The writer has received many comments concerning people being afraid of government and, rather than take action, get angry at politicians and other people for not doing something about whatever concerns them, whether it be taxes, corruptness in public offices, the New World Order, the justice system, or the many other adverse situations to the Republic we are supposed to be.

Many examples exist (possibly thousands) of government acting as terrorists invading the many States (or acting subversively to their own state and citizens), killings by law enforcement of innocent people, privacy and private property rights essentially ignored, and other means of anti-liberty actions, so many that it would take weeks and weeks to compile them. And this includes only those that are known.

Most blame government and to a certain extent, so does the writer. Anger can be good as long as it serves the purpose of diminishing fear or over-coming fear of government. Misplaced anger against government, though, may be a hindrance as an outlet for tension is created. For example, conversations may be initiated with other people and one can get the anger exposed. However, a few minutes later, the anger seems to have been dispensed with and only fear remains.

Think about this - who has allowed corrupt politician after corrupt politician to remain in office? Who has allowed corrupt government entities to enact and then enforce laws depriving people of rights? Who has allowed government thugs to invade and kill innocents in home after home? Since they are corrupted (and, therefore, evil), who has aided them in their efforts furthering their cause for dominion and turned their backs on the good that could defeat evil?

Therein is the problem of using fear of government to defend one's NOT taking any direct steps to alleviate the evil of government. If each does NOT do so, and will not do so, or waits for others to do it for them, just who the devil is left to stop the onslaught the evil of tyranny and the complete denial of God-given rights. "Rather a slave" than facing potential incarceration, government beatings, or even death, seems to be the accepted mode of behavior.

Government then keeps the few who do stand against them down-trodden by labeling them as all sorts of terrible human beings or organizations, attacking them through bogus laws and "reasons?", imprisoning and/or killing a few, and so on which just deepens the fear that holds the rest in check. The sad fact is had all backed the few, the laws would have changed generations ago or never enacted. Wait and see won't work, nor will working through government channels since those channels are effectively closed to an individual or small group.

The fear people have of government simply would soon cease to exist if people would quit waiting to see what happens and start taking action. Although each might be doing so on his own, there might very well be a few hundred or thousand or millions of others doing exactly the same thing. Consider. Right now the "wait and see" group held back by fear has millions in it whereas it could be the action group with millions in it.

It seems that most people have the attitude of placing the responsibility for demanding change on others while not accepting the responsibility that is theirs as a citizen - recognizing the criminal acts and then taking action. To not do so is a crime in and of itself - Misprision of Felony. But is government likely to charge anyone with misprision of felony even though it is a serious crime?

There are acts people can take that should not be feared. One concerns property tax. Private property ownership is the very essence of liberty. Without it, we are not free. Never mind how it has come about - the terrible ruse used to cause people to think they had to pay rent to the State or a political subdivision of a state to keep their property. Never mind the many Supreme Court rulings concerning tax on property as direct and prohibited. The writer is only going to use this as an example of what could be done through laws as written and his disappointment he has felt in other citizens who still do not take action. In fact, most have not read the statutes he went to the trouble to print out and hand deliver to them.

Also, although these constitutional provisions and state statutes are for Missouri, it is almost a certainty that the other states will have the same or comparable statutes since all must comply with the United States of America�s Constitution. This has held true for those he has checked for his own edification.

The Constitution for the United States of America secures that private property may not be taken at the whim of government, that the fruits of one�s labors are one�s own. In compliance with this, Article X, Section 4(a) of Missouri�s constitution states that �All taxable property shall be classified for tax purposes as follows: class 1, real property;��

Did this state that all property is taxable? Read it again if you believe it did. It states �All taxable property�� but does not state all property is taxable. Thus, only �taxable� property is classed as �real� property for tax purposes.

Furthermore, the title �Classification of taxable property � taxes on franchises, incomes, excises and licenses.� must be considered according to Tompkins� Estate (Mo.), 341 S.W. 2d 866 as to intent of the legislation and the general scope of the bill. Rights may not be taxed, only privileges can. Is your property ownership created through right � or through privilege? Did you get government permission to purchase your property and is there a proprietary interest by the government in your property contract? Is it owned through a franchise? Government created corporation?

Not wanting to get technical, you did not have to get permission from government nor is any proprietary interest by any level of government shown in your contract. Therefore, your right of property ownership has been exercised with non-interference by government since it lacks any proprietary interest. In other words, government hasn�t any authority to tax your property.

Think logically for a minute. Why should one category of citizens, property owners, be responsible for education taxes through property taxes? Isn�t it more logical to have the cost shared throughout the population?

Furthermore, for non-payment, property is seized and sold, sometimes for as little as 50 dollars although the value to the homeowner is hundreds of times higher rather than a comparable amount to the debt. Plus, does government have the authority to make any citizen homeless because of an alleged debt? What about seizure without due process? It occurs every year in every state, homes taken by government for alleged tax debts, a taking that is completely unconstitutional and illegal.

The Homestead Exemption, Article X, Section 6(a), Missouri Constitution, states that �The general assembly may provide that a portion of the assessed valuation of real property actually occupied by the owner or owners thereof as a homestead, be exempted from the payment of taxes thereon��

It would appear that even if property is taxable as real property that the portion of it used as a residence is exempted from any levying of a tax on it. But, the constitution does not define �homestead�.

Is it defined by the general assembly? Yes, it is in Chapter 513 of Missouri Revised Statutes (RSMo), Section 513.475: �The homestead of every person, consisting of a dwelling house and appurtenances (fancy word for items associated with the property and being able to convey ownership), and the land used in connection therewith, not exceeding the value of eight thousand dollars, which is or shall be used by such person as a homestead, shall, together with the rents, issues and products thereof, be exempt from attachment and execution.

Thus, even if the property overall is classed as real property for tax purposes, the portion used as a dwelling house and land up to 8000 dollars in value is exempt from attachment and execution. This means that the property may not be seized in any manner, including a taking of tax on it. It may NOT be executed against for any reason unless one reads into the statute meaning that is not there.

Clearly, the general assembly meant to assure private residences were not taxed, nor could any attachment or execution be placed against it depriving people of their homes.

This complies with all we hold dear, the right of exchanging our labor for whatever we wish without any form of government interference and that no property may be taken without due process. And the only way this can be done lawfully is to prove a criminal tie to the property, that it is the fruit of ill-gotten gains rather than lawfully obtained gains through right.

Briefly, all that has to be done is for citizens to take the constitutional provisions and applicable state statutes and demand that homestead property be removed from the tax rolls. No worries about retribution except to the assessor and other officials actively taking the property of people (money as in taxes and property as in seizures and sales of).

If the officials do not obey the laws, then, of course, the group of citizens demanding the laws be obeyed can file criminal charges against the officials who insist on ignoring the constitution of the state and the state�s statutes, not to mention several federal Title 18 charges, including racketeering, mail fraud (false and misleading document sent through the mail system), conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to deprive of rights, and several others.

The writer�s disappointment is that he must continue to act on his own even though all property owners will profit in the end. And, those responding to their fear and merely directing anger against the government but not acting against the government even when laws are as clear as homestead laws, is as un-American as one can get.

Folks, it is our fault and it is our duty to correct it. Wait and see, and fear of government, doesn�t get a darn thing accomplished � except continued servitude to government.