Come to Columbia tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 17; Freedom Conference in CA

I helped leaflet greater Columbia for ten hours yesterday to publicize tomorrow's "We Remember" press conference on the north side of the State House. A number of upcountry and Columbia-area regulars have committed to attend. Our message to the world will be that while the various accredited victim groups are tallying up their grievances and their supposed need for expen$ive memorials, reparations, sympathy and concessions, it must be remembered that the South has been through some of the worst oppression, destruction and persecution anybody has -- and the world would do a great injustice by forgetting this.

It's the 146th anniversary of the burning of Columbia by Union troops under General Sherman, you see. The major media have been notified and some very well may cover this event. Please attend -- take a stand for Dixie and for suppressed historical truth! Link for the invitation with full details:

http://southernaction.blogspot.com/2011/01/major-event-for-february-com-rally-for.html

Major event for February: COME RALLY FOR TRUTH in Columbia

Trying to keep up with all the major and very germane material that belongs in this blog is like standing under Niagara Falls with a paper cup. Long overdue, however, is mention of the magnificent 2011 Freedom Conference organized for this weekend by our friend and RBC's respected colleague Peymon Mottahedeh is organizer. There's still time to register for this gathering of fellow freedom-lovers in greater Los Angeles!

Mr. Mottahedeh was once Patriot of the Month in our Patriot Cannon newsletter. He, the PN's executive director Kris Anne and other freedom warriors such as legendary Sheriff Richard Mack, Libertarian Party figure Michael Badnarik and ex-IRS agent Joe Bannister will speak.

http://2011conference.livefreenow.org/

Freedom Law School's 2011 Freedom Conference

FEBRUARY 18-21, 2011 Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday Location: Ontario, California Hilton Ontario Airport Hotel | (909) 980-0400 700 N. Haven Avenue, Ontario, California 91764

This 4-day event is consisted of three parts:

February 18th, Friday starting at 9 AM will be an 8-hour class on the U.S. Constitution and the income tax. This politically incorrect classes is presented by Peymon Mottahedeh (President of Freedom Law School) and Shawn O' Connor (Head of Freedom Law School's Criminal Legal Defense Network). It will cover topics on: How the US Constitution, Superme Court decisions and the IRS' own Code limits the Government's tax power Why the IRS has failed to show a law that requires Americans to file and pay income tax Why courts cannot agree on what "law" requires filing and paying the federal income tax Avoid common mistakes people & professionals make in dealing with the IRS When and how to respond to IRS letters and how you can beat the IRS How like us, you can learn how to be victourious over the IRS, and more.

SC Economic Summit a smash success

Well, the Feb. 7 Summit came off great despite some jitters. Shortly before showtime, only three SC state legislators were registered to attend this great program strategically focused on reacquainting politicians with the basics of gold and silver economics. But by final accounting, over one-third of the General Assembly either attended the full event or stopped into check it out. So did the state treasurer and other notables.

It was a joy to be there. The scene was an oldish but charming building off Huger St. where the city vanishes and the river is in view -- an appropriate setting for an event in which politicians leave the capitol-city matrix to get back to basics as they were known for millennia before the age of instant communication. But instant communication is what the event was all about: Dr. Edwin Vieira and other notables in the real-money field were heard and (mostly) seen via internet! At least two spoke on one large screen and their charts were viewed on another beside it.

I drove down with Josiah Magnuson, one of the tech guys that made it all happen. We hoped to caravan with Prof. Steven Yates and other upcountry stalwarts but it didn't work schedule-wise. Much mingling and confabulating were accomplished at the hall before the welcoming and introductory speakers were heard. About 7:30 it was time for the long-awaited banquet. This featured a delicious array of vegetables with a superbly done prime rib being carved at the end of the line.

After the main speakers had had there say, the great Disciple Aaron Bolinger, a moving force on all such activity in this state, went to the podium and tied it all together in optimistic and practical terms. The socializing, plottin' and plannin' resumed as the vast assemblage of electronic equipment was broken down. Some of us had been wondering about the big black concert grand piano lurking in the farther shadows -- it turned out to be a superb, vintage Baldwin. Josiah fittingly gave us a round of A Mighty Fortress Is Our God on it, and I played (while everybody sang) Dixie.

As you'll read in Aaron's followup email (with germane links) below, the Summit was timed to coordinate with a key legislative hearing the next day.

From: Aaron Bolinger [mailto:aaron@nvcca.net]
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 9:33 AM
To: Patricia; Jackie (SC) Fowler
Cc: CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net
Subject:

Friends:

The South Carolina Economic Summit, and the open (two-house) hearing the following day in the State Senate building, were both absolute successes! From the standpoint of the public and grass root group leadership that attended – we were delighted! The number (18) of state legislators who made it on either or both days exceeded our expectations! (A FULL 10% of the South Carolina legislature is now studying the subject of Sound Money!)

It would have been difficult to imagine this outcome. But we will graciously accept it and use this momentum for more forward progress.

Perhaps the two questions asked most after the event were:

• What is the plan now?

• Can I get copies of the videos that were produced, and documents used for the Summit?

Answering the second question first, “yes,” we will be producing multi-disk (DVD) sets of the material used for the Economic Summit. We are compiling (over 12 hours of video was shot ...) and it will take perhaps two weeks to edit and produce this DVD collection. The documents (slide shows, etc.) are also being uploaded shortly to our web site (www.nvcca.net ).

The plan for forward progress is a bit more involved. Stage One is continuing education. 10% legislative involvement is outstanding. But it takes 51% to pass any legislation at all. So we still have about 60 more state legislators to FULLY inform on the substance of this plan, and gain their approval for it.

Also part of the education process is the general public, including the business community. With the media tone-deaf to reality, that will be challenging all around. But the SC Sound Money Committee is continuing to work hard -- and with you on our side it can happen!

The first thing we really need is for YOU to help. Pick any one or more of these items and just DO IT!

• Make a donation. We have two booklets (“Economic Federalism” and “American Leadership”) that explain in great detail much of the substance of the material we covered in the summit. (A flyer is attached showing what these two books are about.) They were designed FOR ONE PURPOSE: Educating our state legislators. Monographs from Larry Parks, Edwin Vieira, and others, specific to our banking system, and why we need an alternative medium of exchange to protect against the coming collapse of the paper dollar, are in these books. There are 170 state legislators in South Carolina. Every one of them should get a copy of each of the books. Then they can read at their own leisure about all the nuances of having a parallel system of sound money functioning in the State, and the other elements of our Platform for Liberty. Any donation coming from any source, regardless of amount, will be used to acquire them – as long as you specify you want your donation to go to that purpose. (Or simply order blocks of these books on your own and help distribute them at the capitol with us!) Contact Jackie Fowler for info on making a donation to that element.

• Contact YOUR state legislator! It is not necessary that you be an “economic expert” to discuss this subject with your Senator or Representative. Very short, simple messages will be sufficient. Just say “members of the Assembly are working on a plan for gold and silver coinage as an “insurance policy” in the event of economic turmoil in our nation. I would appreciate it very much if you would work with Rep. Michael Pitts [if a House member] or Senator David Thomas [if a Senator] in developing and endorsing this plan in the South Carolina Assembly.” Let them know you are in their district, and watching!

• IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR COLUMBIA – our team is working inside the Capitol on a regular basis. If you can make it to the State House, please contact Patricia Wheat. There will be books to deliver, appointments to be kept, and many members to meet with on liberty subjects. More bodies in the state house means more people can hear from us IN PERSON. There is NO SUBSTITUTE for personal contact! They are in on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. You can see them even if they are in the chamber and in session. Our activists can train you on working with House or Senate pages (at the front desk near the assembly chambers) to meet members IN PERSON! The goal: NO LEGISLATOR LEFT BEHIND!

The “Platform for Liberty” contains over 30 items of model legislation. Some of it has ALREADY BEEN INTRODUCED and is waiting for action. As we find bill numbers, we will pass along the info. When any of this legislation shows up, it is crucial for two things to happen: 1) Contact legislators and request them to CO-SPONSOR; 2) attend any hearings scheduled to either testify in support of it, or just to be present so they know the public is supportive. (H-3029 is the bill to DISconnect Social Security Numbers from all state documents. This one is in the Judiciary committee, and NEEDS SPONSORS!) A collection of other bills are in the drafting stages right now, by assorted members. We’ll give an update when bill numbers appear, or committee action is imminent.

Disciple Aaron

Bible translator-theologian

Legislative Director, NVCCA & Restore the Republic

www.nvcca.net

www.restoretherepublic.net

National/Regional Conference Call Every Tue. eve., 7:30 pm Eastern time: 724-444-7444 (14259#)

Order American Leadership, and other books by Aaron/NVCCA at: 800-231-0521

Aaron's theological videos: www.vimeo.com/discipleaaron

(Videos about the connection between the SSN & the mark of the beast & MORE!)

Learn how to work your state legislature, or watch

videos geared for state legislators on a variety of topics: www.nvcca.net/media.html

Download state legislative research reports & model legislation assembled by the NVCCA: www.nvcca.net/documents.html

"It is not the function of our government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error." (United States Supreme Court - American Communications Association v. Douds)

"The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and politics of the Right and Left, is a foolish idea ... the two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can throw the rascals out without leading to any profound or extensive shifts in policy. It should be possible, to replace one party with the other party which will pursue, with new vigor, approximately the same basic policy."
--Dr. Carroll Quigley, Tragedy and Hope

Quotes from Gordon Chesterton:

• "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried."
• "Religious liberty might be supposed to mean that everybody is free to discuss religion. In practice it means that hardly anybody is allowed to mention it."
• 'My country, right or wrong' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying, except in a desperate case. It is like saying, 'My mother, drunk or sober'.
• “The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected.”

"it is a very difficult thing where a subject-matter of dispute, strictly and purely ecclesiastical in its character,--a matter over which the civil courts exercise no jurisdiction,--a matter which concerns theological controversy, church discipline, ecclesiastical government, or the conformity of the members of the church to the standard of morals required of them,--becomes the subject of its action. It may be said there, also, that no jurisdiction has been conferred on the tribunal to try the particular case before it ... " (Watson v. Jones, 13 Wall. 678 (1872)

In other news.... most strangely, Ron Paul has been kicked off of the advisory board of the Young Americans for Freedom. Suddenly they find he's soft on"national security", obviously meaning he opposes ameriKa's insne warmongering. Since it make no sense at all and Dr. Paul's position is the same pure Constitutionalism it's always been, I suspect backroom politics are at work here -- and I find it passing strange that the axe-man is named Jordan MARKS, the anglicization of MARX as in the creator of communism. Here's a ringing denunciation of this pseudo-conservative outfit by one of the great Libertarian founders. Mr. Rothbard wrote at the time YAF was (as my fellow boomers will remember) grabbing headlines as a supposed "extreme right" organization. Mr. Rothbard's piece is amazing current -- we disagree only with his lack of a distinction between small-L "libertarians" (Tom Jefferson, Ron Paul and you) versus capital-L"Libertarians" (the word as soulless, rootless institution).

Listen, YAF

by Murray N. Rothbard

http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard90.html

Now, here's a highly meaningful if tragic story you won't find in today's daily fishwrap despite the profound meaning of the anniversary on which it expounds. Anybody remember? A decade ago, Slick Willie had sicced federal goons on a huge, thriving church in Indiana for the "crime" of refusing to gouge its staff members' paychecks for the tax thieves. But then all cocnerned citizens heaved a sigh of relief as the great Christian conservative Republican messiah George W. Bush got elected president. Surely he, the great /grassroots hero of our dreams, would put a stop to this ongoing crime?

You know, by standing up for religious freedom and the rest of the Bill of Rights at the end of the eleventh hour? This was, after all, supposed to be "Morning in America", as the adults came back to take over

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/083649-2011-02-10-tenth-anniversary-of-the-siege-and-raid-of-indianapolis-baptist.htm

Tenth Anniversary of the Siege and Raid of Indianapolis Baptist Temple

The despicable OECD; SC politics and The Nerve reach Panama

Some of you know that I dream of having the wherewithal to escape the "Untied States" for some other less corrupt country. It's hard o imagine ever doing so, but various countries' strengths and weaknesses are an endlessly fascinating and useful study in themselves. Among other things, they show exactly what ameriKa used to be and, in the process, how far we've run from the sane, orderly, relatively more decent and stable life we once knew as a society.
Another real benefit -- not to say a pleasant one at all -- is finding out just how much trouble the USA is causing the rest of the world. Sure, they're smashing one country to smithereens vaguely east of the Mediterranean Sea these years. Even Somalia, which we've bludgeoned at least twice, fits this category -- perhaps as a decoy against accusations that they only care about Israel's near and less near neighbors?
And sure, ameriKa is the mainstay and host of the endlessly troublemaking UN, the IMF and other dogooder agencies that run around accidentally messing poor countries over "out of the best intentions". But how stunning it can be to find out how busy the USA is trying to totally ruin life in other "first-world" countries out of such blatant motivations as greed, envy, raw wantonness and stark perversity!
This is displayed never more clearly than via a look at the typically benign and goodly-sounding "Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development" or OECD. It's actually headquartered in France, but -- surprise! -- it "was formed in 1948 to administer American and Canadian aid in the framework of the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II" (Wikipedia).
And everywhere you look, this rabble's true, ugly colors are seen: its main function seems to be destroying financial privacy and further forcing a "fishbowl" existence on citizens of "first world" countries! It strongarms countries like Uruguay to give up something miraculous for which they've long been celebrated: their status as a mecca for bank secrecy and financial privacy. Ever notice how leftists scream about a right to privacy for themselves but want to destroy it for everybody else?
An especially good "offshore" oriented group that's come my way is Prima Panama Blogs due to its frank, well-rounded reporting on that country's life and politics. Its "warts and all" approach to the subject is not shared by other organizations seeking to guide those in search ofreliefe from ameriKan decadence and rapacity -- indeed, as Panama and other countries have crumbled and truckled before OECD-style threats, other expat trainers have run for cover, giving up their previous politically-incorrect focuses for straight investment advising (ho hum), urging people to dutifully lay bare their entire financial life before the IRS etc.!
Couple of interesting things for our purposes in today's free Prima Panama email tableau. One, a video on the evils of the OECD which is short but jam-packed, shocking but professional and perfect for you to redeploy all over the place. In fact, if this brief show doesn't sum up the real thrust of the first-world political mafia, I don't know what does. A big Patriot Network tie-in: OECD is all about piling more, more, higher, more brazen TAXES on Americans.... and citizens of many other "have" countries!

http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2011/01/gop-proposal-to-eliminate-oecd-funding.html

As to the pges GOP headline, we don't advise holding your breath.
Next, Prima Panama takes a look at The Nerve's report on a rather odd mission undertaken by some South Carolina notables:

http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2011/01/sc-port-authority-in-hot-water-over-panama-trip.html

It's no surprise that politicians find reasons to take official jaunts to tropical getaways. And we have known at least two folks on this one -- Rep. Harry Cato and Sen. Larry Grooms -- to have done some first-rate work as legislators.
We don't doubt their integrity re the Panama trip (notably, Sen. Grooms is the only one mentioned as reimbursing the state for his expenses). What is dismaying is that a high Chamber of Commerce official went along, apparently at state expense. I call them Chambers of Communism and pray for the day the public awakes to these bodies' real nature.
Also in Prima's news roundup today were a commentary by respected Panama attorney Eduardo Morgan casting doubt on Wikileaks' accusations about drug-running in his country, and a feature aimed at Panama-based expats titled "What the IRS wants to know about you". It's always good to see people trying to connect the politically and economically oppressed with relief they richly deserve, especially outside the USA, traditional home of freedom seekers and strategists.

A major learning opportunity? TUESDAY, FEB. 3

The following message just in. Everyone who is not coming with us to the Charlotte PN meeting, why not consider going to the Tea Party dinner/lecture session in Greenville? We don't know Calvin Cowen and make no guarantees, but it could be good.

From: calvin@congressofhope.com
To: Feb_3rd_invite@app01.sm.onr.chicago.hostway
Subject: Learn about Precinct Reorganization

Precinct Reorganization is happening soon. If we miss this opportunity we will
have to wait two more years. For this reason Tony Dale has been rescheduled for the March meeting of the
Greenville Tea Party. Please do not miss Tony Dale. He is a very entertaining speaker with good information.

I will be explaining many of the ins and outs of the upcoming Republican Party
Precinct Reorganization. I went through this two years ago and have been Chairman of my precinct ever since.
This only happens once every two years and, as I will explain to you, is something we NEED to be involved in. The
nice thing about it is that it takes so little effort to make a difference.

Next Meeting will be on Tuesday February 3rd, 2011,  at 6:30 PM

Location:
Denny's Restaurant
2521 Wade Hampton Boulevard
Greenville, SC 29615

Thanks.
Calvin Cowen

This is admittedly a shot in the dark. The Tea Party is, like most other organizations, a mixture of brilliance and folly, energy and inertia. We certainly support their drive to shake up the political establishment and demand answers and action on the things that really matter -- most notable 18 to 24 months ago. (Yes, it's exactly two years since the movement's birth!) We are of course quite busy with our own organizational responsibilities but would love to know what's new with the Party, whether it be good or ill. If you attend, please report to blog editor Nelson Waller at torpenhow@charter.net.
Precinct reorganization is a crucial, very local, often simple and enjoyable process that imports real power to citizens -- any registered to vote! In some recent cases, precinct meetings have had no attendees besides the intrepid politically-incorrect Constitutional patriot, who then simply elects himself candidate for whatever public political office is up for grabs. A nascent related discussion forum just arrived:

http://www.delegatetraining.com/

Latest from the SC doers and reporters

I can't remember a time when more forces were at work monitoring and actively addressing legislative problems in South Carolina. We are truly blessed to have so many concerned citizens notably right of center at work on issues, often doing so in the halls of power in Columbia.

These two from TheNerve.org via the PN Executive Director:
Legislators Travel to Panama; Guess Who Pays?
Several legislators, all members of a commission that oversees the S.C. State Ports Authority, were took part in a $29,000 trip to Central America last fall. The excursion, which sought to promote South Carolina ports to Panama Canal officials, included five S.C. lawmakers, along with a representative of a Washington lobbying firm and a Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce official. Read Investigative Reporter Rick Brundrett's story here to see who picked up the tab.
'Repeal Amendment' a Priority for House GOP Caucus
Among priorities for the House GOP Caucus this session is the passage of the "Repeal Amendment," according to House Speaker Bobby Harrell. During a Jan. 6 press conference, Harrell said under the Repeal Amendment, if two-thirds of all state legislatures voted to repeal an overreaching federal law, the law would be struck down. See the video here.

These from Talbert Black -- have archived some in the Nationalist Times' discussion forum:
H3045 new contact info
*** IMPORTANT NOTE: The SC General Assembly changed from a direct email system to a submission form on the individual webpage of each lawmaker. The links below will open each lawmaker's page where you must click "Send a message to Representative" then paste in your message.I saw this coming last year when they put the forms up and took the e-mail addresses down. I guess they felt like they were getting to many e-mails. I talked to an aide and she told me her job was to delete any message that does not come from a constituent.
(A few days later:)
Following is some additional information from our friends at GrassRoots GunRights of South Carolina (www.scfirearms.org). Please read and ACT! January 25, 2011 Some elected representatives are finally seeing the prohibited carry restrictions placed upon concealed weapon permit (CWP) holders are unreasonable and need to be abolished - but not for you. Unfortunately, the only gun related legislation moving forward in the SC General Assembly is a bill - H. 3405 - to make politicians more equal than the rest of us. H. 3405 would let “any other elected or appointed public official” - that means politicians - who possesses a CWP to carry a self-defense firearm anywhere in the state. But, this bill will NOT allow YOU same freedom! H. 3405 is nothing more than a self serving bill that proves that politicians think their lives are more important than your life or the lives of your family! H. 3405 will allow politicians to carry in schools, restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages, churches, day care facilities, high school and college football games, publicly owned buildings, court houses and court rooms, private residences without permission, and even into posted businesses! But, H. 3405 will do NOTHING for you! H. 3405 is another example of how politicians seem to forget the fact that they are public servants, not our lords and masters. Why should public servants have greater privileges than you? Isn’t your life and your family’s life just as important as the life of a politician? GrassRoots GunRights strongly opposes H. 3405, just as we did similar proposed legislation last session and the session before that. GrassRoots still believes the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Evidently, some SC politicians do not believe SC citizens should be treated as their equals. Unfortunately, some politicians think like the pigs from George Orwell’s book “Animal Farm” where the ruling pigs said “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others”..........
(Finally, from 1/26:)
From: Talbert Black Jr
Subject: Thank you!
H3405 was stopped dead in its tracks
Congratulations! You successfully stopped this bill in its tracks. Reports from the hearing say that the only person in favor of the bill was its sponsor. Because of your swift action, the legislators on the committee all agreed it was a bad bill. Legislators should not get special privileges over us. They are our servants! It is good to constantly remind them of that. So thanks to all those who made phone calls, sent messages, and showed up at the subcommittee hearing! We’ve stopped H3405, dead.
I confess I didn't do a thing on the above, but can assure you that despite the smashing outcome, there was never any guarantee of a victory here. Not with the present crowd in Columbia! The idea that it got out of committee once, much less several times, is stunning.

Last but not least, please keep up with the occasionally updated but very action-packed blog of our sister organization the South Carolina Conservative Action Council. They have a major event coming up Feb. 17 and may be re-activating the Columbia PN group as early as Feb. 3:

http://southernaction.blogspot.com/
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EMERGENCY…. CALLING ALL SOUTHERN PATRIOTS
Come to the S.C. Capitol! Help send a message to the Governor, legislature, media & citizens that WE REMEMBER -- and they need to
WHAT: a Rally in remembrance of the Union’s savage burning of Columbia
WHERE: north side of the South Carolina State House
Gervais and Main Streets, Columbia, S.C.
WHEN: 12 noon, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011: THE 146th anniversary of the crime
We will proceed from the George Washington statue into the rotunda. All interested will meet for 10:30 AM dutch treat breakfast at the IHOP just west of the state house (1031 Assembly St.)

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OK, this just in!

The New Jersey Government Record Council ruled in December that the town of Somerset had overcharged Tom Coulter in 2008 by $4.04 on the $5 it collected for a compact disc of a council meeting and must issue a refund. The town estimates that it spent about $17,000 fighting Coulter's appeals (and paying his attorney's fees). [Courier News of Bridgewater, 12-22-2010]

Awfully good to see it happening in Joisey, where I first joined the struggle of man against System, and in a town that's given me many pleasant memories....and even reported in the paper I grew up reading the funnies in, which later published my letters and a short profile of my musical work.
Many were the battles my comrades had against petty bureaucrats like this -- really takes me back -- and doesn't it show how effective and meaningful a "small" fight can be?
He wanted his money. He knew it was due him. He didn't want local bureaucrats to be able to treat even "small" things callously. He fought to the end, even HIRING A LAWYER, and got total restitution.
About that Courier-News daily indoctrination sheet.... On moving to Anderson I was shocked to see its own daily indoctrination sheet had the exact same editor, the suspiciously-named extreme radical Socialist Fred L. Foster. Merely further proof that there's not a thing Southern about Southern daily indoctrination sheets!

Truth is busting out all over: Taxpayer Bill of Rights makes new headlines

I'm delighted to see this story among recent Freedom's Phoenix headlines even if I don't pretend to have figured out its particulars. It looks like another contingent of tax freedom seekers are using the procedural method in exciting ways. At the same time I think they need to check in with the Patriot Network, because we're the ones that have been honing this art and sciene for a third of a century, and everything we do is founded on our Founder's absolute dedication to his task his genius for it, and his long years of applying his law degree to liberating instead of enslaving them.
And of course we urge one course in response to any news of this nature -- check with the Patriot Network before trying or applying anything new in your own case!

http://www.theamericanrepublic.com/

Yes, You CAN Beat IRS

On January 21, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the dismissal of 2 (out of 21) counts in a lawsuit brought against “the” United States for IRS misconduct. This is the second time that the D.C. Circuit has reversed dismissal of a case brought under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (26 U.S.C. § 7433).
In the Opinion, D.C. Appeals Court Judge Janice K. Brown noted that the Plaintiffs “contend the district court erred because under Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199 (2007), exhaustion of statutory remedies is not a pleading requirement of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. We agree.”
Explaining how the Jones Court described the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s language authorizing dismissal of an action for “fail[ure] to state a claim upon which relief may be granted” as a “red herring,” id. at 215, the Court of Appeals found that “Nothing in the text of § 7433 “support[s] treating exhaustion as a pleading requirement rather than an affirmative defense.”
Further finding that exhaustion (of administrative remedies) is not a pleading requirement under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, the Court held that the Plaintiffs “were not required to plead exhaustion pursuant to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights in order to survive the Defendants’ motion to dismiss”; and “were free to omit exhaustion from their pleadings”, and that “a motion to dismiss may not compel full disclosure concerning efforts to exhaust”.
Perhaps inadvertently, the D.C. Circuit constrained IRS in one very important aspect, finding that “notice of assessment…” e.g., the “Notice and Demand” mandated in IRC § 6303, “…is a precursor to the filing of a lien and the execution of a levy”.......

..........Now, here's a story involving the embattled but valiant Graber family, respected members of the Atlanta PN club. They are among the recent victims of totalitarian foreclosure-mania but are not taking it sitting down.
Well, once again, a library computer won't let me paste anything. Google Petition Drive Launched for 90-Day Foreclosure Moratorium, please.

Comprehensive List of Tax Hikes in Obamacare

Americans For Tax Reform (or someone) has done a great job of percolating the disaster known as Obamacare down to a list of the many ways this wretched, rotten scheme will tax Americans and corporations. Share this freely e.g. with any liberals you know. Pretendent Oh!Bummer still seems A-OK with the Dummacrats I know, but to have a personal friend of co-worker (etc.) give them the straight dope on this new utopian drug may, who knows, make a difference. Note the three tons of comments added!

http://www.atr.org/comprehensive-list-tax-hikes-obamacare-a5758#
From Ryan Ellis on Friday, January 14, 2011 6:00 AM

............Also much in the news in the "crazy mixed up age" of ameriKa in her 20th/21st-century dotage is the issue of what constitutes money, and whether what passes for it these days qualifies in any way. You're almost used to the idea that greenbacks have zero intrinsic value AND zero real assets backing them up (two different things!) -- now, behold the crazy matter of the value of our coins.
They've labored for years to rob us there too, bringing in "clad" or "sandwich" (glaringly counterfeit) coins for dimes and up, and pseudo-pennies made from zinc or something because it was cheaper. It supported the "Federal Reserve" fraud much better.
But what will they do now -- discontinue pennies entirely? The article below is another strange case of a headline being much more system-friendly than the content. The former speaks of the manufacturing process, the latter of COMMODITY PRICES.

http://gizmodo.com/5734677/did-you-know-it-costs-more-than-a-penny-to-make-a-penny

Below are other money stories currently jazzing up NuttyNewsToday.com and Freedom's Phoenix. Wish I had time to vet those and many more (oh, the ones that get away).
Most remarkable is the emergence of some kind of good news from Gerald Celente. I've come to respect his prophetic powers even as they ruin my day and hopes of a future in this country month after month, year after year. The Great One was often heard saying the great crash had already occurred -- but it was cushioned almost completely by the rapid advance of computer tech. In many important ways, he maintained, PCs and other miracle toys made life so much cheaper and easier that nobody felt the bump.
Unfortunately, we didn't continue to maximize that development (and let the prostiticians get away with murder on a massive, even cosmic scale) and now we find ourselves in a very real depression. Perhaps technology will save our economy again.... but there will be no real American rebirth without a wholesale return to the Faith of our father, and a vast improvement on what they knew of it.
Oh yes - those links:

God as guard: Bank opens branch with no locks

Student Pays $14,000 Tuition In $1 Bills

Ben Franklin arrested for passing fake $10 bills

Man sentenced to life for evading road tolls

ATMs dirtier than public toilets

Woman, 85, in hospital, misses [final] $484 house payment

Pay your dog tax or Fido gets the death penalty

6-pound, 4-ounce gold nugget to be sold

Where did all of the money donated to Haiti go?

News Link • TAXES: State
Higher Taxes Wouldn’t End Some Deficits
01-19-2011 • NY Times
Feature Article • Wallet Voting
The "libertytrade.net" project - trade using sound money for a sound future
Tom Westbrook
Feature Article • Casey Research Articles
'Fear and Love Make Gold Strong'
News Link • Energy
Gerald Celente looks to 2011 free energy breakthroughs as the beginning of a new revolution
News Link • Secession
Our Choice: State Secession or Washington Debt Depression
01-19-2011 • Ron Holland via LewRockwell.com
News Link • Positive News
New Illinois Tax to Yield Higher Quality Corruption
01-19-2011 • RealityReport.TV

................Whoa! Stop the presses! A few days ago we brought you this rich headline

http://patriotcannon.blogspot.com/2011/01/ha-clever-site-name-and-sc-based.html

.....and now for the rest of the story: wrongful foreclosure action IS why the judge in deep yogurt. Read and enjoy the story of an intrepid South Carolina couple's pro-se legal progress. May they win it the rest of the way, busting wrongful (or shall we say sham) foreclosure wide open -- and maybe a few "too big to fail" banks with it!

www.judicial.state.sc.us/opinions/displayOpinion.cfm?caseNo=26753

Appeal from Dorchester County
Patrick R. Watts, Master-in-Equity

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Opinion No. 26753
Heard October 6, 2009 – Filed December 21, 2009

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VACATED AND REMANDED

In case anybody's wondering, the Justice John H. Waller, Jr. recorded as concurring in this historic decision is almost certainly kin of mine if you go back a couple of centuries.

http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/supreme/displayJustice.cfm?judgeID=1108

My ancestral uncle the Rev. John Waller was one of the preachers jailed and persecuted for preaching without a license in the epoch that gave us the First Amendment. He eventually left our native Virginia for South Carolina where his family became notable for generations, especially in Greenwood. The Confederate memorial there is topped by a statue of my cousin James Leonidas Waller -- a teenage casualty of the un-Civil War.

I believe Justice Waller was on the bench both times the S.C. Supreme Court declared Dr. Clarkson's heroic work legal.

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