IRS to Jail Woman Who Owes $0 in Taxes, Seeks Jury NullificationSally Oh The IRS put her husband Pete in jail for 3 years; it is anxious to do the same to Doreen. Doreens charge? Not signing a Form 1040. Thats it.Talk about a non-crime. A 1040 is a legal document that you sign under penalty of perjury: It is signed under penalties of perjury because a Form 1040 is your sworn legal testimony regarding your income taxes. If you lie on a form 1040, you will go to jail. How ironic. Doreen cannot sign the 1040 because she doesnt believe it to be true, correct, and complete. The 1040s are for 02, 03, and 08. Total taxes due using the governments figures = $0. That is not a typo: $0. There is no tax due. WHY she doesnt believe it to be true is another matter entirely and doesnt even bear on the case. Although during the trial, the IRS tried to connect the two facts and paint her as a tax protester. Shes charged with contempt for not signing a form. A form which, if she is forced to sign it, will cause her to commit perjury. She offered to sign the form with the words under duress written in next to her name. The IRS said not good enough. She offered to sign under the line so that she would not be subject to perjury charges. The IRS said not good enough. Judge Victoria Roberts suggested that Doreen sign the form and attach an affidavit stating her reasons for not wanting to sign. Doreen said great and went home to write up the affidavit. The IRS called: not good enough. The IRS demands Doreen sign the form on the line, swearing it to be true, correct, and complete even though she does not believe that. The IRS is demanding she change her testimony to suit them. It is dictating her testimony. This is straight out of Soviet Russia. But wait: theres more. There were two astonishing instructions from Judge Roberts to the jury. The first is the tired old lie that the jury may not judge the law. The judge said that SHE will tell them what the law is and they must judge the case based on the what she says the law is. This is a flat out lie, one being told by judges all over the country. In fact, it is the jurys obligation to judge the law by way of jury nullification. History is clear on this: In 1969, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Maryland: In 1972, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said: Lie #2 The IRS requested that the judge give the following instruction: Unbelievably, the judge actually gave this instruction. It follows that anyone in authority can order you to do something illegal and you have to do it. The jury is deliberating now. They spent two hours on Friday doing so and will return on Monday morning to continue. The fact they did not reach a verdict quickly means that at least one juror is arguing for Doreen, for sanity and for common sense to prevail. There is hope in the world! A jury is the conscience of the people and the last bastion between tyranny and the accused. This is why the Founders included the right to a trial by jury in the 6th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. If this judge and the IRS get away with dictating testimony, there is no end to the tyranny that will ensue. Footnote: A Little History Doreens husband, Pete, wrote a book a few years ago called Cracking the Code: The Fascinating Truth About Taxation in America.* The IRS tried to ban the book for years, suing Pete four times. It was unsuccessful. They did get to put Pete in jail for 3 years convicting him of filing fraudulent documents. Now they are going after Doreen. The IRS is desperate to shut these people up. Why? My husband was at the trial and will write a firsthand report to be posted shortly. I gotta say it: if you arent outraged, you are not paying attention. Sally Oh is a native Kentuckian, wife, mother, blogger, homesteader, chickenista, recovering REALTOR and future nutritional counselor. Thats her falling down a rabbit hole. 