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09. Government Without Taxes and Tyranny | Social Security & Taxation | Sovereign’s Handbook

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By Johnny Liberty

“Anyone may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible;
He is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the treasury.
There is not even a patriotic duty to increase one’s taxes.

Over and over again the Courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everyone does it, rich and poor alike and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands.”
~ U.S. Appellate Justice Learned Hand

When are We the People going to wake up and choose freedom? When will we decide to elect a representative government legislating what is best for all the people, instead of only an elite few? 

How much longer will we work long and hard, then pay a huge share of our day-to-day productivity in taxes to a corrupt government that lies, robs, oppresses and abuses its own people? Can you even imagine a government without income taxes, without tyranny, and without threats to fund its necessarily limited operations?  

Furthermore, we realize that it is for some reason taboo to talk about or question the origin and current legitimacy of the “income tax” and the authority of the Internal Re-Venue Service (IRS) as it applies to sovereign “state” Citizens. Thus, be aware, the following information may be hazardous to your preconceptions! 

Cost of Government

According to the Cost of Government website in 2013 (now defunct), taxpaying “U.S. citizens” worked from January 1 – July 13, just to pay their “fair share” of various “taxes”. Compared to the size of the national economy, the cost of government makes up 53% of annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP). As if four seasons were not enough, there now exists a “tax season”.

Can you imagine giving yourself and your family an annual raise by de-taxing from the federal U.S. government corporation and its political subdivisions, the Internal Re-Venue Service (IRS) and the “tax-and-spend”politicians who are destroying this once great nation by continuously bankrupting us into economic slavery? 

“…Those who wish to stake their claim to sovereignty, to make a personal record, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the united states of America, that they are not ‘taxpayers’ under the IRC and, as to property not emanating from an employment agreement within the U.S. government, declare that they are not ‘transferees’ under the IRC, thereby putting IRS employees on notice that no lawful authority exists to pursue [income taxes].” ~ Frank Kowalik, IRS Humbug

Duty and Moral Responsibility

American Nationals, sovereign “state” Citizens, U.S. citizens and private-sector employers have a duty and a moral obligation to not pay one dime of income taxes more than legally required. 

If you understood how income tax money was spent, solely to pay interest on an un-payable national/federal debt, you might choose to simply refuse to pay “income tax” on the grounds of “social conscience” as many tax protestors have done in the past. 

Settled law from a constitutional and historical perspective, if examined “Without Prejudice”, is solidly on the side of the American National or sovereign “state” Citizen with regards to the legality of the “income tax”, despite the perpetuation of this monumental fraud upon the people since its inception in 1913.

No Authority for a Direct Tax

In 1791, under the U.S. Constitution and “Common law” of the land, the federal U.S. government was forbidden to borrow money, or delegate the authority to create money, or impose a direct tax upon the Citizens of the states of the Union. 

Prior to 1913, when the federal U.S. government needed money to finance a war or build a government project, it either had to sell U.S. Savings Bonds directly to the sovereign “state” Citizens, or get approval from the state legislatives to “apportion” a tax to raise the necessary funds. This kept the federal U.S. government accountable to both the people and the state legislatures which resulted in a balanced budget and fewer wars. 

Today, with the advent of the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB), the Internal Re-Venue Service (IRS), and the alleged ratifications of the 16th Amendment and 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, those original checks and balances were eliminated. 

Upon closer examination you might discover, that even these constitutional amendments, legislative acts and court decisions did not lawfully expand federal authority to impose a direct tax.

Income Taxes are Unnecessary

Most of the income taxes we pay are unnecessary to sustain the basic, constitutional functions of the U.S. government. According to the Grace Commission Report on Government Waste (1984), not one dime of your income taxes pays for government services.

U.S. government services are primarily funded through federal excise taxes, imposed upon goods, services, manufacturing, and customs, etc. In fact, we could have quality government services and a balanced budget without an income tax, and without the usury and exploitation inherent in our current tax system. 

We the People do not have to live in a socialist/communist government welfare state in order to be capable of providing for a wide range of necessary human needs while taking care of those who honestly cannot provide for themselves. 

In the past, families either took care of their own, or private charitable trusts were established to take care of the elderly, orphans, the sick and indigent before the government welfare state existed. It is possible to organize society in a more self-reliant, less government-dependent fashion if only We the People have the will to do so.

Building the Capitol with a Lottery

When the “United States” was a fledgling nation, a country in formation, the first U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. was built with money raised from a lottery, not from taxes.

“The original federal United States government had to build a whole new country 
without the ability to tax its citizens. 
They built roads, bridges, canals and schools funded to a great extent by lotteries.
In 1793, President George Washington built
Washington, D.C. by selling 50,000 tickets 
at $7 each. The top prize 
was a hotel worth $50,000.”

Federal / National Debt Proportional to Government Size

Throughout American history we can track the size of the federal U.S. government proportional to the amount of the national/federal debt. It is easy to see that the more debt was incurred, the larger the government became. 

We can understand the inherent motivation for the U.S. Congress to approve the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and the resulting income tax. The more money the government could borrow, the more power and reach they had over the lives of their Citizens. Thus, politicians have had their fingers in larger and larger shares of the pie for more than one-hundred and ten (110) years.

The federal U.S. government was virtually debt-free with a balanced budget from 1789 to 1860. There was a proportional three-fold increase in the size of both outlays and the government, and five-fold increase in debt between 1861 and 1865 during the American Civil War years. 

The outlays and debt stabilized after the American Civil War, and the national/federal debt was paid off between 1866 and 1915. There was a five-fold increase in size of both outlays and government, and a two-fold increase in debt between 1916 and 1920, the beginning of World War I. 

As is evident, wars were great excuses for an increase in spending, but also an increase in the size of the government. Private and public banking interests were always increasing their profit-margins and expanding their power during wars. This trend continues unabated to the present.

After the undeclared federal U.S. bankruptcy of 1933, larger outlays and debt increased by unprecedented, exponential magnitude through the present day. As you now understand the larger the federal U.S. government, the larger the debt burden for its Citizens. If we wish to reduce the national/federal debt and balance the budget, even if it were possible in a fiat money system, we must shrink both the size and outlays of the government. Any other approach is wishful thinking and foolishness.

Curiously, the amount of federal aid to state governments decreased by 80% from 1970 to 1990. Federal spending on aid to the states increased from $286 billion in fiscal 2000 to an estimated $449 billion in fiscal 2007. This is the third largest item in the federal budget after Social Security and National Defense. The number of different aid programs for the states soared from 463 in 1990, to 653 in 2000, then to 814 by 2006.

The state governments have grown accustomed to funding from federal aid programs. However, by doing so, they limit their state sovereignty and independence. Every federal aid program comes with terms and conditions which the states must abide by to receive the funding.

When government services and federal benefits are cut on the congressional budget floor, both the Citizens and the states are left holding the bag of all federal debt obligations to the central banks.

There are sound money alternatives to continuing large, centralized, big government “borrow and spend” policies that will inevitably bankrupt We the People and bind us with the chains of economic slavery. We the People must liberate ourselves from economic and political tyranny and apply the necessary intelligence to transform the government at all levels.

References:

  1. Wikipedia | U.S. Appellate Court Justice Learned Hand.
  2. FEE | The Hidden Cost of Government; Marotta on Money | How Much Does Government Cost?; Tax Foundation | Taxes: The Price We pay for Government.
  3. Family Guardian | 1918 Gross Income First Defined from IRS Humbug: Weapons of Enslavement by Frank Kowalik; Amazon
  4. Internal Re-Venue Service | The Agency, It’s Mission and Statutory Authority; Library Guides Louisiana Law | Tax Policy and Procedure: Hierarchy of Tax Authorities; Citation Needed | Show Me The Law.
  5. Wikipedia | Grace Commission Report on Government Waste (1984); Free At Last by N.A. Scott, Ph.D., D.D., pp.2-5.
  6. Wikipedia | Washington D.C.; Citizens for Sovereignty (defunct).
  7. Wikipedia | History of Public Debt; World Almanac and Book of Facts, Phanos Books (1992) p. 139, 153  www.worldalmanac.com; Financial Management, US Department of Treasury; Cato Institute | Federal Aid to States.
  8. World Population Review | Federal aid to states in 2022.

Source: Sovereign’s Handbook by Johnny Liberty (30th Anniversary Edition), Volume 2 of 3, p.68 – 71

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04. Power Doesn’t Play By the Rules it Makes | Global Power Structure | Sovereign’s Handbook

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By Johnny Liberty

There is a singular characteristic of all Power structures operating behind the scenes of international and commercial banks, large transnational corporations and nation states, which are pulling the puppet strings of the “visible” aspect of the Power structure. 

With the exception of “Natural law”, which governs us all, these Power structures are not playing by the same set of rules and laws the rest of us are obliged to. Power structures are often the ones making the laws for the rest of us and finding ways to exempt themselves from compliance. 

The U.S. Congress has exempted itself from “statutory” laws that apply to other “U.S. citizens”. They have established their own independent pension and social security system. They have their own benefit programs. 

Government operates in what seems like their own country, separate from the rest of us, which as you will discover, is not too distant from the truth. 

Some of the other congressional exemptions include: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Freedom of Information Act  (FOIA) of 1974, Ethics in Government Act, Family and Medical Leave Bill, OSHA and SSA. Remember, that Communist Party leaders also exempted themselves from the oppression that they reaped upon the rest of the country.

Power structures, and the network of individuals behind them, are not necessarily motivated by any higher moral order or supernatural authority, though at times, they may actually believe they are gods. They do not adhere to higher ethical standards, nor do they act on behalf of the public interest.

Power structures, and the often arrogant individuals behind them, are not loyal to any particular government or nation state. In addition, they are not compelled to obey the laws of English or French Common law, American law, the 1st Constitution ‘for’ the united states of America,the 2nd or 3rd Constitution ‘of’ the United States with the Bill of Rights.

Power structures obey whatever law suits them in the multiple jurisdictions they operate in which is generally the realm of “commercial contract” or the international “law of the sea”.  

Power structures obey no law except when it serves their own self-interest. In their own minds, and within the institutions they have created, they are “above the law”. They are “Sovereign Powers” and act like it. These United States, European, Asian or Global Power structures do not obey the laws and rules they make for the rest of us.

“No government is ever in favor 
of freedom of the individual.  
It invariably seeks to limit that freedom,
if not by overt denial, 
then by seeking to constantly widen
its own functions…
All governments, of course, 
are against liberty…”
~ H. L. Mencken

Power structures take full advantage of insider knowledge of the legal, judicial and political systems and their servants within to further their own financial and political self-interest. It’s really that simple.

Power structures derive their acquired sovereignty from either the lineage of a King, Queen or Pope, an independently operating legal and foreign “person” such as a trust, corporation, or by virtue of extreme wealth, privilege and influence (i.e., international central bankers) or by operating in a combination of offshore jurisdictions in international law (Admiralty/Maritime). 

Power structures act upon their sovereign authority with full reservation of rights. They are intent upon either competing or cooperating with each other for total control and ownership of the financial infrastructure, in order to create a global empire of, by and for the elite, a world government – the New World Order. (NWO) 

 “Never overestimate the intelligence of the American people.” ~ P.T. Barnum

Many U.S. citizens experience a gut feeling that they are being grossly deceived, misinformed and used by Power structures that operate behind the scenes of the propaganda media and government. 

They sense that the U.S. President does not have the ultimate power, nor does the U.S. Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court. They know instinctively that someone is pulling the puppet strings of the United States political system, but cannot quite figure out who.

We the People have unknowingly and unwittingly become “economic slaves” of Power structures that control our global financial, legal and political systems,  encroach upon our personal lives and limit our choices more pervasively than ever before. 

Power structures funnel government subsidies into industries, schools, research, prime contractors, and transnational corporations that afford them the most leverage to support the policies that perpetuate their self-interests. 

Power structures fund foundations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profit organizations (NPOs) to advance their social, cultural, political, economic and educational agendas.

“The foundations are another arm of global manipulation. Norman Dodd was the Reece Committee’s Director of Research. He interviewed then Ford Foundation President, H. Rowan Gaither, as part of his report. Gaither told him that the Ford Foundation operated under directives from the White House
and that the instructions were to make every effort to alter life in the United States 
to ensure a comfortable merger with the Soviet Union.” ~ The Tax-Exempt Foundations

Power structures have funded lobbying groups so as to purchase politicians wholesale in quantity discounts, to influence and legislate their own special interest agendas in Washington D.C.

It is no accident that Washington D.C. (District of Columbia) is overrun with nearly 12,000 lobbyists with budgets of $3.5b (2019) to influence money-hungry elected officials to vote for policies and laws sympathetic with the interests of the Power structure, both foreign and domestic.

Power structures have drastically altered the very founding principles of law and justice as established by the Founders. The global elite have instituted their own, self-interested brand of commercial, corporate, and “statutory” law that operate in a hidden international “Admiralty/Maritime/Military/Martial” law jurisdiction. 

Virtually all the courts in the united states of America are legislative extensions of the U.S. Congress and have forsaken the original “Common law”, having replaced it with the law of international, commercial contracts or Negotiable Instruments law, in other words, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) on behalf of numerous de facto governments. 

For all practical purposes, the “Common law” upon which all constitutional and de jure governments are founded, no longer exists for the benefit of the people, but for the exclusive benefit of the Power structure that owns, operates and controls the financial and legal system that defends their interests – not yours. 

This exclusive, hidden and secret knowledge of “sovereignty” is fundamental to the global elite’s strategy for world domination and conquest. That is why it is so essential that all the people of every nation, indeed every sentient human being, understand this and become proficient in every area of discussion in this book. 

“Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes,
vastly ambitious individuals who became so effectively powerful due to their ability to remain invisible while operating behind the national scenery.” 
~ R. Buckminster Fuller, Critical Path

References:

  1. Sourced from NPR’s All Things Considered.
  2. Wikiquotes | Quote from H.L. Mencken.
  3. Wikipedia | Quote from P.T. Barnum.
  4. Special House Committee for Tax Exempt Foundations Investigation (1953) under B. Carrol Reece of Tennessee; William H. McIllhany II, The Tax-Exempt Foundations (1988).
  5. Ibid.
  6. Statistics on lobbying sourced from the Center for Responsive Politics’ Open Secrets.
  7. Critical Path by Buckminster Fuller (St. Martins Press, New York, p. 72); Amazon

Source: Sovereign’s Handbook by Johnny Liberty (30th Anniversary Edition), Volume 1 of 3, p.128 – 130

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02. The Big Picture | Individual Sovereignty | Sovereign’s Handbook

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By Johnny Liberty

“Sovereignty itself is, of course, not subject to law, for it is the author and source of law; but in our system, while sovereign powers are delegated to the agencies of government, Sovereignty itself remains with the people, by whom and for whom all government exists and acts.” ~ U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356, 370 (1886)

A Notion of Sovereignty

When this author began researching “sovereignty”, he was surprised to discover very few Americans had any notion of “sovereignty” whatsoever, except in general reference to indigenous people, monarchs or the Pope.

Considering “sovereignty” is the central concept around which all political, economic and legal systems revolve, he was amazed how in a matter of a few generations, “sovereignty” had become virtually absent from everyday conversations.

As this author taught over several decades, more and more people began to awaken to their own personal and/or individual sovereignty, especially in the usA – the first and perhaps only country in the world based originally on the sovereignty of the individual above that of the government.

Whether or not you are a U.S. citizen, We the People are all human beings with a birthright to exercise our God-given natural rights and express this freedom regardless of the political, economic or legal system of the particular nation we happened to be born into. 

The notion of “individual sovereignty” is essentially about reclaiming “internal authority” over your life and taking full responsibility for your thoughts, words and deeds. Being sovereign is about governing yourself, first and foremost, standing in your own righteous character and presenting yourself as a sovereign human being, not relying on experts, attorneys or “external authority” to do this on your behalf. 

THINK GLOBALLY • ACT RESPONSIBLY

First and foremost, we can reclaim internal authority over our physical, spiritual, mental and emotional sovereignty, then through an act of free will we can restore economic, legal and political sovereignty by strategically withdrawing from the grasp of external authority. Doing so transforms our relationship with the powers-that-be and puts the Power structure back into a box where it belongs.

PHYSICAL • SPIRITUAL • MENTAL•  EMOTIONAL • POLITICAL •
ECONOMIC • LEGAL

An old adage wisely says, “You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot force it to drink.” People can be taught about sovereignty, but no one can force people to do what it takes to become sovereign and free. Too many people will not even take the first step, face their fears, or arouse the will and courage to act according to their own conscience. Talk is cheap, while, action is precious and rare. 

People can be offered the tools, materials and resources, even the plans to build their dream house, but without spiritual, mental and emotional sovereignty as a foundation, the house remains like a dream in the clouds. This educational work is dedicated to those who have the courage, the aliveness for freedom and the capability to take effective grounded actions in the here and now.

 “No longer will we perceive ourselves as isolated individuals; we will know ourselves to be part of a rapidly integrating global network the nerve cells of an awakened global brain.” ~ Peter Russell

References:

  1. Findlaw | Source of Quote; Wikipedia | Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356, 370 (1886); Distinctions between citizens solely based because of their ancestry are by their very nature odious to a free people whose institutions are founded upon the doctrine of equality. For that reason, legislative classification or discrimination based on race alone has often been held to be a denial of equal protection; Chief Justice John Jay in Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 Dall. 418 at 471 (February 1, 1793) ruled that Article 3, Section 2, of the Constitution abrogated the states’ sovereign immunity and granted federal courts the affirmative power to hear disputes between private citizens and states.
  2. Wikipedia | Except Switzerland has been a federal state of relatively autonomous cantons dating back to 1148.
  3. Sourced from an old adage.
  4. Wikipedia | Quote sourced from The Global Brain by Peter Russell (J.P. Tarcher Inc., p.93). www.peterrussell.com

Source: Sovereign’s Handbook by Johnny Liberty (30th Anniversary Edition), Volume 1 of 3, p.53-54

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