Subject: An open letter from Devvy Kidd Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 00:09:58 -0800 APRIL 15TH - ACTION DAY We're all frustrated by the refusal of Congress to address the illegal activities of the IRS against the American people. In November of 1997, Congress held "hearings" on the IRS and paraded, for all the world to = see, the carcasses of bloodied Americans, victims of the IRS. What was the result? Nothing. Almost a year and a half later and what's been done? Nothing. Some smokescreen called "Taxpayer's Bill of Rights" by Jim Traficant was passed into law to pacify the desperate. New lies to cover old lies. Not the truth, Mr. Traficant, just new lies to cover up the = old ones. The Republicans have had control of Congress since January of 1995 and they have allowed this thievery by the IRS to continue for another four years. Why? Ignorance is the biggest reason since most of Congress are little more than robots with their only concern of the day being how to continue raising money to get "reelected." Oh, they put on a grand show for public consumption about how they care about you and me but only a person in a complete state of denial can continue to support that = blarney. Of course, the other big reason is a former member of Congress by the name of George Hansen. He is the bloodied, beat-up poster boy for the = IRS and they aim this poster directly at Congress to remind them what will happen if they should decide to come clean with the American people. The state legislatures are little better since they tie their state personal income tax to the federal swindle. It's just one gigantic lie and it's = up to US to expose it. Those who have spent years studying this issue know that the IRS and the privately owned "Federal" Reserve are married. Without this private banking system draining the life blood of America, there would be no = need for this "income tax." It isn't a complicated issue once one understands the function of these two entities. Unfortunately, the majority of the American people don't understand and the government's media apparatus isn't about to tell them the truth. They only parrot what comes down = from Olympus and their money gods. Millions of Americans no longer volunteer into this IRS hoax, but about 110 million others are forced to for a variety of reasons: fear, ignorance or a sense of helplessness. People should fear these dragoons and henchmen who do the dirty work of the = IRS. However, this April 15th we have a wonderful opportunity to plant the = seed of a giant oak in the minds of the American people. This year, we have = our own poster boy and his name is Joseph Banister. If you aren't familiar with this courageous individual, you can find information on my web site [www.devvy.com] or Joe's at www.freedomabovefortune.com. I am not an agent for Joe, I do not = represent him in any capacity other than we're both working for the same thing: truth and stopping the destruction of our Republic. I will never make a penny from my association with Joe Banister. I worked with him for well over a year before he went public and believe me, it wasn't easy to keep all this to myself, but loose lips sink ships and it was critical to remain silent until he was ready to go public. Every year all over this country, people demonstrate in front of the = post offices, giving out literature they hope the uninformed will bother to read. It takes time to grow a giant oak tree but first you have to plant the seed so it can grow. I hope you will join me and tens of thousands = of us across this country in manning the post offices with the flyer below. April 15th is a Thursday and the post offices will stay open until midnight in many areas. The foot and vehicle traffic is enormous and we simply can't pass up this opportunity to get a bombshell into the hands = of our fellow countrymen. This is the opportunity for you to make a difference with a small investment of time and a couple of bucks. Call everyone you know and ask them to help hand out the flyer below in front of your local post office for a few hours or all day if you can get seniors to volunteer in = shifts. You can get a thousand, two-sided flyers printed up for $25.00 or $30.00 and if you share the cost with friends, it might work about to five or = ten bucks apiece. You have the right to stand out in front of any post = office under the First Amendment but be sure to meet with the postmaster at whatever location you plan to be at and politely tell them what you = intend to do, how many volunteers will be there and from what times. If you live in the Sacramento area and are interested in signing up for = a location, call me at 916-925- 3430; please no phone calls before 7:00 am or after 9:00 pm. I am having a big banner made which reads: Former IRS agent says income tax is voluntary. That should at least cause the = cattle to stop and look. However, considering how much everyone hates the IRS, I'm willing to bet that they will gravitate to get the flyer just out of curiosity. While they're standing in line, the heading on the flyer = alone should cause them to read further - if they can read that is.....[A = banner like the one I described above can be made for less than $30.00 and to = me, it will be money well spent.] People have been demonstrating against our Disgrace-in-Chief, aka Billy Clinton, all around the country. We had better make our voices heard before the First Amendment is gone for good, this is a precious right we ought to exercise more often. If Americans came out in huge numbers = April 15th at post offices around this country, handing out this flyer to literally hundreds of thousands of Americans and hopefully it could = reach a few million, I darn straight guarantee you that the message will begin to get through to people. Americans will scoff at you and me when we try to explain the misapplication of Title 26 by the IRS, but they will have = a very difficult time arguing with Joe Banister's credentials and the fact that he sacrificed a secure career to stand up for the truth and take a stand against a corrupt government. Few have that intestinal fortitude. Something else I hope you will do: WorldNetDaily.com is a web site I = read every day and have since it came on line. They currently are getting 3-4 million visits per day. WND has been very supportive of many movements, i.e. Steve Vaus' radio commercial drive. Please send them an e- mail and ask them to support this April 15th effort with some short articles over the next month. Their exposure for this effort will reach millions and I know once people across the country see that there is this inexpensive = and powerful effort about to happen on April 15th , they will want to participate in giving out the flyer in front of their post office. By = the way, the flyer fits perfectly on 8 =AB x 11, double sided. You can reach = Joe Farah at worldnetdaily.com; when you get in, just go to e-mail letter to the editor. Think of it: hundreds of thousands of Americans in front of post offices all across the country on April 15th giving out the flyer below. Think = of the staggering number of Americans we can reach in just one day. Think = of the impact each and every one of us will make one just one day! Change will only come from the grassroots level by We the People, period. We = are the ones who must make it happen and this one day, this one effort done = on a local level close to home, can and will have a huge impact - it will also give every single member of Congress nightmares. This is your chance to help make a difference. People are terrified of = the IRS and Congress is terrified of the IRS and the bankers. Knowledge is power but only if it's shared. This is our chance. America is our = nation, our land, our country. It doesn't belong to David Rockefeller, the Rothschild Dynasty or Queen Elizabeth and it's time we show them our resolve to reject their new world order mechanisms. The IRS/FED is the head of the beast. It is where the Masters of the Game get the money to buy our politicians. It is how they are breaking the backs and the = spirit of the American people by keeping us in financial slavery while controlling our economy and thus, controlling our destiny. We must turn that around before it's too late and I for one and sick and tired of having other people trying to control my life and turn me into a "world citizen." No way, no how. Devvy Kidd March 7, 1999 IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THE CLAIM THAT FILING TAX RETURNS IS VOLUNTARY FOR ABOUT 90% OF ALL AMERICANS? THE ANSWER IS YES BUT MOST AMERICANS CAN'T = OR WON'T BELIEVE IT. WHAT IF AN IRS TREASURY AGENT TOLD YOU THE SAME THING? WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT THEN? Joseph R. Banister, Former Special Agent of the IRS finds no law that requires most Americans to file and pay income taxes. This courageous individual decided to investigate this issue and did so for over two years. His conclusion is a result of thousands of hours of research and = in his own words: Dear Friends: Well, the day of reckoning has arrived. On February 11, 1999, in my capacity as a Special Agent [United States Treasury Department, Criminal Investigation Division] and federal law enforcement officer sworn to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, I submitted a "preliminary report" to the Chief of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division for the Central California District. My report summarized my findings regarding allegations that the income tax and filing of federal income tax returns is voluntary, that the 16th Amendment was never ratified, and that income taxes are not used to pay for daily government operations. In order to ensure that unnecessary and warranted delay = would not occur, I requested that my report by forwarded to top officials in = the IRS up to and including the Commissioner Charles O. Rossotti, and I respectfully requested that the Commissioner or his designee respond to th evidence in my report within 30 days. Today, my Chief called me into his office and gave me a memorandum. The memorandum dated February 17, 1999, read in part: "The Internal Revenue Service will not be responding to your request and will provide you with the necessary paperwork to tender your = resignation. You will be placed on administrative leave effective upon receipt of = this memorandum for a period of seven calendar days to consider what actions you wish to take." I was told that officials at the highest levels of the Internal Revenue Service were consulted regarding a response to my report. Apparently, I have now joined the ranks of every other taxpayer who ever was ignored = or otherwise rebuffed by the Internal Revenue Service when they petitioned the IRS for a reasonable explanation. The only conclusion that I can = reach is that those officials thought it was better to rebuff my request and pass up a golden opportunity to prove my research wrong than to have to admit that so-called "tax protesters" and other supporters of the U.S. Constitution have been right all along. Ironically, had the IRS taken = the time to address my concerns, or perhaps perform the simple task of = proving the allegations wrong, I would have gladly been the spokesman advising taxpayers not to fall for these untrue allegations for the rest of my career. As the memorandum states, I have until Friday, February 26, 1999, the = day after the 86th anniversary of the alleged ratification of the 16th Amendment to render my resignation. This is certainly a sad day in my life. Although I was hoping for a better result, I learned today after over two years of investigation that the Internal Revenue Service is everything that the so-called "tax protesters" said it was: non-responsive, unable to withstand scrutiny, tyrannical and an agency oblivious to the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution. May God help us all. Joseph R. Banister One of their own has "gone over the wall" and this is going to create = all kinds of headaches for the IRS and Congress. Slowly but surely, we are reaching millions of Americans with the truth about the voluntary = "income tax." People don't want to believe they've been hoodwinked and extorted = by this agency all their adult lives, it's too painful. Ignoring a problem won't make it go away. Joseph Banister is a man who did the research and sacrificed his secure career to stand on principle and the truth. He has a wife and two sons. = He is deeply committed to his Catholic faith. His credentials as a now = former IRS Treasury Agent cannot be scoffed at by the controlled media and he certainly doesn't fit the smear labels of the media as an "anti-government" wacko. Those of us trying to get the truth out aren't anti-government, we are anti-corruption in the government. Won't you help to get the truth out? Hand this flyer out wherever you go and don't forget to send one to your Congress critter, both house and senate. Ask them when are they going to come clean with the American people. If you are in trade shows, attend political rallies or have employees, give this flyer out to as many people as you can - knowledge = is power but only if it's shared. Citizen activism works and it's up to US. For more information on the IRS and other issues, visit: www.devvy.com Joseph Banister's 90- page report [Investigating the Income Tax] sent to the Commissioner of the IRS is available on his web site: freedomabovefortune.com or you can mail $20.00 for a copy to: Joseph Banister, P.O. Box 90239, San Jose, CA 95109-4239; postage and printing costs must be recouped in order to continue getting the truth out to as many people as possible. February 3, 1953, page 13, Congressional Record, Dwight E. Avis, = Director of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, Investigation of the IRS and It's Laws, House Ways & Means Committee: "Let me point this out now. This is where the structure of the income = tax and Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms tax differs: Your income tax is 100% voluntary and your liquor tax is a 100% enforced tax. Now the situation = is as different as night and day. Consequently, your same rules will not apply." "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." Thoreau Do your homework. Research this issue for yourself. Get the truth = instead of political rhetoric, half- truths by the media and outright lies by = the IRS. You owe it to yourself and your family. >> ------ =_NextPart_000_01BE6B58.02C4D260 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: James Hardin To: "freedompage@mindspring.com" Subject: FWD: April 15 - Action Day Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 21:57:19 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Friends, Something to think about now. This forwarded message is from Devvy. Jim Hardin http://freedompage.home.mindspring.com To receive Freedom Page mail, put "Subscribe" as subject to jhardin@mindspring.com To: jhardin@mindspring.com From: devvy@jps.net (devvy) Subject: April 15 - Action Day >>>APRIL 15TH - ACTION DAY >>We're all frustrated by the refusal of Congress to address the illegal >>activities of the IRS against the American people. In November of = 1997, >>Congress held "hearings" on the IRS and paraded, for all the world to = see, >>the carcasses of bloodied Americans, victims of the IRS. What was the >>result? Nothing. Almost a year and a half later and what's been done? >>Nothing. Some smokescreen called "Taxpayer's Bill of Rights" by Jim >>Traficant was passed into law to pacify the desperate. New lies to = cover >>old lies. Not the truth, Mr. Traficant, just new lies to cover up the = old >>ones. >> >>The Republicans have had control of Congress since January of 1995 and >>they have allowed this thievery by the IRS to continue for another = four >>years. Why? Ignorance is the biggest reason since most of Congress are >>little more than robots with their only concern of the day being how = to >>continue raising money to get "reelected." Oh, they put on a grand = show >>for public consumption about how they care about you and me but only a >>person in a complete state of denial can continue to support that = blarney. >> Of course, the other big reason is a former member of Congress by the >>name of George Hansen. He is the bloodied, beat-up poster boy for the = IRS >>and they aim this poster directly at Congress to remind them what will >>happen if they should decide to come clean with the American people. = The >>state legislatures are little better since they tie their state = personal >>income tax to the federal swindle. It's just one gigantic lie and it's = up >>to US to expose it. >> >>Those who have spent years studying this issue know that the IRS and = the >>privately owned "Federal" Reserve are married. Without this private >>banking system draining the life blood of America, there would be no = need >>for this "income tax." It isn't a complicated issue once one = understands >>the function of these two entities. Unfortunately, the majority of the >>American people don't understand and the government's media apparatus >>isn't about to tell them the truth. They only parrot what comes down = from >>Olympus and their money gods. Millions of Americans no longer = volunteer >>into this IRS hoax, but about 110 million others are forced to for a >>variety of reasons: fear, ignorance or a sense of helplessness. People >>should fear these dragoons and henchmen who do the dirty work of the = IRS. >>However, this April 15th we have a wonderful opportunity to plant the = seed >>of a giant oak in the minds of the American people. This year, we have = our >>own poster boy and his name is Joseph Banister. >> >>If you aren't familiar with this courageous individual, you can find >>information on my web site [www.devvy.com] or Joe's at >>www.freedomabovefortune.com. I am not an agent for Joe, I do not = represent >>him in any capacity other than we're both working for the same thing: >>truth and stopping the destruction of our Republic. I will never make = a >>penny from my association with Joe Banister. I worked with him for = well >>over a year before he went public and believe me, it wasn't easy to = keep >>all this to myself, but loose lips sink ships and it was critical to >>remain silent until he was ready to go public. >> >>Every year all over this country, people demonstrate in front of the = post >>offices, giving out literature they hope the uninformed will bother to >>read. It takes time to grow a giant oak tree but first you have to = plant >>the seed so it can grow. I hope you will join me and tens of thousands = of >>us across this country in manning the post offices with the flyer = below. >>April 15th is a Thursday and the post offices will stay open until >>midnight in many areas. The foot and vehicle traffic is enormous and = we >>simply can't pass up this opportunity to get a bombshell into the = hands of >>our fellow countrymen. >> >>This is the opportunity for you to make a difference with a small >>investment of time and a couple of bucks. Call everyone you know and = ask >>them to help hand out the flyer below in front of your local post = office >>for a few hours or all day if you can get seniors to volunteer in = shifts. >>You can get a thousand, two-sided flyers printed up for $25.00 or = $30.00 >>and if you share the cost with friends, it might work about to five or = ten >>bucks apiece. You have the right to stand out in front of any post = office >>under the First Amendment but be sure to meet with the postmaster at >>whatever location you plan to be at and politely tell them what you = intend >>to do, how many volunteers will be there and from what times. >> >>If you live in the Sacramento area and are interested in signing up = for a >>location, call me at 916-925- 3430; please no phone calls before 7:00 = am >>or after 9:00 pm. I am having a big banner made which reads: Former = IRS >>agent says income tax is voluntary. That should at least cause the = cattle >>to stop and look. However, considering how much everyone hates the = IRS, >>I'm willing to bet that they will gravitate to get the flyer just out = of >>curiosity. While they're standing in line, the heading on the flyer = alone >>should cause them to read further - if they can read that is.....[A = banner >>like the one I described above can be made for less than $30.00 and to = me, >>it will be money well spent.] >> >>People have been demonstrating against our Disgrace-in-Chief, aka = Billy >>Clinton, all around the country. We had better make our voices heard >>before the First Amendment is gone for good, this is a precious right = we >>ought to exercise more often. If Americans came out in huge numbers = April >>15th at post offices around this country, handing out this flyer to >>literally hundreds of thousands of Americans and hopefully it could = reach >>a few million, I darn straight guarantee you that the message will = begin >>to get through to people. Americans will scoff at you and me when we = try >>to explain the misapplication of Title 26 by the IRS, but they will = have a >>very difficult time arguing with Joe Banister's credentials and the = fact >>that he sacrificed a secure career to stand up for the truth and take = a >>stand against a corrupt government. Few have that intestinal = fortitude. >> >>Something else I hope you will do: WorldNetDaily.com is a web site I = read >>every day and have since it came on line. They currently are getting = 3-4 >>million visits per day. WND has been very supportive of many = movements, >>i.e. Steve Vaus' radio commercial drive. Please send them an e- mail = and >>ask them to support this April 15th effort with some short articles = over >>the next month. Their exposure for this effort will reach millions and = I >>know once people across the country see that there is this inexpensive = and >>powerful effort about to happen on April 15th , they will want to >>participate in giving out the flyer in front of their post office. By = the >>way, the flyer fits perfectly on 8 =AB x 11, double sided. You can = reach Joe >>Farah at worldnetdaily.com; when you get in, just go to e-mail letter = to >>the editor. >> >>Think of it: hundreds of thousands of Americans in front of post = offices >>all across the country on April 15th giving out the flyer below. Think = of >>the staggering number of Americans we can reach in just one day. Think = of >>the impact each and every one of us will make one just one day! Change >>will only come from the grassroots level by We the People, period. We = are >>the ones who must make it happen and this one day, this one effort = done on >>a local level close to home, can and will have a huge impact - it will >>also give every single member of Congress nightmares. >> >>This is your chance to help make a difference. People are terrified of = the >>IRS and Congress is terrified of the IRS and the bankers. Knowledge is >>power but only if it's shared. This is our chance. America is our = nation, >>our land, our country. It doesn't belong to David Rockefeller, the >>Rothschild Dynasty or Queen Elizabeth and it's time we show them our >>resolve to reject their new world order mechanisms. The IRS/FED is the >>head of the beast. It is where the Masters of the Game get the money = to >>buy our politicians. It is how they are breaking the backs and the = spirit >>of the American people by keeping us in financial slavery while >>controlling our economy and thus, controlling our destiny. We must = turn >>that around before it's too late and I for one and sick and tired of >>having other people trying to control my life and turn me into a = "world >>citizen." No way, no how. >> >>Devvy Kidd >>March 7, 1999 >> >>IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THE CLAIM THAT FILING TAX RETURNS IS VOLUNTARY = FOR >>ABOUT 90% OF ALL AMERICANS? THE ANSWER IS YES BUT MOST AMERICANS CAN'T = OR >>WON'T BELIEVE IT. >> >>WHAT IF AN IRS TREASURY AGENT TOLD YOU THE SAME THING? WOULD YOU = BELIEVE >>IT THEN? >> >>Joseph R. Banister, Former Special Agent of the IRS finds no law that >>requires most Americans to file and pay income taxes. This courageous >>individual decided to investigate this issue and did so for over two >>years. His conclusion is a result of thousands of hours of research = and in >>his own words: >> >>Dear Friends: >> >>Well, the day of reckoning has arrived. On February 11, 1999, in my >>capacity as a Special Agent [United States Treasury Department, = Criminal >>Investigation Division] and federal law enforcement officer sworn to >>support and defend the Constitution of the United States, I submitted = a >>"preliminary report" to the Chief of the IRS Criminal Investigation >>Division for the Central California District. My report summarized my >>findings regarding allegations that the income tax and filing of = federal >>income tax returns is voluntary, that the 16th Amendment was never >>ratified, and that income taxes are not used to pay for daily = government >>operations. In order to ensure that unnecessary and warranted delay = would >>not occur, I requested that my report by forwarded to top officials in = the >>IRS up to and including the Commissioner Charles O. Rossotti, and I >>respectfully requested that the Commissioner or his designee respond = to >>the evidence in my report within 30 days. Today, my Chief called me = into >>his office and gave me a memorandum. The memorandum dated February 17, >>1999, read in part: >> >>"The Internal Revenue Service will not be responding to your request = and >>will provide you with the necessary paperwork to tender your = resignation. >>You will be placed on administrative leave effective upon receipt of = this >>memorandum for a period of seven calendar days to consider what = actions >>you wish to take." >> >>I was told that officials at the highest levels of the Internal = Revenue >>Service were consulted regarding a response to my report. Apparently, = I >>have now joined the ranks of every other taxpayer who ever was ignored = or >>otherwise rebuffed by the Internal Revenue Service when they = petitioned >>the IRS for a reasonable explanation. The only conclusion that I can = reach >>is that those officials thought it was better to rebuff my request and >>pass up a gold opportunity to prove my research wrong than to have to >>admit that so-called "tax protesters" and other supporters of the U.S. >>Constitution have been right all along. Ironically, had the IRS taken = the >>time to address my concerns, or perhaps perform the simple task of = proving >>the allegations wrong, I would have gladly taken been spokesman = advising >>taxpayers not to fall for these untrue allegations for the rest of my >>career. >> >>As the memorandum states, I have until Friday, February 26, 1999, the = day >>after the 86th anniversary of the alleged ratification of the 16th >>Amendment to render my resignation. This is certainly a sad day in my >>life. Although I was hoping for a better result, I learned today after >>over two years of investigation that the Internal Revenue Service is >>everything that the so-called "tax protesters" said it was: >>non-responsive, unable to withstand scrutiny, tyrannical and an agency >>oblivious to the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution. May God help = us >>all. >> >>Joseph R. Banister >> >>One of their own has "gone over the wall" and this is going to create = all >>kinds of headaches for the IRS and Congress. Slowly but surely, we are >>reaching millions of Americans with the truth about the voluntary = "income >>tax." People don't want to believe they've been hoodwinked and = extorted by >>this agency all their adult lives, it's too painful. Ignoring a = problem >>won't make it go away. >> >>Joseph Banister is a man who did the research and sacrificed his = secure >>career to stand on principle and the truth. He has a wife and two = sons. He >>is deeply committed to his Catholic faith. His credentials as a now = former >>IRS Treasury Agent cannot be scoffed at by the controlled media and he >>certainly doesn't fit the smear labels of the media as an >>"anti-government" wacko. Those of us trying to get the truth out = aren't >>anti-government, we are anti-corruption in the government. >> >>Won't you help to get the truth out? Hand this flyer out wherever you = go >>and don't forget to send one to your Congress critter, both house and >>senate. Ask them when are they going to come clean with the American >>people. If you are in trade shows, attend political rallies or have >>employees, give this flyer out to as many people as you can - = knowledge is >>power but only if it's shared. Citizen activism works and it's up to = US. >> >>For more information on the IRS and other issues, visit: www.devvy.com >>Joseph Banister's 90- page report [Investigating the Income Tax] sent = to >>the Commissioner of the IRS is available on his web site: >>freedomabovefortune.com or you can mail $20.00 for a copy to: Joseph >>Banister, P.O. Box 90239, San Jose, CA 95109-4239; postage and = printing >>costs must be recouped in order to continue getting the truth out to = as >>many people as possible. >> >>February 3, 1953, page 13, Congressional Record, Dwight E. Avis, = Director >>of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, Investigation of the IRS and It's = Laws, >>House Ways & Means >> >>Committee: >> >>"Let me point this out now. This is where the structure of the income = tax >>and Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms tax differs: Your income tax is 100% >>voluntary and your liquor tax is a 100% enforced tax. Now the = situation is >>as different as night and day. Consequently, your same rules will not >>apply." >> >>"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." Thoreau >> >>Do your homework. Research this issue for yourself. Get the truth = instead >>of political rhetoric, half- truths by the media and outright lies by = the >>IRS. You owe it to yourself and your family.