Subject: End Slavery/Peonage Comment: Fact. The Federal Reserve Act allows the U.S. government to borrow large sums of money from private banking institutions at interest, and thereby creating a large public "debt". Fact. According to Black's Law Dictionary, "Peonage" is a condition of "servitude" compelling a man or woman to perform labor in order to pay off a "debt". Fact. "Peonage" is a form of involuntary servitude prohibited by the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [See Clyatt v. United States, 197 U.S. 201 (1905)] Fact. Involuntary servitude means a condition of servitude in which the victim is forced to work for another by use or threat of physical restraint or injury, or by the use or threat of coercion through law or legal process. [See Clyatt v. United States, 197 U.S. 201 (1905); Bailey v. Alabama, 219 U.S. 219 (1910); United States v. Kozminski, 487 U.S. 931 (1988)] Fact. The U.S. Congress abolished peonage in 1867. [See 42 U.S.C. 1994; R.S. Section 1990, Act of Mar. 2, 1867, c. 187, Section 1, 14 Stat. 546.] Fact. Holding or returning any person to a condition of peonage is a crime under 18 U.S.C. 1581. [See 18 U.S.C. 1581] Americans are slaves of an oppressive tax system created to support a fiscally irresponsible government. It's time to break the chains of peonage government holds on the people of this nation by fixing our tax system. More importantly... It's time for Government to STOP BREAKING THE LAW! |