OK
Incarceration
To the
Editor;
I
have just read "Oklahoma-Land of Incarceration" by Verna Wood.
A very enlightening article since I have a granddaughter who was just
sentenced to 20 years for "enabling child abuse". Her live
in boyfriend hurt the baby while she was at work. The trial was held
in her small town in Miami, OK where she knew most people on the jury
which included a member of her ex-husbands family. The public defender
never got in touch with any family members to testify in her behalf
or anyone in her behalf. Her parents are indigent & the rest of
the family are in other states. We are retired & her aunt &
uncle are working class people, so hiring an attorney for $20.000 -
$25,000 is out of the question. When I saw this site I thought someone
may at least point us in a direction that may get her some help.
Monica
K.
First-Look
Reviews of
“IRS ‘Con’spiracy”
Dear Ed,
Your
article is quite good, sir. You are so right about the lack of the law.
Indeed, there is none.
Having
said that, I am glad to hear that the Mathies are going to stand on
the truth. My question is: How are they going to stand on the truth?
No, I'm not asking about the truth itself; you did an entirely adequate
job of articulating that. I want to know "how" they are going
to stand on the truth, and that is an entirely different matter.
You
mentioned the Tom Cryer case, so let me explain my position by way of
his case. Tom Cryer has trumpeted for the last several months that he
believes he was born to fight the income tax issue, inferring, at least
in my mind, that he wanted to set a precedent that would be beneficial
to all. While I am overjoyed whenever I hear of someone beating the
beast---Vernice Cougland, Joe Banister, etc. and now Tom Cryer---I really
was hoping for more out of his case. While he has shown that the IRS
can be beaten---so did Cougland and Banister, among others---Cryer's
case had the potential of doing more. I corresponded with him via e-mail
just after I heard of his victory. I wanted to know why he hadn't gone
after the liability statute. He said that his first concern was to save
his own skin. Certainly I understand that; that is always true---in
every case. However, the issue of the liability of statute had the potential
to not only save his skin, but also to accomplish so much more.
We
all know that section 7203 is only a penalty statute carrying no liability
whatever. So when the charging document alleges "in words"
that he is liable for the tax, i.e., that he is required to file and
pay, there must a be a liability statute supporting the allegation.
Effectively, since we are talking about a statutory offense, such an
allegation "in words" amounts to hearsay evidence, i.e. the
IRS told me you were liable. Clearly, "A" cannot testify to
what "B" saw first hand. Likewise the prosecutor cannot not
allege failure to perform, and witnesses on the stand cannot support
or infer failure to perform, without the supporting testimony of the
statute mandating performance. Yes, I do realize this isn't a perfect
analogy, but surely you get my drift: an allegation of a statutory offense
must be supported by a statutorily defined mandate. What is it? Name
it!
Absent
the liability statute in the Cryer case, there is no charge for Cryer
to defend against. My question: Why didn't Cryer go after the liability
statute? And if he did, why didn't he push it for all its worth? In
my mind that would look like: 1. File a Demand for Bill of Particulars;
2. if that is denied, go to the Circuit Court on an interlocutory appeal;
3. If that is denied, appeal to the US Supreme Court. Bear in mind that
this man is a very well studied attorney who says straight up, over
and over, that there is no law requiring most of us to file and pay,
i.e., there is no liability statute. And, apparently he didn't go after
it. Why the hell not? Instead he decided to take a shot in the dark
and hope for the best with a jury. While certainly he would be able
to mount a much stronger case than most of us, that is no excuse for
not going after the liability statute.
Getting
back to the Mathies' case, I suggest that they need to file a Demand
for Bill of Particulars and push it to the wall. Going to trial is a
shot in the DARK, even when one is right. The thing to remember is:
if there is no liability statute cited in the charging document, there
is no charge to plead to or to defend against. That is what should be
clearly stated in the Demand for Bill of Particulars. If one is forced
to trial, they have already gotten away with murder, even if one manages
an acquittal. The Mathies should not allow this thing to go to trial.
Please
send this note to them.
Alan
Painter
Sedona, Arizona
Ed,
...thanks
for this excellent reporting. Fortunately, juries in these cases are
really getting smarter. All it takes is one juror to ask the question:
please, sir, can you show us the law?
Hawk
Santa Fe, NM
Dear Mr.
Edward Snook
and R.S. Errol,
I
just read your article “IRS “Con”spiracy Charge in
Montana America’s Creating Debtor Prisons”
For
the past year or so, I have been pursuing and following all information
in regards to Tax laws and cases, and I have yet to see anyone publish
anything anywhere on who you can contact to get legal help from in case
the IRS or DOJ contacts me in regards to my tax filings.
You
are the first one I have seen that has stated “contact me”,
although many provide instructions and forms with disclaimers.
Thus,
what does one do and what course of action does one take, to not only
avoid a confrontation with the IRS, but to fend them off when they come
calling, in regards to Tax allegations or questions?
The
average American does not have the financial resources to fight a governmental
agency who has unlimited financial backing. It is not so much the fear
of taking on an agency as it is a fear of financial indebtedness and
ruin.
Looking
for your guidance and advice on how we go about securing our freedom
without financial disaster and being caught by the craftiness of Federal
law enforcement.
I
have subscribed to your mail lists and book marked your site.
Best Regards,
G.M.
To the
Editor
I
have been reading, with great interest I might add, your recent articles
on the internet about the IRS.
At
first I didn’t believe them. I thought to myself, what if we all
quit paying income taxes and then, how would our government keep operating?
I then started thinking about government waste and the billions of dollars
our so-called government is sending to people overseas and that they
are spending on illegal aliens who should be deported rather that coddled.
Next,
I called my tax attorney and asked him about the statements you made
regarding the income tax. I was shocked! He verified everything you
wrote about. He told me that Congress has not passed a law requiring
us to pay this tax and then he started in on the conflict of interest
that federal judges have when they rule on tax cases that come before
them. He told me that they all receive their pay checks directly from
the Treasury Department. This explains why they withhold evidence from
court and like you state, direct juries to find people guilty when they
are charged with a tax related crime. How deceived we have been!
Thanks
so much for your insightful articles and I apologize for questioning
you. My family and I have read the Observer for years and have never
found you wrong on any subject. You shouldn’t get “puffed
up” but you do deserve a huge “pat on the back”.
Sincerely,
Carl
Graves
Sacramento, CA
Josephine
County “Incident”
Dear Editor,
I
have always been a supporter of our country and am native to our valley.
However, my feelings have definitely changed thanks to the fine service
my husband and I have received.
On
May 21st my husband was involved in a 3-vehicle accident (a JoCo transit
vehicle, ours and another). There was a citation issued to the county
employee. The next morning we filed the proper paperwork at the county
personnel department where I was met with nothing but irritation, apparently
for knowing to file against them and not our own insurance. If a person
knows anything about insurance - you don't file your own when you are
not at fault. That is, if you don't want to deal with the hassle of
it showing up on your record for years to come and having to fight it
every time. Ask any insurance agent.
It
is now June 1st and I have called countless employees and departments
trying to get the county to take action, but to no avail. The county
insures itself and has the "right" to take up to 25 days to
"investigate" the "incident". The whole situation
is termed an "incident" not an accident as they are not accepting
liability. I'm sorry, but it was my understanding the police officer
at the scene of the "accident" that took photos, statements
from independent witnesses (3 of them), as well as citing the county
driver, made the scene pretty crystal clear.
Thank
you to our Public Safety Officers. The county investigator just called
and informed us, yet again, that they do not want to accept liability
and that we should just claim it against our own insurance. Our own
insurance can then file against them to get the money back. Meanwhile,
our vehicle which has the damage from the ACCIDENT is sitting at a body
shop waiting for them. We have been told that we should just go and
rent a car and IF they decide to take liability they will reimburse
us. When I asked where and to whom I should send litigation papers to
if needed, they informed me it would be to the same department and staff
handling my "incident" now. NICE!!!
I
wonder how many citizens like us are out there? How many in JoCo have
been held hostage by the "circle of safety" they have set
up for themselves? Has anyone else been involved in an auto "incident"
with our county?
Not
that they care, but they no longer have my support.
NMLambert
Grants Pass, OR
District
Attorney Steven Campbell
Dear Observer:
What
is going on with your battle against our district attorney? Just months
ago people were protesting him in front of the court house.
I
read your article about Campbell’s false prosecutions with great
interest because I have a brother who is currently being destroyed by
this demon. We had high expectations when the Feds’ cut off the
O&C funding and were devastated when they restored the money for
one year. The only way to stop Campbell is to cut his money.
I
don’t want to name my brother in this letter because his case
is ongoing. His ex has lied about him and Campbell is running with the
lie. There has been no investigation, just a district attorney listening
to and then believing a lie. This fiasco has cost him almost everything
he has and for what?
I
wish I could be more specific about the case but I can’t. His
lawyer has ordered him not to speak with anyone about his case and even
though I have begged him to scream, he won’t. My husband and I
have watched his case for months now and the attorney has done nothing
but to strip him of his money.
Just
as soon as possible we plan on contacting you to see if you can help
in any way. Sorry for the evasiveness.
Editors
Note: The protests against our corrupted District Attorney Steven Campbell
will start again as soon as the weather cools down. As for your brother;
there isn’t anything anyone can do for him as long as he buys
into his attorney’s lies. If he doesn’t wake up and fight,
then he will end up with a guilty verdict one of these days.
Our
community is not safe as long as we have a dangerous and arrogant district
attorney in office. Add to this fact the fact that we have public officials
like Josephine County Commissioner Dwight Ellis lying to the public
on public access television during a recent budget hearing at the Ann
Basker building. Ellis stated what a good man Campbell is and another
person on the budget committee lied his, you know what off, when he
stated that Campbell and his predecessor, Clay Johnson are wonderful
people. The budget committee member is as deceived as it gets and Ellis
is simply an ignorant liar. I don’t need to name the committee
member because he is supposedly connected to God, therefore I’ll
let God handle him and his conscience. Hopefully he will face his public
lies and repent.
As
for Campbell and Clay Johnson – they are factually evil and I
promise you that Campbell is not going to like living in Josephine County,
Oregon in the near future. They are both guilty of prosecuting innocent
people.
Give
us a call and we’ll get you in touch with those who will be protesting
crooks in front of the court house in the near future.
Deer
Creek Ranch - NTS
Dear Editor:
Could
you please tell me what is going on with the Deer Creek Ranch issue.
I have read your articles on National Trust Services and haven’t
seen anything lately on this issue.
My
wife and I invested with NTS and the ranch and feel that we have been
cheated. We can’t do anything about it because the IRS has been
attacking those who ran this company as well as the folks who invested.
Is there any chance that we will ever get money back?
Please
don’t publish our names.
Seattle,
Washington
Editor’s
Note: You can expect more headlines on the Deer Creek Ranch in the near
future. Our corrupted courts awarded the ranch to Karla Prescott, who
is nothing more or less than a deceptive criminal. Her husband Rick
Prescott, who is also a criminal, is awaiting trial on federal felony
charges. He should be going to trial in Medford, Oregon this fall.
We
have been investigating this case and related cases for the past two
years and more information will be published as soon as “behind
the scene” activities are accomplished. Hopefully investors will
get money returned to them – if government doesn’t steal
it all first…
Vick’s
indictment is a sick,
disgusting read
To the
Editor:
The
indictment of Michael Vick is the sickest, most disgusting thing I can
ever remember reading. Sen. Byrd of West Virginia said it best: “I
am confident that the hottest places in hell are reserved for the souls
of sick and brutal people who hold God’s creatures in such brutal
and cruel contempt.”
I
want Bud Adams and Jerry Jones (I’m a faithful Cowboy fan since
the ’60s) to know that if Michael Vick ever wears an NFL uniform
again I will have nothing further to do with the NFL or any of its sponsors.
Please,
spare me the “we have to wait till he’s convicted”
garbage.
Anyone,
after reading the indictment, taking that position probably thinks O.J.
is still looking for the real killers!
Jerry
Spencer
Thompson’s Station, TN
Editor’s
Note: God forbid if you are ever chosen to sit on a jury. It is people
like you who are aiding and abetting in the destruction of this nation.
Accuse a person, run him through a sham hearing wherein you disallow
any of his evidence, sentence him and then throw away the key. Or, in
your case, avoid any trial, just charge a person and rule them guilty.
Your mindset is both sad and dangerous.
Innocent
Dear Observer,
Thank
you for saving our daughter. When we contacted you last year we had
nearly given up on the legal system. Rebecca was innocent and as you
well know her attorney was selling her down the river. If our baby had
been sent to prison we would have all been ruined. Without Ron Lee and
the US~Observer there was really no future for us. Bill, Rebecca and
I thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.
Grace
Richardson
Atlanta, Georgia