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{{Yeah, but this is what they WANT us to think! :-}
Amelia}}
> Here's a little noticed link in the self help legal clinic
at
> http://drtavel.com --
> http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/3578/myths.html
>
> Anyone who's spent significant amounts of time on the Web
or on Usenet
> knows there's an abundance of wacky conspiracy theories
put forth by the
> logic-impaired. This collection of pages and links is
designed to help
> debunk many of the more prevalent myths. Thankfully, this
task isn't mine
> alone; there are many other folks out there who have also
undertaken to
> expose this nonsense. Where appropriate, I haven't
reproduced the work of
> others; instead I've just linked to their work.
>
> I should note that this page is in its infancy. As of this
writing, only
> the Alex Jones section, part of the Tax Protestor Myth
section, and a
> little bit of the Federal Reserve Myth section has content
beyond this
> "summary" page.
>
> HEY, WHY IS THIS PAGE OUTDATED?
>
> Federal Reserve Conspiracies Tax Protestor Myths
Gold-Fringed Flags & Other
> Jurisdictional Myths
> The Illuminati, CFR, Trilateralists, and other Secret
Societies Special
> Austin Section - Alex Jones & Exposing Corruption
Miscellaneous Conspiracy
> Myths
> Federal Reserve Conspiracies
> [GO TO DETAIL]
> These myths are perhaps more prevalent than any other.
Usually involving
> international banking interests -- the Rothschilds of
England are a
> favorite target -- or the anti-Semitic version with Jewish
bankers, the
> general idea is that the Fed has somehow stolen
constitutional government
> away from the US.
> Two pages do an excellent job with these myths. The first
is Dr. Edward
> Flaherty's Federal Reserve FAQ page. Dr. Flaherty, an
economics professor
> at the College of Charleston, refutes these myths with
excellent facts and
> analysis. The second is a page by Gerry Rough entitled "In
Pursuit of
> Reason", which also does a thorough job.
>
> Tax Protestor Myths
> [GO TO DETAIL]
> Another favorite are the various theories that say an
individual isn't
> liable for income tax. Usually relying on a clearly
erroneous reading of
> the Internal Revenue Code or an out-of-context quotation
from a court's
> opinion, they claim that the law as written does not make
one liable.
> Nothing could be further from the truth. Just to be clear:
this does not
> deal with arguments that the income tax should be replaced
with a better
> system. That's a legitimate political position. What this
does deal with
> are arguments that the income tax, as it exists today,
does not make one
> liable.
> Without doubt, the best source for debunking this claim is
the Tax
> Protestor FAQ, Dan Evan's magnum opus. While there are a
few areas where
> the FAQ is skimpy (Dan admits it's a work in progress), it
covers most
> claims in remarkable detail. I hope to supplement a few of
the areas where
> the FAQ is a bit "thin" in the future. Another great
resource is Joe Adams'
> Tax Protestor Hall of Fame; here, you can read actual
court opinions and
> see how seriously the courts have taken tax protestor
arguments. As a
> bonus, you can also read the original opinions on many
other "sovereign"
> claims.
>
> Gold-Fringed Flags and Other Jurisdictional Myths
> [GO TO DETAIL]
> Perhaps the wackiest claim of all, this myth says that a
courtroom with a
> gold-fringed flag is a military courtroom, or one that can
only hear
> admiralty claims. The long and short of it is this: just
because the
> military requires gold-fringed flags does not mean that
any flag with gold
> fringe is military. That's a little like saying the
military requires its
> troops to eat three square meals a day, so anyone who eats
three square
> meals per day is in the military. Pure ridiculousness.
> Anyway, this section will deal with that claim, as well as
others involving
> the UCC, mis-reading of the Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
decision, and other
> matters that claim one thing or another affects the
jurisdiction of a
> courtroom. Hopefully, I'll get to it soon.
>
> The Illuminati, CFR, Bilderbergers, Trilateral Commission,
etc.
> [GO TO DETAIL]
> These are among the most popular bogeymen for the
conspiracy theorist. They
> believe that somebody is secretly pulling the strings --
usually David
> Rockefeller or that old standby, the Rothschild family.
This is perhaps the
> best conspiracy myth because it is unverifiable. It also
has a kernel of
> truth -- members of organizations like the CFR undoubtedly
have a lot of
> influence over United States foreign policy. This section
will try to deal
> with these theories with a degree of sanity. It will also
focus on the
> alleged New World Order, since these organizations are
allegedly behind the
> supposed coming one-world government.
>
> Special Austin Section! - Alex Jones & Exposing Corruption
> [GO TO DETAIL]
> For those of you not "in the know," Austin has one of the
looniest (well,
> one of several actually) public access cable hosts ever!
His name's Alex
> Jones, and he hosts a show called Exposing Corruption on
Tuesday nights, on
> channel 10. He's also got a Saturday evening radio program
on a local FM
> radio station (98.9 KJFK, which interestingly also carries
Howard Stern).
> Alex actually exists with a group of like-minded folks in
an organization
> called Texas Best Seminars; many of them also have public
access shows,
> most notably a fellow named Jeff Davis.
> Alex believes in all the other conspiracy myths, but he's
also got a few of
> his own. This section deals with those theories, most
notably one about
> Executive Order 12986. He also rants about local
government; amazingly,
> although he often starts with a good point, it inevitably
dissolves into a
> half-baked theory involving the supposed New World Order.
>
> Other Assorted Bogus Theories
> [GO TO DETAIL]
> Here, I'd like to deal with a few other noted theories,
things like the
> drivers' licensing and the right to travel, "invisible
contracts," allodial
> title, the "missing" 13th amendment, etc. This section
will be for "minor"
> theories that crop up from time to time. For now, refer to
Jol
> Silversmith's Titles of Nobility Amendment FAQ for
information on the
> supposed "missing" 13th amendment.
> I'd also like to address briefly Gulf War Syndrome; for
now, you can read
> Michael Fumento's article, Gulf Lore Illness, for an
excellent
> demonstration of the junk science behind this supposed
cover-up. You can
> also read other articles at the Gulf War Syndrome's
Skeptic's Page, which
> includes Mr. Fumento's response to various critics.
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