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Dear editor:

On July 1, 2001, a very brave and dedicated patriot, Bob Shultz, began a hunger strike, in a last ditch and seemingly vain effort to have his own
government redress his grievances regarding the legality and legitimacy of our "income" tax laws, as provided for under the First Amendment. Mr. Schultz, of the "We the People Foundation for Constitutional Education," has pledged to continue his effort until such time as he either dies or IRS Commissioner Charles O. Rossotti and elected
representatives of the United States government agree to hear and address his concerns. The very fact that he has been driven to such extreme
measures is inconceivable in a free country, and that fact SHOULD disturb and enrage every American citizen.

The usual (and otherwise) staunch defenders of the First Amendment, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and the nation's news media, have been
curiously silent regarding this matter, and most folks to date remain uninformed regarding this situation.

Mr. Shultz, along with other tax investigators - which include former IRS employees, CPAs, lawyers, and assorted others - have discovered
credible evidence that calls into question the legality of our present "voluntary" tax system; evidence which, would seem to indicate fraud and
deceit at the highest levels of government. As a tax payer and a citizen, I would like to see this matter investigated in the light of day and the truth exposed - and you should too. Write to your representatives and ask them when they plan to do so.

In the final analysis, Mr. Shultz and company MAY be wrong; but if there is indeed verifiable proof that they are, it is the government's responsibility to produce such evidence; and the press' responsibility to report the facts. I suggest BOTH start doing so - immediately!

Sincerely,

Claude A. Bohn
6700 Creston Drive
Louisville, KY. 40258
502-933-7442

"The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than
the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair." - H.L. Mencken