Strange that most people know about free speech and the freedom of the press to write just about any old thing they want. But why do citizens have to get a government �permit� to assemble? But, that is another story of rights being denied by government officials who have lost sight of the fact that they are not sovereign over the people. Just thought I would throw in the right to assemble peaceably anytime people want whether some government lackey says it is okay or not.

But, this is about it the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. So, just what does this mean? That we can write letters to our representatives and senators, letters that are usually ignored or a member of staff just sending out some form letter of sort of the same topic. Does it mean it takes millions at the same time to petition?

Since the Constitution secures the rights of the sovereign, the individual citizen, it does not require a lengthy formal petition with thousands upon thousands of signatures. One citizen has the right to request Government for a redress of grievances.

Redress means to set right, remedy, or rectify. Put simply, it means to �fix� the problem a citizen is confronted with. Nothing complicated except when it comes to government ignoring its oath to the Constitution for the United States of America.

Mr. Robert Schulz and his companion, Mr. Roland Croteau, are essentially starving themselves. Mr. Schulz began it with his announcement of a fast that would continue until he was given a hearing with the enemy of all liberty loving people, the IRS. And, Mr. Croteau joined him in his effort.

Contrary to how government and its media puppets portray people who understand completely the fraud of the IRS and federal income tax as applied to the citizens of the 50 states, these people are intelligent people who have read the laws and want the laws obeyed. In these laws, no citizen with domestic earnings only is made liable to pay a tax laid on the people of the District of Columbia and federally owned properties, including State of the United States. In 26 USC, Chapter 1, which imposes federal income tax, State simply means the District of Columbia (Section 7701(a)(10)), not the 50 states.

This is elementary for those who have read the definitions and needs not to be complicated by a slew of unconstitutional judicial rulings that are repugnant to the rights of the sovereign (the people) and contrary to many Supreme Court rulings prior to very recent history.

Anyway, Mr. Schulz wants a hearing in which the bureau of Puerto Rico known as the Internal Revenue Service can defend its taking of the fruits of labor of citizens and to establish lawfully that the 16th Amendment was ratified.

Never mind that Supreme Court rulings prior to 1945 or so all stated the same thing, that the 16th did not allow for direct taxation since that is prohibited by Article I, Section 9, Clause 4 of the Constitution. It only classed the tax properly as an excise tax, which is an indirect tax demanding uniformity across the states. Since it cannot be apportioned, it cannot be laid on individual citizens of the 50 states.

26 USC, Subtitle A, Chapter 1 supports this. It does not make any citizen of the 50 states with domestic earnings only liable for the foreign-based tax. Only sources (means geographic, not an item of earnings), which are foreign in nature, are taxable.

Mr. Schulz is well within his rights to petition or request the hearing. The government is wrong and committing a treasonous act by not giving him his hearing. It is clear-cut, in black and white, that oaths of office are being violated and that the Constitution is being violated. This writer cares not what the current Supreme Court ruling might be as the Supreme Court in far too many rulings have ruled politically, interpreted law (prohibited), and made decisions repugnant to the rights of the people.

This has been made simple but, of course, some expert is going to spout a bunch of fodder to confuse and confound, just as they have been doing since 1913 concerning the Federal Reserve and since 1945 concerning federal income tax. But, here is a very simple axiom to remember � the property of all citizens of this nation of states is inviolate and none owe the government or any other citizen part of their earnings. It may not be taken except through due process, which means a citizen must be tried and convicted for a crime for which he owes another citizen (not the government) redress or reparation.

Mr. Schulz has petitioned or requested the US Government for the hearing. Therefore, unless this hearing is granted, every member of Congress and the rest of the government will have failed in their duty to the people of this nation, to protect and uphold the Constitution. All are acting for an unknown power that is foreign to the 50 states. It is with the intent to usurp the Constitution for the United States of America and the will of our Creator. This is treason and each of them is a traitor to this nation.

Thus, by all that is lawful and demanded in redress, each and every individual in government who did not fight for Mr. Schulz�s right to petition should be tried and convicted for treason. Uphold the Constitution means to uphold the Constitution � there are no shades of gray. The Constitution is clear and its intent is clear, to limit government and allow people to exercise their God-given rights without interference from government. It is only made gray by people in government who work against it, not for it, and by idiots who believe Liberty without government interference is anarchy.

Mr. Schulz has been fighting the good battle for all of us for the past 20 years. He now is prepared to give the maximum that can be given � one�s life. We must now support him and demand satisfaction from government. This is our country, not theirs.

Speak out and be heard. It is right and, possibly more important, it is your duty.