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CarTaxRevolt Press Release

CALIFORNIA CARTAXREVOLT SAYS, "JUST SAY NO! TO THE CAR-JACK TRIPLE TAX SCAM"

Dateline: September 16, 2003 ... Mountain View, CA
Contact Name: Greg Post or Allen Hacker, LawfulGov.org
Contact Phone: (916) 220-7678 or (650) 465-7387
Second Contact Fax: (650) 964-2090
Email: CarTaxRevolt@LawfulGov.org
or allen@lawfulgov.org
Website: http://www.LawfulGov.org/CarTaxRevolt

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - September 16, 2003 - California CarTaxRevolt, a project of Citizens for Lawful Government (LawfulGov.org), a Mountain View-based public oversight organization, has kicked off its campaign to reverse the recently-announced tripling of California automobile registration taxes set to take effect on October 1, 2003.

"We will begin with a Petition to every relevant State official from the Governor down to the Director of the DMV, demanding that they cancel this ill-advised scheme," said Project Director Greg Post of El Dorado County. The project's website is set up to take "electronic signatures" from all over the State, which will be forwarded to the California Secretary of State to show that there is broad opposition to the tax increase. "We plan to wait on the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento on September 30th at 2:00 PM to hear the official answer to its petition," Post concludes.

If their demand is ignored, the group plans to follow up on their petition with a call for mass civil disobedience, asking California automobile owners to refuse to pay the extra two-thirds of the requested fees. "We're suggesting that they set that money aside, preferably in a separate savings account" says LawfulGov.org Chief Facilitator Allen Hacker of Mountain View. "This will be their proof that they're not just trying to save a buck at the state's expense. They will be making a dramatic political statement to demonstrate that the People have simply had enough and are not going to assist the government in their further economic enslavement."

The California CarTaxRevolt project will provide guidance and links through their website to specific instructions for every step of the way, so that people may take the protest as far as they like.

When asked about the potential accusation that this is a call to anarchy and lawbreaking, Post responds that the "car-jack tax is illegal in the first place, and therefore no one is required to comply with it." He explains that it is a firm principle in American law that an unconstitutional enactment or action creates no duty.

Hacker added, "As we get the word out about what is really going on here, we fully expect that tens of thousands of people will join this movement." He also points out that "this is just the beginning. This month, the car-jack tax. Then we'll be going after the entire fiscal shell game - a full-fledged California Tax Revolt. And in the meantime, we're available to help advise, organize and web-publish the several other car tax revolts going on in other states. From now on, our public servants are going to be reminded of their proper place every time they step out of line."

"We're definitely non-violent," Post points out, "but we're not going to be passive either. We're are totally dedicated to commit all traditional political action toward putting an end to this and all other rip-offs of the Citizens by their government."

The California CarTaxRevolt petition is planned to be filed on September 19th. It can be previewed and electronically "signed" on the group's website at: http://www.LawfulGov.org/CarTaxRevolt