Bucks County Libertarians Support Arthur Farnsworth During Legal Battle
6 November 2004For Immediate Release:
Bucks County - Bucks County Libertarians wish to extend their support to Arthur Farnsworth during his legal battles. One day after losing his run for congress (www.artfarnsworth.org/), he was indicted on the 5th of November for tax evasion. The government prosecutor asked that Mr. Farnsworth be held without bail, deeming him a flight risk, even though he’s never failed to show up for an appearance, and has deep ties to his community.
Libertarians have a long history of acting in defiance of laws that are unjust, unclear, or patently wrong, and supporting others who do the same.
Mr. Farnsworth, in his act of defiance, acts in the spirit of many great Americans. The Founding Fathers we celebrate in Philadelphia acted against unjust taxes; so did the participants in the Boston Tea Party; as well as local hero John Fries, in Quakertown, PA. John Fries led a rebellion against tax collectors in the late 18th century. This is the same John Fries who now has a highway named after him in Northern Bucks County. It is ironic to us that while we once honored those who fought against taxation as patriots, now we jail them and label them criminals.
This will be a difficult time for Mr. Farnsworth. He is a good man, a volunteer in his local church, its choir director and organist, our local candidate for US Congress, and our brother in ideology. The Bucks County Libertarians will do everything in their power to assist Mr. Farnsworth and assure he is afforded due process during his legal battle.
About the Libertarian Party:
The Libertarian Party is the third largest political party in the United States. There are currently 600 Libertarians in local office around the country. For more information about the national Libertarian Party, please go to www.lp.org
About Libertarians in Bucks County:
Bucks County has a long history of supporting libertarian candidates and ideals. In this most recent election, over 1300 people in Bucks County voted for the Libertarian candidate for President, Michael Badnarik, and over 3200 voted for the Libertarian candidate for Senate, Betsy Summers.
For more information:
For more information regarding Mr. Farnsworth’s stand against taxes, please visit his site at www.enter.net/~arthurlf/
For more information about the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party, please go to www.lppa.org
For more information on the John Fries Rebellion, please go to The James Mann Art Farm Website
It's June 30, 2006, and I just discovered that this press release is online. I corrected Maurice back in late 2004, telling him that I was NOT acting in defiance of any law, but rather acting in accordance with the applicable tax law. Unfortunately, my corrections reached him after the damage was done (the story was printed in the newspaper).
I invite all of you to learn more about freeing yourselves from the federal income tax fraud by visiting my Internet site at http://www.ArtFarnsworth.org.
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