Your Name
Your Street Address
City, State, ZIP
Certified Mail # Date
Senator or Congress Person
Street Address
Washington, D.C.
Senator (or Congressperson):
I have recently read an article on the Internet, posted at Taxgate.com, regarding the practices and procedures of the IRS when supplying information to State Income Tax Departments. I found it rather disturbing, as both the IRS and the heads of these State Departments are in violation of Federal law, since the IRS provides them with return information without the written request by the State Executive for the return information.
It is plain to see that in 26 U.S.C. § 6103(d)(2), the Executives in the State's department must make a written request for return information in order for the IRS to release any such information requested. This is the letter of the law as enacted by the Congress and must be complied with or there is a violation of law occurring not only under this law, but also in the Privacy Act of 1974.
Were you aware of this illegal action going on?
I am writing this letter to ask you, "What is your plan of action, to solve this problem, and see the perpetrators of these illegal acts prosecuted for abuse of authority and dereliction of duty under the law enacted by the Congress and violation of the Public Trust, and sentenced accordingly?
It is the experience of the author of the article on Taxgate.com, that every State Executive who has been requested to provide a copy of his written request to the IRS for the return information, has never responded with any such written request, but only an agreement between the State and the IRS regarding the exchange of information which does not alter or touch upon the written request provision of the law, is provided.
It is plain to see that the Congress acted in good faith and vigilance to inform the Secretary of the Treasury what the actions of his delegates were to be. Yet, again, the delegate, and thus the Secretary, have been derelict in their duty and have violated the Public Trust placed in them by the Congress, to perform in accordance with the Rule and letter of the laws as enacted by the People through their Congress.
Also, it has come to my attention, and has also been revealed to a number of IRS personnel, that the authority of the Executive Branch to keep records is quite limited by 5 U.S.C. § 301:
§ 301. Departmental regulations.
The head of an Executive department or military department may prescribe regulations for the governing of his department, the conduct of its employees, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of its records, papers, and property. This section does not authorize withholding information from the public or limiting the availability of records to the public.
It appears that the only files pertaining to me that can be maintained by the IRS would be those relating to my employment with the IRS, which I am not and never have been in. Otherwise the only other files on me that could be in relation to the Internal Revenue Service would be my possible building of credits towards social security benefits, which squarely falls in the jurisdiction of the Social Security Administration.
Congressperson/Senator, if this is the rule of the law, why is the Secretary of the Treasury violating it every time we turn around?
What has happened to the rule of law as enacted by the Congress?
When did government employees rise above the rule of the authority of the Congress?
By what authority do these people in the Treasury Department ignore the laws enacted by the Congress, and thus render the authority of Congress, politically irrelevant?
Does it not bother you that the Governor of a State (one who has threatened the use of the National Guard against the force of the Federal government) has admitted that the IRS provides false and fallacious information to his State, and that information, being the same information in the IRS computer, reveals that the information in the IRS computer is false and fallacious?
If we cannot expect, and have secured for us, a life under a rule of law, what then should we expect, and how can we expect society to sustain itself. The laws the Congress has written and enacted have been acceptable on this matter, but the actions of the Executive Branch have been nothing short of lies, innuendo, and false witness, all in collusion with State level politicians and Department Executives.
Congressperson/Senator, Americans, in droves, are learning the truth about the nature and the substance of the information exchanged between the States and the IRS. We are learning that there is nothing constitutionally wrong with the laws you and your predecessors have been enacting, just that the IRS has been given Carte Blanche by someone to ignore them at will. We the People of America are not going to be the ones giving silent consent anymore.
We now see how the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury has been usurping the rule of law by the Congress, in turning a blind eye to the fact that the information in the IRS computers has been illegally released for many years. It is now acknowledged by one State Governor that this information is false and yet used as a witness against the Citizens of his state to seize their property.
We demand that now and today, the laws enacted by the Congress be followed, not just by the Citizens, but also by the Federal Government. Otherwise, what good is the Rule of law, and what good is your legislative power?
What actions are you going to take to stop this lawlessness at the Treasury Department?
I urge you to investigate this matter, and you will find that the IRS has not been acting in accordance with the laws your political and controlling body has enacted. When you find this to be true, it is only fair to issue a statement to the States and the Public that all of the information given to the states by the IRS, without the written request of the States tax Department Executive, was illegally acquired.
This will help those being persecuted by the State using such information. They will be able to force the information out of the record, as it was illegally obtained evidence, that is being used by the State
It will also help many to recover property stolen from them due to this illegally acquired information.
I also demand that those who refuse to obey the rule of the Congress when they work for the Congress, in the Executive Branch, should be disenfranchised, banned from any welfare program supported by the Federal Government, banned from future government employment, and entitled to transport to the despotic country of choice upon release from prison. We have no place for such arrogant lawlessness in this Republic, and such people can not be trusted.
I hope that you will stand with me in insisting that the laws made by the authority of the Congress be followed, even by the Executive Branch.
Should you resist actively, or passively by not responding, our numbers will grow in any event. Remember, that as this becomes a larger political movement, the system you may be seeking to hold together from its present pace of disintegration, will only disintegrate faster.
We the People know that you should figure out a way to help us re-create and return to the RULE of LAW in America.
The choice is yours.
I expect a timely and on-point response from you regarding this matter. Should you seek answers from the IRS, do not forget to check their answers to you, as they have a habit of giving incomplete and off-point answers to Congressional Officials on a regular basis.
I await your response and a description and time line as to when you expect to:
bring the IRS into compliance with the Rule of law as enacted by power and authority of the Congress of the United States of America;
Press for the prosecution of Executive Department Officials and Employees who have acted outside of the law;
Enact a law revoking the pensions of, disenfranchising, banning from federally supported welfare programs, banning from government employment, and an offer of free and safe passage to any despotic or Communist land, any Federal Government employee who willingly, or knowingly, or maliciously, or with willful ignorance, violates the Rule of law in their official capacity.
The People of this country cannot endure these types of characters in their government, carrying out these kinds of illegal action any longer. Watergate shocked the People, Iran-gate confused and bewildered the People in disbelief, and Campaign-gate has lowered the People to apathy. Should this trend continue, it is a fact that anger, aggression and violence are the next Public sentiments which will drive the political arena, as the only other option is the end of politics, as we know it.
We the People, by our silence, have allowed the government to force us into this situation, and the only proper, humanitarian, and logical action is an all out effort to restore the rule of law by the Congress of the People to this land.
I expect a response from you within 30 days from your receipt of this letter.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Cc: Your Congressperson, Senators, and Taxgate.org