concluded that he did not agree with the tax laws.

Well that settles it then. Why did they even need a trial?

[Central Scrutiniser]

There was a trial, he was found guilty. If you want to contribute to an appeal, go for it!

[natewill]

Oh, no!! A sheeple that thinks for himself! Put him out of his misery!

Look, at the risk of being called a whackjob myself, I've read case law, constitution, books by former IRS agents, and their (the fedral gubmint's)story doesn't match reality. When, when, when are people going to stand up to this financial tyranny and stop defending the IRS and it unethical and unconstitutional laws. Am I the only one who has heard, seen, and participated in shoving it to the IRS? They are a joke!

[sinkspur]

Mr. Richard Simkanin has sacificed greatly to provide an opportunity for US ciizens to throw off the chains of Federal tyranny.

Uh huh. The cretin threatened to kill a federal judge.

He failed to withhold taxes from his employees pay checks, thus exposing them to federal liability.

General population for this boy.

[Tench_Coxe]

I hear a lot of this. However, if one truly believes this, one should be willing to be imprisoned and lose everything. Problem is, in order for it to change, you will need a lot of people willing to do so.

[sinkspur]

When, when, when are people going to stand up to this financial tyranny and stop defending the IRS and it unethical and unconstitutional laws.

The IRS doesn't make laws; it enforces them.

Your beef is with Congress. And Congressmen.

[natewill]

Not all US citizens embrace the slavery you have become so accustomed to.

It seems that there is a disappointingly large number of Freepers that are eager to lick boots and wear chains! If we accept this tyranny, it will only spread.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Yeah, sure, tyranny, shredding the constitution, yadda yadda yadda. He is a kook, he knowingly broke the law, flaunted it, hired an idiot attourney, sided with the patriot group ultra right wing christian identity movement, and threatened a judge.

I'd call that the actions of a major league dumbass.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Seems there is an equal number of folks that want to build a bunker and prepare for armed revolution. Tax Protestors lose, and even worse, the scam artists that sell the BS about not paying taxes are profiting off of the ignorant.

[natewill]

The IRS doesn't make laws; it enforces them.

When was the IRS, domiciled in Puerto Rico, made a member of the Executive branch?

[sinkspur]

When was the IRS, domiciled in Puerto Rico, made a member of the Executive branch?

It's part of the Treasury Department. Which reports to the Attorney General.

[katz]

All he needs is a pardon from GWB. Kinda like the Rich pardon only smaller.

That will get the unwashed lathered up.

[John Thornton]

As someone who has appeared before the Honorable John McBryde, I can second your description of this defendant as a "major league dumbass." McBryde is not someone who suffers fools gladly.

[ikka]

He could have just used all the loopholes that are available and not paid anything in taxes anyways. And I read James 5:4 just the other night... his interpretation is nuts.

I agree the IRS should be destroyed and that there are questions over the ratification of the 16th Amendment. But until enough people even wake up to figuring that part out there is little chance of breaking it up.

Fed Judges in particular are there to protect the govt, NOT YOU.

[sinkspur]

You picked a broad who you could only stand for six months?

What does that say about you?

[steplock]

Kissing up to the IRS?

To relate an interesting story...

I have been a thorn in the side of ark communist legislators (of BOTH parties) for the past couple of years. A 'republican' representative from Maumelle, Ark sent an email to the hardest communist in El Dorado, Ark in reference to a mass e-mailing I made about their, in effect, legalizing terrorist organizations in arkansas...

http://www.gohotsprings.com/focus/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=316 (see (5) )

anyway - this 'republican' mistakenly hit "reply to all" so I received a copy of the email that asked "What can we do about this person?"

About 2 months later, I fould out WHAT they could do when I received a letter from the IRS stating they had changed their mind about a ruling they made (at my request) concerning disability insurance payments that I had I reimbursed the insurance company after I spent a year in the hospital. (4 years ago!)

They decided that it didn't matter about the reimbursement since I had 'possession' of the money, therefore the use of it, therefore I have to pay tax, interest and penalty.

For good measure --- all my tax credits were also declared invalid because the return was declared in error, so they added extra there also.

Nice thing to have happen to you when you are 100% disabled and trying to live off disability payments.

It will take over 20% of what's left of my IRA account to pay off these crooks.

[FReepaholic]

>>...e failed to withhold taxes from his employees pay checks...<<

I've always wondered why business owners must act as the government's tax collectors. They're not compensated for the work yet are bound by law to do it.

(actually I DO know why they have to do it....because the people would revolt if they had to it themselves.)