About two years ago, Schulz became involved with a group of people
who were attempting to have redress over the issue of the legality
of the federal income tax. They had developed documentation that
indicated that the amendment requiring citizens to pay income taxes
had been imposed illegally and that the doctrine of an income tax
had never been correctly ratified.The first amendment of the
Constitution allows citizens to challenge their government. This is
one of the provisions our forefathers carefully worked into the
Constitution to protect the people from the government. Schulz and
his associates had spent hundreds of hours researching and
documenting their case. They requested meetings with federal
officials to discuss the issue. They asked that the government
produce expert witnesses to dispute their findings. They went as far
as to spend $250,000 on six full-page ads in U.S.A. Today, the
national newspaper, asking the government to meet with them.
The government's reaction has been to stonewall the group.
Originally, the government had agreed to meet with the group, but
then canceled their appointments. The group rallied in Washington on
different occasions, trying to draw attention to their petition. The
government and the mainstream media have ignored them.
Robert Schulz has made a decision to fast until he dies or until
the government agrees to openly discuss this issue. Schulz is not a
kook. He has a passionate love and belief in our Constitution and
the protection that it offers to all the people of the United
States. If responsible governmental officials refuse to meet with
Schulz and his associates, a very brilliant, loyal and courageous
American will die. The government will have executed him as surely
as they executed Timothy McVeigh.
If the government cannot dispute Schulz's contentions, then the
country is in deep trouble. It will have lost its power to impose
upon the people a form of taxation that had not been legally
approved. The government will be forced to find a legal way to fund
itself. This is why those in power are attempting to subvert the
Constitution.
What good is a Constitution if the government ignores its
provisions? Is the Constitution, the blueprint for this great
American democracy, nothing more than a piece of paper with words on
it?
On July 4th, Robert Schulz will be in the fourth day of his fast.
July 4th is our country's birthday. We should be celebrating with
joy, but how can we when the government will not respond to
reasonable requests to discuss the legality of our taxing system?
For me and for many others who have had the pleasure of meeting
Bob Schulz, it will be a day of sorrow. Schulz is a resident of New
York State, a landowner who has paid all his taxes. As a citizen of
our great country he has a right to speak out and to address what he
perceives as Constitutional violations. The government has a
responsibility to meet, talk and dispute his findings but it does
not have a right to allow this man to die needlessly for his country
and our beloved Constitution.
If the government continues to stonewall and refuses to meet with
Schulz and his associates, Schulz will die and the government will
win. The people of the United States will lose and our Constitution
will be rendered worthless.
Between now and the fourth of July, you have a call to arms.
Write President Bush, Senators Schumer and Clinton, Congressmen
Ackerman, Israel and Grucci. Forcefully request that they hold a
hearing and let Schulz present his case. You can save Bob Schulz but
the clock starts ticking on July 1st. Don't let a great man die. You
cannot be apathetic and still be proud to be an American.
