| Updated 1-21-04
We The People Foundation
For Constitutional Education, Inc.
Give
Me Liberty 2004
First Annual National
Conference
Crystal City Marriott, Arlington, Virginia
January 22-24, 2004
FINAL AGENDA*
Wednesday, January 21
6-9 PM Early registration
Thursday, January 22
7:30
AM Registration
9:00 Welcome,
Devvy Kidd
9:05 Opening Remarks, Bob Schulz,
Chairman WTP, “The Courage of Our Convictions.”
9:15
Speaker,
Charlie Beall,
“Not Possible: Separation of God and State.”
9:45 Speaker: Joseph Sobran,
nationally syndicated columnist, author, publisher,
“What Must A Free People Do With Evidence That The
Servant Government Is Taking Over The House ?”
10:30
Panel Session #1:
The Right to Petition the Government
for Redress of Grievances
This panel will
examine the nature, meaning and contemporary application of the
“re-discovered”
1st Amendment Right to Petition and discuss its far-reaching
implications for the future of our
Republic and its essential principles.
Moderator:
Joseph Sobran, nationally syndicated columnist, author, publisher
Panel: Gregory
Mark, Professor, Rutgers University School of Law, Law Review
author, “THE VESTIGIAL CONSTITUTION: The History
and Significance
of the Right to Petition.”
Mark Lane, Attorney, author, “Rush to
Judgment”, lead counsel, pending
Right to Petition class-action lawsuit.
John Wolfgram, attorney, Law Review author, “How
the Judiciary Stole The Right
To Petition.”
12:30 Book Signings & Lunch Break
2:00 Speaker: Joseph Sobran,
“Firearms: To Protect The Country From The Government.”
2:45 Panel
Session #2: The
Constitution v. Gun Control
This panel will discuss
the 2nd Amendment. The discussion will consider original intent,
the recent decision by the Supreme Court to leave undisturbed the decision
by the 9th Circuit in Silveira that the 2nd
Amendment does not guarantee an individuals Right to keep and bear arms, and
the means to arrest future abuses.
Moderator: Angel Shamaya, founder, Keep and Bear Arms.com
Panel: Larry Pratt, Executive Director, Gun
Owners of America
Peter Mancus,
attorney, author, “Reflections Upon the
U.S. Supreme Court's
Rejection of Silveira.”
Donald Kilmer, attorney specializing in 2nd Amendment defense
issues
Samuel Francis,
nationally syndicated columnist
John Lott,* Professor, author, “More
Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun-
Control Laws.”
5:00 Book Signings & Dinner
Break
7:00
WTP Congress Workshop:
The Constitution v.
Income Tax Withholding
This 2-hour workshop is
for workers, employers, independent contractors, business owners and tax
professionals on the legality of the non-voluntary, forceful taking by
businesses of “bread from the mouths of labor,” and the means to prevent
future abuses.
Instructors: Tax Attorney Paul
Chappell (Former IRS Office of Chief Counsel,
Washington,
DC),
Lynda Wall (Paralegal and expert on withholding of payroll taxes),
Tim Randolph (highly rated professional employee one day, fired the next
for asking his employer to terminate his W-4 Agreement) and
Bob Schulz (Chairman, We The People Congress)
Friday, January 23
9:00 Speaker: Aaron Russo, film and music producer,
“We Can and Must Hold
Government
Accountable.”
9:30
Panel
Session #3:
The Constitution v. The Federal Reserve System
This panel will address
the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve System and the
economic risks
that stem from this privately owned banking cartel. Specific legal
allegations contained in the WTP Petition for Redress regarding the
Federal Reserve
System will also be covered.
Moderator: G. Edward Griffin, author, documentarian, “The
Creature From Jekyll Island”
Panel: Dr.
Edwin Veira*, attorney, author, “PIECES of EIGHT: THE legal history
of the
United States of America’s monetary system,”
and
“CRA$HMAKER: A Federal Affaire.”
Bill
Still, author, “The Money Masters”.
Bernard von NotHaus, Monetary Architect, author, “The
Liberty Dollar Solution To
The Federal Reserve.”
12:00
Book Signings & Lunch Break
1:00
Speaker: McColl III, “Sixth Amendment At Risk: Dick
Simkanin Was Denied His
Right To Formulate a Defense and to Present Evidence In Support of His
Beliefs.”
2:00
Panel
Session #4:
The
Constitution v. Federal Taxes and
Judicial/Prosecutorial Misconduct (PART 1).
This panel will
discuss jury rights,
defendant’s rights, abuses of the grand jury system, judicial and
prosecutorial misconduct and petitions/recommendations for reform.
Moderator:
Arch McColl, III,
criminal defense attorney
Panel: Clay Conrad,
attorney, Chairman, Fully Informed Jury Association
Kyle Dowd,* National Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers
Larry Becraft, defense attorney specializing in
internal revenue laws
Paul Chappell, Tax Attorney, former counsel, IRS
Office of Chief Counsel
IRS Headquarters in Washington, DC.
James Ostrowski,
attorney specializing in cases against government officials
Joseph Sobran, syndicated columnist and author.
Mark Lane, Attorney, screen writer, author, “Rush to Judgment”, lead
counsel, pending
Right to Petition class-action lawsuit.
4:45 Ceremony honoring
Godfrey
Lehman, expert and author on Jury Rights,
founder Fully
Informed Jury Association (FIJA).
5:00
Speaker: Hutton
Gibson, “It Is Often a Matter of States’ Rights.”
5:30 Private Reception with all speakers
7:00
The Jefferson Banquet
Speakers: 8:00
Dr. Alan Keyes,
“Our Character, Our
Future?”
8:45 Joe Sobran,
“The Constitution vs. The
Iraq Resolution.”
9:15 Rabbi Lapin, “America’s
Essential Principles.”
Saturday, January 24
9:00
Speaker: Angela “Bay” Buchanan,
"The Flight of Jobs and the Invasion of Illegal
Immigrants."
9:45 Panel
Session #5:
The Constitution v.
Federal Taxes and
Judicial/Prosecutorial Misconduct (PART 2).
This panel will examine the
fraudulent origin and illegal operation and enforcement of the
federal
income tax system.
Moderator:
Bob Schulz, Chairman, We The People Foundation
Panel:
Phil Hart, author, "Constitutional Income: Do Yo Have Any?"
Joe
Banister, CPA & former Special Agent, Criminal Investigation Division
of the IRS
John Turner, Enrolled Agent and former IRS Revenue
Officer
Sherry Jackson, CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner,
former IRS Audit Examiner
Paul Chappell, Tax Attorney, former counsel in the
Chief Counsel’s
Office at IRS Headquarters in Washington DC.
Irwin Schiff, tax law researcher, author,
"The
Federal Mafia..."
Larry Becraft, Tax
& Constitutional Attorney
Jan Linday, former FBI agent, expert on mail fraud
Vernice Kuglin, FedEx pilot acquitted of Willful Failure to
File
Marcy Brooks, jury foreperson, Whitey Harrel acquittal, (Willful Failure to
File)
Tim Randolph, highly rated professional employee one day, fired the next
for asking his employer to terminate his W-4 Agreement.
1:00 Lunch
& Book Signings
2:00
Speaker: Joseph Farah,
author, Taking
America Back,
Editor/CEO, WorldNetDaily.com, syndicated
columnist, radio talk show host,
“Taking
America Back.”
2:45 Panel Session
#6:
Reclaiming
America: Petitions and the
Media
Our final panel will address solutions to
current problems – focusing on the application of the Right of Petition to
a spectrum of current constitutional abuses. The panel will focus on the
media’s current short-comings, the role the media must play in the
Petitioning process and its ultimate moral responsibility to aid in the
defense of the People’s Freedom. Our featured speakers bring a unified
voice to the significant and varied constitutional battles that could
benefit by directly exercising the “re-discovered” Right to Petition for
Redress of Grievances.
Moderator: Joseph Farah
Panel: Norman Council, city councilman, Landsdowne,
Pennsylvania
Mark
Lane, attorney (will discuss USA Patriot Act)
Ron Branson, author, “Judicial Accountability
Initiative Law.”
Dr. Stephen Baskerville, Professor of Political
Science,Howard University,
Don Harkins, publisher, “The
Idaho Observer.”
Jon Spokes, former reporter, columnist and author
5:00
Closing Remarks, WTP Chairman Bob Schulz
* Invited Speakers
All other speakers
listed have accepted and are
currently scheduled to appear
Please note:
agenda is subject to change
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