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As you know if you have been following the Bill Benson litigation regarding the
16th Amendment, the Seventh Circuit issued its opinion sustaining the action of
the district court in granting the injunction. Their opinion did not address seven
of the eight issues that were briefed on appeal, and the alleged false statements
they found to constitute commerical speech were statements other than what Bill
was charged with making. It is crystal clear neither the government attorneys, the
district court or the seventh circuit is able to defend Bill's position on the
merits.
Today I filed a petitition
asking the entire 7th Circuit to rehear the case. The question posed is:
The fundamental question of exceptional importance to be addressed in deciding to
grant this petition for rehearing is: "Is it the official position of the Seventh
Circuit that defendants, charged with unlawful conduct by the government, are no
longer entitled to present evidence and defend against the charges?"
If the Seventh Circuit answers the question in the affirmative by refusing to rehear
the case, then we will find ourselves in the same position our founding fathers,
and people of that time, found themselves in dealing with the British government.
As you can see from the brief, the precedent from the Supreme Court, the Seventh
Circuit and other courts of appeal firmly establish that Bill was denied due process;
i.e., he is entitled to at least have the court consider the evidence and arguments
made in his defense.
We will see what answer the 7th Circuit gives.
Please consider making a donation to support this critical litigation. The litigation
is a turning point in the history of our country.
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I will keep you all apprised.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey A. Dickstein
Attorney at Law
500 W. Bradley Rd., C-208
Fox Point, WI 53217
(414) 446-4264
[email protected]
www.JeffDickstein.com