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A Brief for U.S. Congressmen Regarding the Hunger Strike of Rose Lear

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Rose Lear, ended her hunger strike on day 30, April 3, 2003, after receiving assurances from her congressman, Pete Koekstra, that he will help her get the answer she seeks from congress to the 537 questions regarding what appears to be unlawful enforcement of income tax laws against U.S. Citizens.  If you have information that can assist in answering the questions, please contact his office.

IRS and DOJ Defer to Congress

When asked to address these questions, the IRS and Department of Justice defer to Congress as the legislative arm of government, who write the laws.  The IRS and DOJ say, "we only enforce the laws, we don't write them."

537 Questions Have Been Officially Served, Twice

The entire congress was served with the 537 questions by WeThePeople foundation on two different occasions: April 15, 2002 and Nov. 8, 2002.  Congress is in default of their constitutional duty to reply to these questions officially served them.  Rose Lear's fast was to force the issue.

Pertinent Documents:

  • Rose Lear's Press Release (includes eight questions)
  • 537 Questions (PDF):   Presented as statements of fact from the Citizens' Truth-in-Taxation Hearing held February 27 and 28, 2002, in Washington, DC.  If you agree that the answer is "true", then please provide a notarized affirmation to that effect.  If you hold that the answer to any of these is false, then please provide documentation to support your assertion, and notarize that response.
  • Congressman Hoekstra's Reply (PDF) - April 2, 2003
  • Rose Lear's Official Response to Hoekstra's Reply - April 3, 2003; Lear says Hoekstra's answers are "evasive and very incomplete;" itemizes how so.  Also states, "I do not see any signature to indicate that they have been provided under penalty of perjury to be true and correct."  Lear has an appointment with Hoekstra at 12:15 pm to deliver this reply.
  • WeThePeople's Supporting Documentation for Rebuttal to Congressman Hoekstra's Response - April 2, 2003
  • Rose Lear's Statement of Ending the Hunger Strike, pending

To Every Congressman

Rose Lear seeks the involvement and continued dialogue from each and every congressman with a growing number of constituents who have questions about what appears to them to be unlawful enforcement of income tax laws against U.S. Citizens.

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