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> From: lsn@overthrow.com [mailto:lsn@overthrow.com]=20
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 4:51 PM
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> Subject: Magazine Publisher Will Not Pay Taxes : Victor Thorn=20
> Becomes Conscientious Objector ; Babel Magazine
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> Magazine Publisher Will Not Pay Taxes
> Victor Thorn Becomes Conscientious Objector
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> 4/28/03 6:50:48 PM
> Babel Magazine
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> Washington, DC -- http://www.babelmagaz ine.com/issue101/NWOX101.html
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> Another Perspective by Lisa Guliani
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> Direct comments to Lisa at wingedpiper@yahoo.com
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> Victor Thorn: IRS Conscientious Objector
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> April 15, 2003 is marked in red on Victor Thorn=92s calendar.=20
> It was on this day that the Babel Magazine publisher made one=20
> of the most dramatic decisions of his life =96 he declared=20
> himself a conscientious objector and has decided to no longer=20
> pay federal income taxes =96 for this year and all future=20
> years. What made him come to this decision?
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> According to Thorn and others like him, the decision to=20
> withhold payment is based on the fact that the federal income=20
> tax, instituted in 1913, is both illegal and=20
> unconstitutional. Instead, it is a =93creation=94 of the 16th=20
> amendment to the United States Constitution =96 an amendment=20
> which was NEVER legally ratified by =BE of the states in 1913.=20
> Further, the federal income tax is a =93slave tax=94 that is=20
> absolutely prohibited by the 13th Amendment. But even more=20
> importantly, Thorn adds, =93I=92ve chosen to become a=20
> conscientious objector because I can no longer support a=20
> government that more closely resembles an organized crime=20
> syndicate than a representative of the people.=94
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> Victor Thorn=92s Letter to the IRS on April 15, 2003
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> In simplest terms, Thorn=92s letter confronts the IRS with the=20
> fact that revenue generated from federal income tax payments=20
> is used to support, among other things, CIA endeavors such as=20
> drug trafficking, money-laundering, and assassinations =96=20
> secret operations that are perpetrated without the support or=20
> authorization of American taxpayers. He contends that this=20
> money goes into the General Fund and is then used to finance=20
> various departmental budgets that make up our government as a=20
> whole. To make matters worse, Thorn states that there are=20
> reams of evidence that the crimes listed in his recently=20
> released political book, The New World Order Exposed, are=20
> being done with the full knowledge of the FBI, DEA,=20
> Department of Justice, and even the Executive Office =96 all=20
> working in collusion to perpetrate this ongoing fraud against=20
> the American people. Below is a copy of the letter he sent to=20
> the IRS on April 15th, 2003:
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> I, Victor Thorn, as a conscientious objector against the=20
> illegal practices of the United States Government, will no=20
> longer contribute to a corrupt system which more closely=20
> resembles an organized crime syndicate than it does a=20
> representative of the people. These unlawful practices,=20
> outlined in my book The New World Order Exposed
> (http://www.babelmagazine.com/NWO%20EXPOSED.html)
> are in direct violation of our Constitution and are also=20
> listed below (see Article One). Thus, because I can no longer=20
> morally justify supporting these practices, I hereby refuse=20
> to file a Federal Income Tax form with the Internal Revenue=20
> Service from this day forward. Until each of the issues=20
> listed in Article One are addressed and answered truthfully=20
> and completely before the American public, in addition to the=20
> grievances brought against the IRS by Bob Schulz and the =93We=20
> the People Congress,=94 I consider myself exempt from the=20
> illegal income tax.
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> Victor Thorn
> Conscientious Objector =96 Federal Income Tax
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> ARTICLE ONE
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> ILLEGAL PRACTICES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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> (as outlined in Victor Thorn=92s =93The New World Order Exposed=94)
> (http://www.babelmagazine.com/NWO%20EXPOSED.html)
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> 1) Illegal drug trafficking by the Central Intelligence=20
> Agency with full knowledge of the Executive Office, Drug=20
> Enforcement Agency, FBI, Department of Justice, and other=20
> branches of government
> 2) Illegal money laundering in relation to the=20
> above-mentioned drug trafficking
> 3) Illegal vote tampering in direct violation of our Constitution
> 4) Illegal involvement in the terrorist attack on the Alfred=20
> P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19th, 1995
> 5) Direct foreknowledge of the 9-11 terrorist attacks in New=20
> York City and Washington, D.C., specifically in commanding=20
> our Air Force to =91stand down=92
> 6) Illegal involvement by the Central Intelligence Agency=20
> with Organized Crime in relation to drug trafficking, money=20
> laundering, and assassination
> 7) Illegal involvement in both foreign and domestic=20
> assassinations by our Central Intelligence Agency
> 8) The illegal creation of the Federal Reserve System in 1913=20
> which is in direct violation of our Constitution, which=20
> states that only Congress is legally permitted to create money
> 9) Illegal involvement in the creation of the AIDS virus by=20
> various arms of our government, specifically the Department of Defense
> 10) Illegal involvement by the Central Intelligence Agency in=20
> the mass- suicide deaths in Jonestown, Guyana
> 11) Illegal import of Nazi scientists from Germany by the=20
> Federal Government under =93Project Paperclip=94
> 12) Illegal involvement by various arms of our Federal=20
> Government in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
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> Thorn also adds, =93These crimes stretch across many=20
> administrations and include both the Democratic and=20
> Republican parties. In light of this information, I can no=20
> longer =96 in good conscience =96 feed such a monster.=94
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> Social Security Taxes
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> With respect to Social Security taxes, Thorn makes his case=20
> in simplest
> terms: =93What would happen if I started a labor union and=20
> collected dues under the pretense that the money generated=20
> would be placed in each member=92s retirement fund. But then I=20
> turned around and used this money to make my car payments,=20
> buy a new furnace, or to fund an agency that was trafficking=20
> drugs into the area. What would happen to me? I=92d be tried in=20
> a court of law and imprisoned. But this very same practice is=20
> being perpetrated by the federal government with our social=20
> security payments. Money they SPECIFICALLY tell us is=20
> earmarked for =93retirement=94 is instead redirected into the=20
> General Fund.
> (Note: of the $490 billion collected last year in payroll=20
> taxes to be used for Social Security, $132 billion, or nearly=20
> 27%, was placed in the General Fund and used for other=20
> purposes. This is a clear case of embezzlement.)
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> Thorn poses the following questions: Why is the Federal=20
> government allowed to break laws that are supposed to apply=20
> to everyone else? Shouldn=92t our government hold itself to the=20
> very same standards to which the average citizen is held?=20
> Moreover, shouldn=92t we expect our own government to set an=20
> even HIGHER standard of conduct in these matters?
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> When asked about all of the other taxes which the American=20
> people are expected to pay, Thorn replied: =93If you read=20
> chapter 59 of The New World Order Exposed, you will see=20
> precisely how many taxes the average American citizen are=20
> responsible for. The list is almost as long as my arm. And=20
> during the course of this year, I haven=92t objected to paying=20
> any of them, including my state, county and local taxes. I am=20
> only refusing to direct my tax money to ONE entity, and that=20
> is the federal government=92s organized crime syndicate.=94
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> Thorn continues: =93When one totals all of these various taxes=20
> =96 especially those imposed by the federal government =96 it is=20
> obvious to me that the American people are being subjected to=20
> a form of enslavement. I present an excellent example in my=20
> book which essentially compares American taxpayers to slaves=20
> on a plantation. This illustration is very eye-opening,=20
> especially when we look at tax trends over the last 90 years.=20
> In which direction have they invariably gone? Up! My decision=20
> to stop paying federal income taxes is a refusal to ENABLE=20
> the continued growth of this destructive monster any longer.=20
> Consider too, that our national debt is currently topping out=20
> at $6.4 trillion, and Texas Representative Ron Paul projects=20
> that it will hit $12 trillion within 10 years. (In case=20
> you=92re wondering, this is what 12 trillion looks like:=20
> $12,000,000,000,000.00) Where do you think this money will=20
> come from? You know the answer, as well as I do. The only=20
> question remaining is; why do we keep perpetuating this=20
> failed, illegal system?
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> When asked whether anyone can do what he has done and stop=20
> paying income taxes, Thorn has this to say: =93The one big=20
> distinction between most taxpayers and me is that I am=20
> classified as an independent contractor. Thus, I don=92t=20
> receive a weekly paycheck. But you have to understand that=20
> the people who created this system are very ingenious, and=20
> the rules and regulations for this year=92s tax code span over=20
> 46,000 pages, most of which are barely comprehensible. The=20
> IRS realized that when people finally figured out the scam=20
> job that=92s been foisted upon them, they=92d quit paying taxes.=20
> So what they did during World War II was deceive the people=20
> by convincing them that their
> hard-
> earned money was urgently needed to support the war effort =96=20
> and in this way, the government justified =93temporarily=94=20
> taking money directly out of American=92s paychecks. But guess=20
> what happened? They reneged on their word and kept stealing=20
> money from our paychecks before we ever had a chance to see=20
> it. Most of us take this thievery for granted, but take a=20
> look at your next pay stub. You=92ll be appalled at how much is=20
> actually being skimmed off the top. Thus, the standard=20
> taxpayer, who comprises about 99% of the tax base, is behind=20
> the 8-ball right from the start. If people would start=20
> educating themselves by visiting websites such as the =93We the=20
> People Congress=94 (http://www.givemeliberty.org), they could=20
> begin to take the necessary steps involved in keeping more of=20
> the money they earn and stop supporting an illegal, horribly=20
> corrupt system.=94
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> THE IRS - MOB FEAR FACTOR
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> On a final note, Thorn compares IRS strong-arm tactics to=20
> those employed by a well-organized =93mob=94. =93The IRS and the=20
> media have created a pervasive atmosphere of fear which is=20
> similar to the Mafia hiring a =93thug=94 to go around and collect=20
> =93protection=94 money from all the local shop owners or risk=20
> having their windows broken or their shops burnt down. It=92s=20
> all strong-arm tactics, with fear used as the predominant=20
> theme. But if enough people stood up to them and refused to=20
> surrender to such tactics, dramatic changes could be made. In=20
> other words, if we quit feeding this monster, it will=20
> eventually starve to death or be forced to make changes that=20
> benefit US instead of them.=94
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> Libertarian Socialist News
> ATTN:  Bill White, Editor
> Post Office Box 12244
> Silver Spring, MD 20908
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