Pamphlet 303
Presents
In the Years 1787 & 1788
The
United States Constitution was Written
and
received Ratification from the States.
Article
I
Section
2
Paragraph
3
says
Representatives
and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States
which
may be included within this Union,
according
to their respective numbers,
which
shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons,
including
those bound to service for a term of years,
and
excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons.
Section
8
Paragraph
1
says
The
congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,
duties,
imposts and excises,
to
pay the debts and provide for the common defense,
and
general welfare of the United States;
but
all duties, imposts and excises
shall
be uniform throughout the United States;
The only other reference to taxation in the original constitution is in
Section
9
Paragraph
4
says
No
capitation or other direct tax
shall be laid,
unless
in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be
taken.
and
Paragraph 5
No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any State.
This
was the extent of permissible taxation under the United States Constitution
and
it was sufficient
to
pay for the very limited form of government
that
our federal government was designed to be.
The
Constitution further sets limits on the Federal Government and they are
very restrictive.
It
clearly defines what the Federal Government may do.
It
also specifically states
that
all other things are to be left to the States
and
to the People.
In the Year 1913
The Constitution was amended
and
Amendment XVI
says
The
Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes,
from
whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States,
and
without regard to any census or enumeration.
That Folks
has become a License to Steal!
This
one paragraph,
added
to the Constitution in 1913 to help pay for the First World War,
has
been so abused since then that the above statement is true.
Our
elected officials have discovered that if they pass legislation
to
legally steal our money
they
can use that same money
to
reassure their re-election.
These are times that try men's souls.
During
the first one hundred and twenty five years of our countries existence
we
operated under Constitutional limitations with out any tax on our income.
During
that time we paid off the Revolutionary War debt;
we
fought and paid for the War of 1812;
we
fought and paid for the Civil War...
All without a tax on individual citizen's income.
In
1913 we added the 16th Amendment to pay for the First World War;
that
wouldn't have been too bad had they stopped taxing income after the war
debt was paid,
but
guess what!
The
politicians learned that extra money coming in
allowed
them to do many feel good meddle in our business type things.
They did it using the Great Depression and the Second world war as an excuse.
When I started working in 1958 my total taxes were less than 20 percent of my pay.
This
included income tax, social security, gasoline tax, cigarette tax, personal
head tax,
property
tax, automobile registration; all Federal, State and Local taxes combined.
That
wasn't really bad until politicians,
both
Republican and Democrat,
discovered
that they can take our money and use it to support many inefficient programs
that
serve no purpose but to make the naive among us think we are getting something
from government for free;
therefore
winning votes they need to be re-elected to legislative seats that have
become their career.
This
will continue to escalate until they destroy our country.
In
1999 we are paying 45% of our income directly to government
plus
our
share of all business and corporate taxes on top of that.
(Note: For those
who think business pays tax and should be taxed heavier;
forget it!
Business doesn't
pay any tax that they can't pass right on to us,
no matter how
many times your friendly neighborhood politician tells you he's socking
it to them.)
Is it no wonder that mothers now have to work so that families can make ends meet.
We
must Stand-up Now
and
stop this Legislation
by
"Political
Career Perpetuation"
Our
Country and therefore
"We
the People"
are
being ruined by 535 Legislators in both Houses of Congress
who
care more about re-election
then
"Virtuous Representative Leadership"
The
citizens of this once great country shrink from the responsibility of only
voting for candidates who,
not
only vow to uphold the Constitution,
but
have the moral inclination to honor the vow.
All
who stand-up now,
deserve
the love and thanks of man and woman.
Don't
take the Republicans and the Democrats abuse
of
the Taxation Privilege they have given themselves Lightly!
Tyranny
like hell,
is
not easily conquered;
yet
we love this consolation with us,
that
the harder the conflict,
the
more glorious the triumph.
What
we attain too cheap,
we
esteem too lightly:
it
is dearness only that gives everything its value.
Heaven
knows how to put proper price upon its goods;
and
it would be strange indeed,
if
so hard won an article,
as
our original Constitution should be lightly rated.
Our
government,
with
an army to enforce her tyranny,
has
declared that she has a right to take away an ever increasing percentage
of our hard earned income.
If
being bound in that manner,
is
not inching us one step closer to slavery,
then
is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth?
Even
the expression by our government is impious,
for
so unlimited a power can belong only to God...
Our
elected officials haven't been considering
Constitutional
limitations when governing, since they've taken on the perceived right
to steal what ever portion of our income they choose, to further their
own interests.
I
fear that "we the people" are becoming so accustomed
to
turning over a large share on our income,
that
many of us don't recognize the cumulative effect that is taking place.
Our
younger generation of citizens think this is the norm;
they
never saw Constitutionally limited government function as intended.
I Appeal to Those With Courage!
Quitting this class of rule,
I
turn with the warm ardor of a friend to those
who
are yet determined and will nobly stand the matter out:
I
call not upon a few, but upon all:
not
on this state or that state,
but
on all people of every state;
stand
up and help us;
lay
your shoulder to the wheel:
better
to have too many quitting the two major parties then too few,
when
our ability to feed and cloth our family is at stake.
Think
About the Future State
of
Our Descendants!
Let
it be told to the future world,
that
in city and country enough of our number recognized our common danger;
which
is government eventually taking so much of our income that it is no
longer worth working,
came
forth to meet and to repulse high taxation,
knowing
that if we do nothing all will be lost.
It's Not Too Late!
Say
not that it has gone too far,
there
is no hope,
or
that you don't recognize the problem;
turn
out to challenge what has happened to our government.
Turn
out your tens of thousands;
throw
not the burden of the day upon providence,
but
"show your faith by your works" that God may bless you.
Pray
for God's guidance and help but,
be
sure,
God
helps those who help themselves.
Note: I fear it is already
It
matters not where you live,
or
what rank of life you hold,
the
evil or the blessing will reach you all.
The
far and the near
the
home countries and the back,
the
rich and the poor will suffer or rejoice alike.
Join
with me in the battle;
like
me,
will
you too,
remove
yourself from Republican and Democratic Party illusion.
Run
for office;
school
board, local council, county office, state, etc.
we
need to get our people into decision making positions.
Don't
want to run;
you
can still make a difference -
help
pass out literature and man polls;
Our Descendants
Need Not be Ashamed!
The
heart that acts not now,
may
as well be dead:
the
blood of his children will curse his lack of foresight,
as
our country become more and more socialistic
at
the expense of the working American citizen who is being forced to pay
the bill.,
while
he shrinks back at a time when a little might have saved the whole,
and
made them happy.
I
love the man that can smile in trouble,
that
can gather strength from distress,
and
grow brave by reflection.
It's
the business of little minds to shrink;
but
he whose heart is firm,
and
whose conscience approves his conduct,
will
pursue his principles unto death.
I Will Not be Silent!
My
own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light.
Not
all the treasures of this world,
so
far as I believe,
could
silence me while the country I enjoy,
and
the limitations our Founding Fathers put on the government they formed
are being eroded;
the
right to have our Constitutional government protected,
by
our elected official, is not too much to ask.
If
those who take my hard earned dollars to waste
on
programs that only create work for bureaucrats and
re-election
for themselves bind me in all cases to their absolute will,
am
I to suffer it?
What
signifies it to me,
whether
he who does it is a president,
a
legislator,
a
supreme court justice;
my
fellow Pennsylvanian or not a Pennsylvanian:
whether
it be done by an individual or an army of them?
I Fear Not!
Let
them call me rebel,
and
welcome,
they
say I waste my vote,
I
feel no concern from it;
but
I should suffer the misery of devils,
were
I to make a whore of my soul by swearing allegiance to a party whose character
is that of a tyrannical government.
I
thank God that I fear not,
I
see no real cause for fear.
I
know our situation well,
and
can see the way out of it.
By
perseverance and fortitude we have the prospect
of
regaining control of our government;
by
cowardice and submission, this sad choice of a variety of evils
---living
in a country where we can no longer enjoy fruits of our own labor -
a
future race to provide for,
whose
fathers we shall doubt of.
Think About Our Current Situation With Open Mind!
Look
into this picture and weep over it!
And
if there yet remains one thoughtless wretch who believes it not,
let
him suffer it unlamented.
Statement of Principles
We recognize
and affirm the God-given dignity of the individual
and believe
that the Declaration of Independence,
the Constitution
of the United States of America,
and the Pennsylvania
Declaration of Rights
most clearly
articulate this basic principle.
To restore
and preserve that fundamental human dignity,
we proclaim:
That every individual has a paramount right to life from conception until natural death and the government shall not infringe upon that right.
That the right of citizens to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and others shall not be questioned.
That the freedom to own, use, exchange, control, protect, and freely dispose of property and other assets is an inseparable extension of the individual's inalienable rights.
That the primary unit of society is the family (persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption) and it must be accorded all rights and responsibilities to direct care of its members, particularly in the areas of education, health care, discipline, and the upbringing of children without government interference.
That the United States of America is a sovereign nation and therefore must maintain control over its own affairs.
That guided by Divine Providence, our Founding Fathers established this nation on Judeo-Christian principles and therefore the right to the free exercise of religious beliefs is inviolate.
That our government is one of limited, delegated powers operating as a republic within the confines of the Constitution of the United States of America. The federal government derives its authority from its sovereign citizens and it is to be their servant, not their master.
...Preserve, Protect, and Defend
The Constitution
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