I agree with both you and claytonln about PACs.

I'm hearing crickets on the topic of repealing the 16th Amendment, though. Does that mean that all of the conservatives on here disagree with Congressman Jim Bridenstine's proposal to do away with federal income taxes altogether? I'm curious to know how people think the government would be funded if were successful. Real estate taxes? Sales taxes?

Frankly, I don't think he is at all serious. It's just another typical Tea Party political-theater trick to solidify himself among his wacko-bird constituents. Kind of like how there were 40 meaningless bills proposed in the House to defund Obamacare just so Tea Party congressmen can put on their resumes that they voted against Obamacare.

I am no Tea Partier, but I subscribe to their newsletter to keep up with what they are all about, and they sold my email address to other wacko-bird organizations. Here's one I just got from AMERICAN LIBERTY PAC:

Dear Lover of Liberty,

You may recall conservative Congressman Jim Bridenstine. While Ted Cruz labored to Defund Obamacare in the Senate, Jim was working away, making a principled stand, in the House of Representatives.

Jim's a former Navy pilot and a liberty-loving conservative from Oklahoma. The RINO Establishment hates him -- John Boehner even threatened to primary him at the next election for standing with Ted Cruz.

But Jim's not scared of RINOs and now he's come up with a Bill that will send these Big Government fans and the tax'n'spend Democrats into a fury.

He's introduced a Bill to repeal the 16th Amendment

That's the one that allows the federal government to levy the income tax

The result of this repeal will be to eliminate personal and corporate income tax -- ALL OF IT -- as well as all estate and gift taxes, and taxes on investment earnings at the federal level.

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Just imagine if they weren't squeezing us what we could do with our money! And all the things we could stop the government wasting it on!

We all know that income tax discourages investment, innovation, risk-taking and job creation. It sends jobs overseas. It's complex to administer and supports thousands and thousands of bureaucrats. It applies rules differently to each one of us and is massively abused as a political weapon to suppress dissent.

And let's face it -- the IRS is an out of control agency with tentacles in everyone's lives. The Founding Fathers never intended for the government to be so intrusive.

Jim Bridenstine is RIGHT! It's time to end the IRS.

The 16th Amendment must be repealed and the IRS should be eliminated.

As Congressman Bridenstine says, "Viable alternative plans for raising revenue fairly to support constitutionally enumerated functions of the federal government have been proposed. As long as the 16th Amendment is in place and lobbyists dominate Washington, these alternatives will never be considered."

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Did you know that next year federal government taxes work out at $29,673 each for full-time working Americans? That's more than many people even make!!!

All because of the ill-considered 16th Amendment which reads:

The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

Translation: Congress has absolute power to levy income tax.

Let's end it. Let's get behind Jim and push for a constitutional amendment. It'll be hard but it's not impossible. An Amendment can be repealed by another Amendment, and just needs approval from three fourths of the states for ratification. It's doable if we fight.

Come! Join with me. There's revolution in the air. The Dems are weakened through the battering we're giving them on Obamacare, Benghazi, NSA spying, and all the other scandals. We can do this! We can eliminate federal taxation and put an end to the Internal Revenue Service.

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Congressman Bridenstine wants me to reach out to the grassroots...

...because Congress listens to outraged citizens

Remember, when they fear for their seats -- they listen to us.

You must know I want you at my side. And I'm sure you realize that to reach out to millions of Americans, I'm going to need some financial help from patriotic Americans like you.

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I have to warn you, this will be one helluva fight. The forces against us are amassing in frightening numbers, and they are gearing up to throw everything they've got at us.

This is not the time to cave in and yield to the Left's ultimate goal -- to make us another failed socialist state. We are AMERICA. We are Liberty's greatest, brightest hope. We are Ronald Reagan's "Shining city on the hill."

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Thank you for supporting American Liberty PAC and joining our battle to Repeal the 16th Amendment.

Yours in Liberty

Adam Bitely
Executive Director
American Liberty PAC

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P.S. I remember that Ronald Reagan once said: "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."

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I think they are as nucking futz as Cruz and Lee trying to repeal Obamacare! What do you think?

(I also think it is pretty heavy-handed solicitation, btw. And my inbox is filled with this tripe all the time!)