Posted 7:58 PM by Gerald Klaas
An article posted on the Federal Observer website regarding the Ken Evans case:

"One good thing did come out of the hearing, or so I thought," said Evans, "The judge instructed the Department of Justice to provide me with answers to my interrogatories. It's in the record. So, I thought to myself, 'Great! I can finally get something in writing from the government about the proper application of Section 861.' I even filed a motion to compel an answer to the interrogatories. The court accepted my written motion, which I also provided to the DOJ, but for some unknown reason, it mysteriously never showed up on the docket."

How long will it be before the critical mass of citizens demand an answer? I personally talk to a lot of people, it's one of the advantages (and sometime curses) of having run for public office. People know I'm interested in politics, so they always want to share their views. I have personally introduced the issue of the IRS/DOJ/Federallies dodging the 861 question to literally hundreds of people. I have yet to have a single person, not even the most liberal among them think that it is acceptable for the government to NOT answer this question. They may not be as passionate about it as I am, but the opinion is out there, the government's position is untenable. Just like with medical marijuana, the public opinion has turned. It's only a matter of time before the Feds lose both battles.

Posted 7:27 AM by Gerald Klaas

California voters working to get the illegal immigrant license law repealed:

http://saveourlicense.com/welcome.htm

Posted 9:40 PM by Gerald Klaas
I just gave my donation to the We the People Foundation to help finance the pending lawsuit against the IRS and DOJ. Several weeks ago I joined the class. Sometimes I've been disappointed by not seeing the continuing progress of the foundation. For example, I was ecstatic when Bob introduced WTP-TV almost a year ago. I looked forward to the promise of predictable weekly updates. To grow the movement, I think it is necessary to continually provide status updates to all the interested parties. I really thought that WTP-TV would get the snowball rolling. It seemed to fizzle after some technical difficulties. This is why I moved so quickly to propogate the recording file onto my own anonymous ftp server. Video is a fantastic educational medium. I spent many evenings copying the recorded stream video from my laptop onto VHS tapes then handed them out to everyone I knew who was even slightly interested in the topic. Audio/radio is a great medium as well. The blogs are a great medium. Bob, Devvy, Larry, it always feels like I'm waiting forever for the next post at GiveMeLiberty.org, please find a way to resurrect the idea of a weekly broadcast. It doesn't have to be WTP-TV. It doesn't have to be Internet Radio. It doesn't have to be an audio-blog. It doesn't have to be a blog post, or even a new post at GiveMeLiberty.org, just make it consistent and timely. Something to look forward to each week to help keep my spirits up in between the postings of Irwin Schiff in the court battle of his life, Dick Simkanin being coerced into pleading guilty, or the raid on Larken Rose. Sometimes it's a bit overwhelming, I'd sure like a weekly post, note, audio blog or video something that tells me you're all still out there fighting the good fight. It gives me something to be excited about, and something new to say when my friends and associates ask me "what's the latest"?

Posted 1:40 PM by Gerald Klaas
What's wrong with the following intro paragraph to a syndicated political pundit column?

Behind the Federal Reserve's decision last week to make no change in monetary policy were two momentous developments inside this most secretive government institution.

While calling the Federal Reserve a "government institution" would not surprise me in a New York Times piece by David Cay Johnston, surely this cannot be the case for this piece by Robert Novak on CNN? Novak has been a political reporter since 1958, surely he knows better. How will citizens ever learn the truth about this parasitic private corporation if even our most trusted reporters refuse to see it first?