GAMES "PATRIOTS" PLAY

Some people who call themselves "Patriots" believe that they do not have to obey any laws, because they have formed their own country out of the city lot that they may not even own. These "Patriots" form multiple trusts, allowing strangers to be the trustees, just to avoid taxes. Some "Patriots" believe that all income tax is unconstitutional, no matter what the US Supreme Court has said.

My favorite "Patriot" document was a "driver's license", printed on document paper, that was covered in interesting coats of arms and seals. I can not remember the name of the fake kingdom. I do remember laughing out loud when the holder of this document said that a police officer had accepted it as a real license to drive. I did not tell the "Patriot" that I thought the officer decided that he had better things to do than to spend days and days in court with a mentally ill person.

I have read some of the trusts that "Patriots" use. It was clear that the "Patriot" has WAY more faith in a con man than he had in the US government. When I pointed out that the chain of title was so unclear that the trustee could just steal the property, the reply was, "Oh, no, he wouldn't do that." There was no point in saying, "Ya, right." (I think this is a long con, designed to take the property upon the death of the "Patriot". There is NO WAY any family member could prove theft, due to the secretive nature of the transactions.)

One of the first "Patriots" I spoke with was going to federal prison for tax fraud. I tried to get him to testify against the person who had told him that the income tax was unconstitutional and who taught him the various techniques which are supposed to avoid taxes. This man was a licensed medical man, but he was so positive that the con man was right, he served five years in prison.

I honestly do not know what to do about these "Patriots". NOTHING that you tell them will pierce the armor of their beliefs.