Where can I find the definition?

[Demosthenes]

Maybe I'm losing my patience here - lately, the crazies don't seem as entertaining, just annoying.

Then it's not just me?

Gold bug discussions are always dull.

[LegalEagleMan]

Maybe I'm losing my patience here - lately, the crazies don't seem as entertaining, just annoying.

Then it's not just me?

Gold bug discussions are always dull.

I agree those Founding Fathers gold and silver bugs were nothing but a bunch of boring old stupid farts. I have no idea why if they hated the English Colonies so much why they just didn't leave.

[Demosthenes]

Gold bug discussions are always dull.

I agree those Founding Fathers gold and silver bugs were nothing but a bunch of boring old stupid farts. I have no idea why if they hated the English Colonies so much why they just didn't leave.

Thanks for proving my point.

[LegalEagleMan]

Gold bug discussions are always dull.

I agree those Founding Fathers gold and silver bugs were nothing but a bunch of boring old stupid farts. I have no idea why if they hated the English Colonies so much why they just didn't leave.

Thanks for proving my point.

I agree with you.

I saw this movie "The Patriot" last night, boring as heck, all that stuff back then just a bunch of boring stupid old goldbugs. I am glad they didn't decide to pull out their coins right there in the movie, I probably would have fallen asleep. What they should have done is made a movie about tax law, now that is some exciting stuff. Have a bunch of CPAs and lawyers sitting around looking at papers and form, hit movie right there. Everyone loves a good accountant movie, they are know for their excitement.

[Lambkin]

I agree those Founding Fathers gold and silver bugs were nothing but a bunch of boring old stupid farts. I have no idea why if they hated the English Colonies so much why they just didn't leave.

A more self-aggrandizing comparison can scarcely be imagined.

[LegalEagleMan]

A more self-aggrandizing comparison can scarcely be imagined.

Who is being compared?

Goldbugs are boring, now tax lawyers and accountants are as hot as strippers in the mind of the public.

[Lambkin]

A more self-aggrandizing comparison can scarcely be imagined.

Who is being compared?

Gold bugs and leaders of the American revolution. Next you'll be rowing across the Delaware with your army. Oh wait, I forgot, you don't have an army. Never mind.

Goldbugs are boring, now tax lawyers and accountants are as hot as strippers in the mind of the public.

It ain't the accounts and tax lawyers who are trying to spice up boring topics with grand conspiracies and impending doom. That's a task for the PNJ's.

[LegalEagleMan]

Gold bugs and leaders of the American revolution. Next you'll be rowing across the Delaware with your army. Oh wait, I forgot, you don't have an army. Never mind.

I would not row across any river the goldbugs would bore me to sleep and I would probably fall over the side and drown.

Why would I want an army?

[webhick]

Why would I want an army?

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, to hear the lamentation of the women. You know, the things that are best in life.

Yeah. I don't get out of bed for anything less than an entire village screaming in horror.

[LegalEagleMan]

Why would I want an army?

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, to hear the lamentation of the women. You know, the things that are best in life.

That is a good one. Hahaha.

As for me, I don't need no army. People will be hacking away at each other before too long with me adding to it. There will be plenty of armies, there will be so many armies I doubt they will be able to tell which side is which.

[webhick]

Yeah. I don't get out of bed for anything less than an entire village screaming in horror.

Isn't that the ringtone for your cellphone?

Naw, that's "The Worms Crawl In." I actually have the screaming programmed into my alarm clock. Turned out it was getting too expensive for me to send a small army to slaughter villagers and phone it in to me every morning at the right time. Problem is, the one I have just isn't as funny as it used to be. I'm considering replacing it with that one from Sesame Street from like 20 years ago. THAT was hilarious.

[Chemnor]

?
A dude like you has been hypnotized into believing a one "dollar" FRN is a true "dollar" in the US and world economies, rather than adhering to what Congress has established as a "dollar" of true value, a Silver Eagle dollar.

GoldandSilverEagles: You asked me to explain my beliefs so I thought I would give you SOME SMALL section of what I believe in a short summary. But first:

I can find nothing in 31 USC that says the true value of a dollar is a silver eagle. You cannot have a "true value" of anything that has multiple definition.

A presidential dollar has been defined by Congress as being a dollar. So has a Silver Eagle. But so has the $50, $25, $10 and $5 gold coins. But even if you were to use the gold coins the $10 coins weights 1/4 of an ounce while the $25 is a 1/2 ounce and the $50 is an ounce and the $5 is 1/20 of an ounce.

Prov. 20: 10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

Lev. 19: 35 ¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

Deut. 25: 15 But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

The fact that Congress gives monetary Divers weights, and divers measures is a HUGE problem for me religiously. For Congress to CLEARLY establish a monetary system of intentionally Divers weights, and divers measures is an establishment of a religion by the government or at least an establishment of an anti Christian law as it forces Americans to use a system that is an abomination to THEIR Lord.

The court was very clear in Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing Tp. 330 U.S. 1, 15-16, (U.S. 1947): "The ‘establishment of religion’ clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion. No person can be punished for entertaining or professing religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or non-attendance. No tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions, whatever they may be called, or whatever form they may adopt to teach or practice religion. Neither a state nor the Federal Government can, openly or secretly, participate in the affairs of any religious organizations or groups and vice versa. In the words of Jefferson, the clause against establishment of religion by law was intended to erect ‘a wall of separation between Church and State.’ Reynolds v. United States, supra, 98 U.S. at page 164, 25 L.Ed. 244.

And Marxism is a religion and its 10 commandments are well known and established in the USA:

In Economics as a Religion by Robert Nelson (ISBN-13: 978-0-271-02284-0) he confirms that Marxism is a religion when he writes: “Marx thus is best understood not fundamentally as an economist at all, but as another Jewish messiah—like Jesus—with another message of salvation for the world. If the message of Jesus had conquered the Mediterranean and European world, the Marxist gospel in the twentieth century would spread over Russia, China, and many other nations—to billions of people throughout the globe. As Paul Tillich said in his history of Christian religion, and however distorted the Marxist gospel, Marx was one of the most influential “theologians” who ever lived.”

Marx has a religious message and Federal Reserve Notes and the Graduated Income tax are a major part of Marx's "message of salvation for the world."

Being forced to calculate wages in Federal Reserve Notes if and when filing and paying a tax what is a part of an establishment of a religion and “secret combination” aka Communist conspiracy (2nd and 5th planks of Marx's Communist Manifesto) also creates a “conflict of conscience” (see Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. 577, 595 (1992)) for me and places a substantial burden upon my religious exercise. It is far more intrusive upon my religious exercise than simply not being able to attend a graduation ceremony. It threatens me with the loss of eternal salvation and glory and all property assigned to me to care for as a Steward of Christ. In other words:

It also gives insufficient recognition to the real conflict of conscience faced by a [member of the Christian Fellowship ( http://www.sovereignfellowship.com/ ) and a Latter-day Saint ( http://www.lds.org/ )] who would have to choose whether to miss [heaven] or conform to the state-sponsored practice in an environment where the risk of compulsion is especially high. (see Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. 577, 595 (1992))

I cannot be true to my faith and participate in Marx's second commandment. The prophet/president was VERY clear on this:

"Latter-day Saints cannot be true to their faith and lend aid [pay a "voluntary" Marxist Tax/tithing], encouragement, or sympathy to false ideologies such as socialism and communism. The official Church position on communism remains unchanged since it was first promulgated in 1936: "We call upon all Church members completely to eschew Communism. The safety of our divinely inspired Constitutional government and the welfare of our Church imperatively demand that Communism shall have no place in America." (Improvement Era, August 1936, p. 488.)

How can I completely "eschew communism" if I am penalized or forced or to follow at least 3 of Marx's 10 religious/anti-Christ commandments? And if I am forced to do so is that not the establishment of a civil religion by the government?

LDS Prophet and President David O. McKay, Conference Report, April 9, 1966, pp. 109-10 stated: "The position of this Church on the subject of Communism has never changed. We consider it the greatest satanical threat to peace, prosperity, and the spread of God's work among men that exists on the face of the earth. . . .
The entire concept and philosophy of Communism is diametrically opposed to everything for which the Church stands—belief in Deity, belief in the dignity and eternal nature of man, and the application of the gospel to efforts for peace in the world. Communism is militantly atheistic and is committed to the destruction of faith wherever it may be found.
The Russian Commissar of Education wrote: "We must hate Christians and Christianity. Even the best of them must be considered our worst enemies. Christian love is an obstacle to the development of the revolution. Down with love for one's neighbor. What we want is hate. Only then shall we conquer the universe."
On the other hand, the gospel teaches the existence of God as our Eternal and Heavenly Father and declares: ". . . him only shalt thou serve." (Matt. 4:10.) Communism debases the individual and makes him the enslaved tool of the state, to which he must look for sustenance and religion. Communism destroys man's God-given free agency…"

Now that is what I call clear and unequivocal.

“To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” –Thomas Jefferson

Now with all of those concerns in mind, and that is a very limited amount of my concerns, how can I sign a 1040 as per 26 USC without committing a felony as per this statute:

26 USC § 7206. Fraud and false statements
Any person who—
(1) Declaration under penalties of perjury
Willfully makes and subscribes any return, statement, or other document, which contains or is verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury, and which he does not believe to be true and correct as to every material matter; shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100,000, or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

I came here to Quatloos because I was told that federal prosecutors posted here because I have been unable to get answers to my questions from other federal prosecutors, judges, IRS agents or my congresscritters. I do and continue to do my due diligence as an American to understand the law (not opinions like Gregg gives) and how it applies to me and whether or not the government, as required by law (RFRA), can demonstrate that any enforcement actions against me will have a compelling government interest. The government cannot have a compelling government interest in the establishment of a civic/secular/civil religion (School Dist. of Abington Tp., Pa. v. Schempp 374 U.S. 203, *225, (1963) and Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. 577, *578, (1992) and my research shows that it has, indeed, established the Civic Religion of Marxism.

Even an Apostle (God's mouth piece according to my faith) of my church warned me against this establishment of this civil religion

Speaker Martin R. Stephens, Quoting Apostle Faust, in Utah House of Representatives, Opening Session Remarks, January 19, 2004 helps to explain it:
“There seems to be developing a new civil religion. The civil religion I refer to is a secular religion. It has no moral absolutes. It is non-denominational. It is non-theistic. It is politically focused. It is antagonistic to religion. It rejects the historic religious traditions of this nation. It feels strange. If this trend continues, non-belief will be more honored than belief. While all beliefs must be protected, are atheism, agnosticism, cynicism, and moral relativism to be more safeguarded and valued than Christianity, Judaism, and the tenets of Islam which hold that there is a Supreme Being and that mortals are accountable to him? If so, this would, in my opinion, place this nation in great moral jeopardy.”

I have a Religious DUTY to oppose this Civil Religion and I have done so and will continue to do so and it threatens my liberty and the liberty of all nations. China has clearly established a civil religion while American has done it covertly by using verbicide.

World Religions Today stated:
"In China, the enormously successful civil religion of the Communist party adapted ancient Confucian imperial doctrine, promoted Mao as the sage-philosopher of the nation, whose teachings were critical for national salvation, and presented Mao as representing the morality of communist truth."

The government cannot have a compelling government interest in aiding one religion over another and it is obvious that it has done that with Social Secuirty and government schools and the income tax. Then, and only after the government demonstrates that a compelling government interest exists, it must also demonstrate that its enforcement is the least restrictive upon my, not anyone else's, religious exercise.

Then the government, in order to convict me of a tax crime would need to demonstrate that I knew that I was required to file and pay BEFORE they demonstrated, as required by law, that they had a compelling government interest and that it was the least restrictive upon my beliefs AND that I could believe that I could sing a 1040 form as being "true and correct as to every material matter."

Now I have worked diligently to find out if I am a person required to file and what I discovered is that I don't know "as to every material matter" if I am or not. The IRS told me in writing that I am not required to file a 1040. I have, according to the courts, the right to believe what the IRS told me in writing but we all know how the IRS lies so I MUST, as a reasonable person take the fact that they both lie and are inept, uneducated and by their own declaration, at war with Americans, into consideration when considering that letter. My Congresscritters cannot tell me and obfuscate whenever I ask. Federal judges in Florida, Ohio, West Virgina and Nevada, like Mormon Judge/President Dawson, cannot point to a single statute that says anyone is required to file and the three he tried to link together to show how a person MAY become a person required to file are vague at best. And those three statues do not even consider in implications of the possible Establishment clause violations and the RFRA requirements that the government has not demonstrated.

And of course I MUST, as a good Citizen doing his due dillegence, consider what the Supreme Court ruled concerning taxing statutes:

1. Hecht v. Malley, 265 U.S. 144, 156, 44 S.Ct. 462, U.S. 1924 [S]tatutes levying taxes their provisions are not to be extended by implication beyond the clear import of the language used, and in case of doubt are to be construed most strongly against the Government and in favor of he taxpayer.
2. Treat v. White, 181 U.S. 264, 267 21 S.Ct. 611, U.S. 1901 ‘a tax cannot be imposed without clear and express words for that purpose.’'
3. Gould v. Gould, 245 U.S. 151, 153, 38 S.Ct. 53, U.S. 1917 In case of doubt they are construed most strongly against the government, and in favor of the citizen.
4. White v. Aronson, 302 U.S. 16, 20, 58 S.Ct. 95, U.S. 1937 Where there is a reasonable doubt as to the meaning of a taxing act it should be construed most favorably to the taxpayer.
5. Hassett v. Welch, 303 U.S. 303, 314, 58 S.Ct. 559, U.S. 1938 f doubt exists as to the construction of a taxing statute, the doubt should be resolved in favor of the taxpayer.
6. Spreckels Sugar Refining Co. v. McClain, 192 U.S. 397, 24 S.Ct. 376, 418, U.S. 1904 Keeping in mind the well-settled rule that the citizen is exempt from taxation unless the same is imposed by clear and unequivocal language, and that where the construction of a tax law is doubtful, the doubt is to be resolved in favor of those upon whom the tax is sought to be laid.
7. White v. Aronson, 302 U.S. 16, 20 & 21, 58 S.Ct. 95, U.S. 1937 Tax laws, like all other laws, are made to be obeyed. They should therefore be intelligible to those who are expected to obey them.

Now since I know all of these things and have all of these questions that I have been unable to get clear and unequivocal answers to, how can I sign a 1040, knowing without question and I could not believe it to be true and correct as to every material matter, and not commit a felony?

Actually I can answer my own question. I could sign it not knowing it was true and correct as to every material matter if I was not a "taxpayer" because USC 26 only applies to taxpayers so I would not be subject to 26 USC § 7206 as to the best of my current knowledge and belief I am not a taxpayer.

As the Court said in Economy Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. v. U. S. 470 F.2d 585, 589 (Ct.Cl., 1972) “[P]ersons who are not taxpayers are not within the system and can obtain no benefit by following the procedures prescribed for taxpayers, such as the filing of claims for refunds… “They [the revenue laws] relate to taxpayers, and not to nontaxpayers. The latter are without their scope.”

But then again I could be wrong. But how can I find out? So far, after 30 years of research, I have been unable to get clear and unequivocal answers from Congresscritters, judges, lawyers, the IRS, the U.S. Mint, the President of the United States, the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve Board, Nevada's Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, etc.

Therefore I am 100% sure that I am unsure.

Therefore I will continue to follow the clear and unequivocal maxim of law that states:Quod dubitas, ne feceris. When you doubt, do not act.

Therefore I cannot sign a 1040 because I doubt. And I cannot pay without signing a 1040 because I would be violating my deeply held religious beliefs.

Two aspects of the Federal Income Tax system - voluntary compliance with the law and self-assessment of tax - make it important for you to understand your rights and responsibilities as a taxpayer. 'Voluntary compliance' places on the taxpayer the responsibility for filing an income tax return. You must decide whether the law requires you to file a return. If it does, you must file your return by the date it is due. –IRS Publication 21

You are among the millions of Americans who comply with the tax law voluntarily. –1992 Form1040 Tax Instruction Booklet

Our tax system is based on individual self-assessment and voluntary compliance. –Mortimer Caplin, IRS Commissioner, 1975 IRS IR Audit Manual

The mission of the service is to encourage and achieve the highest possible degree of voluntary compliance. –Donald C. Alexander, IRS Commissioner, Federal Register, March 1974

The IRS's primary task is to collect taxes under a voluntary compliance system. –Jerome Kurtz IRS Commissioner, 1980 IR Annual Report

We have a voluntary compliance system. –Fred Goldberg, IRS Commissioner, Nightline with Ted Koppel, Apr.13, 1990

Our system of taxation is based on voluntary assessment and payment, not upon distraint. –United States v. Flora, 362 US 145 (1958)

Where the law is uncertain, there is no law. Ubi jus incertum, ibi jus nullum. –Maxim of law

When the law fails to serve as a rule, almost everything ought to be suspected. Ubi non adest norma legis, omnia quasi pro suspectis habenda sunt. –Maxim of law

Where there is no authority to enforce, there is no authority to obey. Ubi non est condendi auctoritas, ibi non est parendi necessitas. –Maxim of law

I will continue to seek answers, not opinions as to how a LDS Christian can be forced to file a voluntary 1040 which would support a belief system that is anathema to my faith and not have it be a violation of the First Amendment and the RFRA.

[Chemnor]

He used to think like most of you guys but when I got the letters from the IRS saying I was not required to file he slowly started to wake up and take an honest look. That is when he started defending people against the Beast. When no one could give him the legal definition of a dollar he woke up a bit more.

Does he pay federal income taxes?

To the best of my current knowledge and belief he does. But I have no evidence of that and have never seen him file nor pay. He has told me he does.

I have asked him how he can file with all he knows and not commit a felony. He cannot answer me. I believe that he does not believe he is required to file, knows that there is no legal definition as to what a dollar is, knows there is no clear and unequivocal language in the code and believes that the Income tax system is truly voluntary or else it would be unconstitutional. So I do not understand why he files except that he fears the IRS.

I guess he does not have the convictions of his faith like I do. I MUST follow Christ's commandments for me. If not I am damned like Damm.

26 USC § 7206. Fraud and false statements
Any person who—
(1) Declaration under penalties of perjury
Willfully makes and subscribes any return, statement, or other document, which contains or is verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury, and which he does not believe to be true and correct as to every material matter; shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100,000 ($500,000 in the case of a corporation), or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

[Chemnor]

wow, I missed nothing in this thread. My life is 20 mins more boring now. Who the hell cares that some idiot is confused about gold and value of money? Not me. Maybe I'm losing my patience here - lately, the crazies don't seem as entertaining, just annoying.

But you people living in the Marxist fantasy still make me laugh endlessly. Thanks for the good laugh.

[Demosthenes]

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I will continue to seek answers, not opinions as to how a LDS Christian can be forced to file

I thought you created your own religion to get your son out of gym class.

[Chemnor]

Maybe I'm losing my patience here - lately, the crazies don't seem as entertaining, just annoying.

Then it's not just me?

Gold bug discussions are always dull.

I am not a gold bug. I don't even believe that if Congress wanted to go on a gold standard that it would be neither possible nor practical nor necessary.

I am a person trying to find out what the law says about dollars. I don't care what they are made out of as long as Congress has defined their value as required in the Constitution and that they are fixed and have a standard of weight and measure.

[Brandybuck]

Gold bug discussions are always dull.

Sometimes they can get quite exciting. I remember a particularly memorable argument between free banker anarchists and goldbug anarchists, with the latter demanding that the government shut down any bank not holding 100% reserves in gold. There is a loopiness that transcends mundane insanities and strikes awe and fear into any that behold it.

[Duke2Earl]

Having reached the magic 100 post number added to the fact that the insanity was getting very, very deep... this topic is locked. If anyone wants to continue you are free to start another.

[Famspear]

GoldandSilverEagles: You asked me to explain my beliefs so I thought I would give you SOME SMALL section of what I believe in a short summary. But first:

I can find nothing in 31 USC that says the true value of a dollar is a silver eagle. You cannot have a "true value" of anything that has multiple definition.

Wrong. Empty rhetoric. For federal income tax purposes, you CAN have a "true value" (in the sense of the amount includible as gross income under section 61) of "something that has multiple definitions." Many, many words have "multiple definitions." This is especially true of legal terms.

The fact that Congress gives monetary Divers weights, and divers measures is a HUGE problem for me religiously. For Congress to CLEARLY establish a monetary system of intentionally Divers weights, and divers measures is an establishment of a religion by the government or at least an establishment of an anti Christian law as it forces Americans to use a system that is an abomination to THEIR Lord.

If you willfuly fail to timely file federal income tax returns or you willfully fail to timely pay the related taxes, you may have a HUGE legal problem.

The court was very clear in Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing Tp. 330 U.S. 1, 15-16, (U.S. 1947): "The ‘establishment of religion’ clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church.

Whatever the holding or holdings in that case, that particular statement has very little bearing on your federal income tax liability.

And Marxism is a religion and its 10 commandments are well known and established in the USA ....

Again, immaterial to federal income tax issues.

Marx has a religious message and Federal Reserve Notes and the Graduated Income tax are a major part of Marx's "message of salvation for the world."

Empty rhetoric.

Being forced to calculate wages in Federal Reserve Notes if and when filing and paying a tax what is a part of an establishment of a religion and “secret combination” aka Communist conspiracy (2nd and 5th planks of Marx's Communist Manifesto) also creates a “conflict of conscience” (see Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. 577, 595 (1992)) for me and places a substantial burden upon my religious exercise. It is far more intrusive upon my religious exercise than simply not being able to attend a graduation ceremony. It threatens me with the loss of eternal salvation and glory and all property assigned to me to care for as a Steward of Christ.

Baloney.

I cannot be true to my faith and participate in Marx's second commandment. The prophet/president was VERY clear on this....

If you are caught and you face criminal prosecution for federal tax crimes, you also cannot avoid legal liability for federal income taxes by using your religious beliefs as a defense to a charge of "willfulness" -- unless the jury is convinced that you had an actual good faith belief under the Cheek doctrine.

“To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” –Thomas Jefferson

Unfortunately, citing this quote from Thomas Jefferson is not, as a matter of law, a legal defense to a charge of willfulness in a federal tax prosecution. And your belief that paying federal income taxes is "sinful and tyrannical" (if that is your belief) does not negate an obligation to file returns under Internal Revenue Code section 6012 or an obligation to pay taxes under section 6151.

Now with all of those concerns in mind, and that is a very limited amount of my concerns, how can I sign a 1040 as per 26 USC without committing a felony as per this statute [ . . . . ]

Wrong question. The question is whether, if you are prosecuted for failure to timely file a return or timely pay the tax, the prosecution can persuade the jury that you were "willful" beyond a reasonable doubt. In this context, "willful" relates to the voluntary, intentional violation of a known legal duty. If you are aware of the existence of the statutes and court cases, a rational jury might conclude that your conduct was willful -- regardless of your professed belief that you are not obligated to file a return or pay a tax. It's not up to you to make that determination; it's up to the jury.

I came here to Quatloos because I was told that federal prosecutors posted here because I have been unable to get answers to my questions from other federal prosecutors, judges, IRS agents or my congresscritters.

No, that's not why you came here. You came here to argue your preconceived belief, and to challenge the Quatloos regulars. Yes, you received the correct answers long before you came here. Whether you accept those answers or not is up to you. Your acceptance, however, is not required in order for you to be liable for the tax. Referring to the answers as being merely "opinions" will not, as a matter of law, be a defense if you are ever charged with a federal tax crime. Neither will doing that help you avoid liability for payment of the tax, or for related civil penalties and interest.

Again, all your bloviating about "compelling government interest" in the establishment of a civic/secular/civil religion is just that: bloviating. If it comes down to that, the jury will decide your fate.

Even an Apostle (God's mouth piece according to my faith) of my church warned me against this establishment of this civil religion....

Unfortunately, an Apostle will not be able to extricate you from legal liability if you are prosecuted.

I have a Religious DUTY to oppose this Civil Religion [.....]

You have a legal duty to file tax returns and pay taxes, and The Law does not care about your religious duties. Neither will the prosecutor, if it ever comes down to that. Your best hope will be the jury.

The government cannot have a compelling government interest in aiding one religion over another and it is obvious that it has done that with Social Secuirty and government schools and the income tax. Then, and only after the government demonstrates that a compelling government interest exists, it must also demonstrate that its enforcement is the least restrictive upon my, not anyone else's, religious exercise.

There is no legal requirement that the government have a "compelling government interest" as you have described here, and there is no legal requirement that the government "demonstrate" that such an interest exists. Sorry.

My Congresscritters cannot tell me and obfuscate whenever I ask. Federal judges in Florida, Ohio, West Virgina and Nevada, like Mormon Judge/President Dawson, cannot point to a single statute that says anyone is required to file and the three he tried to link together to show how a person MAY become a person required to file are vague at best. And those three statues do not even consider in implications of the possible Establishment clause violations and the RFRA requirements that the government has not demonstrated.

Sorry, but if you are prosecuted for a federal tax crime, the above statement could be used against you to persuade the jury that you conduct was willful -- that your belief did not qualify as a Cheek actual good faith belief. It would be up to the jury to decide. Your statements could actually help prove the government's case against you.

Now since I know all of these things and have all of these questions that I have been unable to get clear and unequivocal answers [ . . . .]

You have undoubtedly received clear and unequivocal answers. The fact that you contend those answers are not clear or unequivocal may or may not impress a jury.

Therefore I will continue to follow the clear and unequivocal maxim of law that states:Quod dubitas, ne feceris. When you doubt, do not act.

Therefore, if you are prosecuted, you will have your chance to face a jury.

Therefore I cannot sign a 1040 because I doubt. And I cannot pay without signing a 1040 because I would be violating my deeply held religious beliefs.

Good luck.

EDIT: Sorry, didn't realize this thread was locked.