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09-20-16, 01:21 PM
"The IRS now has a much larger and very incriminating problem on their hands: the term “U.S. Individual” on all Forms 1040 includes ONLY federal citizens and resident aliens, and those Forms must be executed under the penalties of perjury, as required by IRC 6065. See 26 CFR 1.1-1(b) for proof, and “Federal citizenship” in Black’s Law Dictionary, Fifth and Sixth Editions. The latter definition is very condemning of the Congress that originally created that “second class” of citizens (small “c”)."
Another comment - This bill doesn’t go nearly far enough. Why stop at the IRS? Other agencies also use the current civil forfeiture laws to steal money and property from people if they deem it “suspicious”. The US Treasury uses this all the time to confiscate cash from travelers, primarily at airports and ports. If I and my family want to take a three week vacation to Paris but don’t like using credit cards, I could easily need $25-$30,000 to cover hotels, meals, transportation, entertainment and shopping. However, travelers carrying this much cash are deemed suspicious that the government agents are authorized to seize your cash with no proof of a crime, no reasonable reason to believe you may have committed a crime, or that the money isn’t yours. Why should be carrying cash, of any amount, be a reason for government agents to take your cash? In effect, the government is supporting the banks and credit card companies by forcing us to pay the exorbitant fees and exchange rates charged by banks and credit card companies for international purchases. No government agent should have the authority to seize personal property without probable cause.
Another comment Thank you Congressman Roskam and team. It is encouraging to have at least one public official looking out for the people they represent.
Source: This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider H.R. 5523, the “Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT (Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools) Act,” sponsored by Congressman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) It enjoys the bipartisan co-sponsorship of twelve Members of Congress as ideologically diverse from Mr. Roskam as Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Danny Davis of Illinois, and Joe Crowley of New York–all Democrats. It was reported out of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee by voice vote and was discharged immediately from the Financial Services Committee. It is widely expected to pass by an overwhelming bipartisan margin on the House floor http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanellis/2016/09/19/u-s-house-to-stop-irs-from-stealing-your-bank-account/#313ce9b85885
Other sources:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5523?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+5523%22%5D%7D&resultIndex=1
http://dailysignal.com/2015/05/11/the-irs-seized-107000-from-this-north-carolina-mans-bank-account-now-hes-fighting-to-get-it-back/
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/bipartisan-wm-members-bringing-justice-victims-irs-abuse/
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/6.9-Roskam-Lewis-Response-Letter-and-Enclosure.pdf
McLellan, though, was never charged with a crime.
http://dailysignal.com/2015/05/14/federal-government-to-return-107702-irs-seized-from-north-carolina-convenience-store-owner/
Another comment - This bill doesn’t go nearly far enough. Why stop at the IRS? Other agencies also use the current civil forfeiture laws to steal money and property from people if they deem it “suspicious”. The US Treasury uses this all the time to confiscate cash from travelers, primarily at airports and ports. If I and my family want to take a three week vacation to Paris but don’t like using credit cards, I could easily need $25-$30,000 to cover hotels, meals, transportation, entertainment and shopping. However, travelers carrying this much cash are deemed suspicious that the government agents are authorized to seize your cash with no proof of a crime, no reasonable reason to believe you may have committed a crime, or that the money isn’t yours. Why should be carrying cash, of any amount, be a reason for government agents to take your cash? In effect, the government is supporting the banks and credit card companies by forcing us to pay the exorbitant fees and exchange rates charged by banks and credit card companies for international purchases. No government agent should have the authority to seize personal property without probable cause.
Another comment Thank you Congressman Roskam and team. It is encouraging to have at least one public official looking out for the people they represent.
Source: This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider H.R. 5523, the “Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT (Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools) Act,” sponsored by Congressman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) It enjoys the bipartisan co-sponsorship of twelve Members of Congress as ideologically diverse from Mr. Roskam as Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Danny Davis of Illinois, and Joe Crowley of New York–all Democrats. It was reported out of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee by voice vote and was discharged immediately from the Financial Services Committee. It is widely expected to pass by an overwhelming bipartisan margin on the House floor http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanellis/2016/09/19/u-s-house-to-stop-irs-from-stealing-your-bank-account/#313ce9b85885
Other sources:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5523?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+5523%22%5D%7D&resultIndex=1
http://dailysignal.com/2015/05/11/the-irs-seized-107000-from-this-north-carolina-mans-bank-account-now-hes-fighting-to-get-it-back/
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/bipartisan-wm-members-bringing-justice-victims-irs-abuse/
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/6.9-Roskam-Lewis-Response-Letter-and-Enclosure.pdf
McLellan, though, was never charged with a crime.
http://dailysignal.com/2015/05/14/federal-government-to-return-107702-irs-seized-from-north-carolina-convenience-store-owner/