[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?

[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!

[katz]

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

That will get the unwashed lathered up.

[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.

[VRWC_minion]

He can imagine the clear meaning of the law doesn't say what it says, it ought to be easy to imagine his stay in prision is simply a long vacation to a spa.

[AdamSelene235]

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.

[Cultural Jihad]

McBryde said Simkanin would continue to violate income tax laws. The judge recalled that Simkanin threatened to kill federal judges and that he surrendered his Texas driver's license but continued to drive with a home-made ID card. ...

... While under investigation, Simkanin posted a warning on his Web site that spoke of the "fury of a fire" that would consume his adversaries. He wrote to the Treasury secretary that he had repatriated himself from the United States to the "Republic of Texas." He vowed to ignore the laws of the United States.

Anyone know what his logon name is?

[Chewbacca]

Seven years, huh?

Great. I guess he can throw all his old tax forms out and start fresh when he gets out of jail.

You only are required to keep 7-yrs worth correct?

[Jaysun]

This isn't such a funny letter to me. There was a note taped to my door two days ago from a "Revenue Compliance Officer" ordering me to call him at once. I called the number and left him a message. Today the guy came to my house an pompously began to rattle off the things that I'm going to need to prepare for his review.

I was livid. First, I paid tens of thousands in taxes last year - and that's before you count gasoline tax, utility tax, telephone tax, travel tax, sales tax, vehicle registration, etc. So I stopped the guy from rambling long enough to say, "I pay enough as it is. If you guys want to rob me for more you're going to have to work for it, because I'm damned sure not going to help you do it." He then told me that I needed to listen and comply for my own sake. I followed that up by telling him that he needed to get the hell out of my foyer for his own sake.

I don't doubt that I've opened the floodgates of hell on myself, but I couldn't resist. They confiscate way too much as it is, then this guy expects me to fall at his feet when he shows up. I'm glad that he left because I was too the point that I wanted to twist his head off. I figured that a refusal to cooperate was better than assault or manslaughter.

[Jack Black]

"We're going to have chaos in this country if individual citizens are allowed to decide unilaterally which laws are constitutional and which aren't," Assistant U.S. Attorney David Jarvis said. "The sentence for Mr. Simkanin was quite severe and appropriate."

Excellent point, your majesty. May I suggest that you next sentence the Mayor and Justices of the Peace of San Francisco to seven years in jail. You can then move on to the County Supervisors in Portland, Oregon. After all in flaunting clear state laws on marraige to advance their personal gay agenda they were unilaterallyl deciding which laws are constitutional.

Oh, nothing is happening to them? It's not a double standard or politically motivated prosecution, is it?

[paleocon patriarch]

"He and those who share his views have a cultlike belief that laws that are generally accepted by citizens of the United States are not applicable to them," McBryde said

Is the Judge saying that tax law is based on the principle that "Acquiescence is acceptance"?

[An.American.Expatriate]

This guy is nuts, but . . .

In explaining the tough sentence, McBryde cited Simkanin's history of radical anti-government beliefs and his "contempt and disrespect" for the federal government and the federal courts.

I guess a history of beliefs now qualifies as a hate crime!