Man Who Refuses to Pay Taxes Until Abortion Is Defunded Has One Charge Dismissed

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Man who refuses to pay taxes until abortion is defunded wins landmark court victory

A Christian man who refuses to pay his taxes until the government stops funding abortion has had one of his charges dismissed in court. 

Michael Bowman has refused to file a tax return or pay taxes since 1999.  “I’m not a tax protester. I love my country,” he told reporters. “I have a duty to my country. I have a duty to my conscience.”

Update: We have updated our headline to make it clear that only one of the charges in the court case was dismissed. We also note (below) that the decision to drop the charge is not directly related to Bowman’s religious beliefs, or his concern over government funded abortions. 

The reason the judge dismissed the tax evasion charge, was because prosecutors for the IRS failed to prove that Bowman had actively evaded tax collection. The decision had nothing to do with Bowman’s religious argument, or his concern over federal tax money potentially funding abortions.

Lifesitenews.com reports: The IRS has sent him numerous warnings over unpaid taxes from 2002 to 2014, and in 2012 the Oregon Department of Revenue began garnishing money from Bowman’s bank account. In response, he started cashing out his paychecks and leaving only a minimum balance in his account.

This, federal prosecutors say, constituted “remov[ing] his income from the reach of taxing authorities.” They indicted him for felony tax evasion in the amount of $356,857, as well as four misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file tax returns.

Bowman’s attorney, Matthew Schindler, argued that his client was fully transparent every step of the way, from disclosing all of his paychecks to cashing them at his own bank, under his own name.

“Like a player collapsing as they lose Twister, the government has reached too far forward and stretched way too far back,” his motion to dismiss read.

Last week, US District Judge Michael Mosman sided with Bowman on the felony charge, ruling that the feds failed to show he attempted to conceal income or deceive the government. Prosecutors remain free to re-introduce the charge in the future, and are currently weighing whether to do so.

On Tuesday, Bowman elaborated on his stand in an interview with CBN News.

“First, I would love to pay taxes so as to have a normal life, however, our government is using the tax dollars to fund Planned Parenthood; which commits abortions – the death of the innocent,” Bowman said. “Apparently, a woman has the right to choose, but evidently, I do not.”

He also took aim at the common rejoinder that every American citizen has to pay taxes for things with which they might personally disagree, such as war. “You see, the Constitution grants certain abilities to the government, e.g. funding the military, but killing children is not a Constitutional backed, compelling interest of the government by any stretch of the imagination,” Bowman explained.

Planned Parenthood receives more than $500 million per year from the federal government, and performs more than 300,000 abortions. Federal law forbids taxpayer dollars from being directly spent on abortions, though pro-life groups argue that the money still enables abortion facilities to grow their reach and influence, and spend more revenue from other sources on abortions.

“All the government has to do is put a check box on the tax forms that says check here to support Planned Parenthood, and write in your donation amount,” Bowman proposed. “Then, just like any church or charity, Planned Parenthood will be funded by those that have no problem with it, and the 150 million people like me that are pro-life, can pay their taxes and live knowing we kept our conscience clean.”

He vowed that he will continue his resistance as long as the government continues funding the abortion industry.

“My effort [is] about standing up, standing firm for my Constitutional rights, and getting the government to honor title 42 Chapter 21.b The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, so that I may live a peaceful life, and in the end face God, and hopefully have Him say, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant!” he said.

64 Comments

  1. Great Attitude and worth being copied! An example to all! Now what about doing the same for many other causes, like,,, I dont want my taxes being used for any Military expenses OUTSIDE the US? Or Use this money for the Veterans? Or Healthcare?

    • Or how about the fact that INCOME TAX IS UNCONSTITIONAL? Look it up, also 16th amendment, which gave us income tax, was never legally ratified, see my comment above. NONE of us should be paying income tax and we would all be alot wealthier.

      • Good luck with that. Thousands of people have tried that and failed, paying penalties and interest and/or garnishments. I fully support this man’s responsible approach, but not think veiled tax evasion schemes. We need taxes to provide for military, interstate roads, a whole host of legitimate items.

        • Not paying taxes is not tax evasion. It has been ruled. The house needs 3/4 of a vote to pass bills. The 14th and 16th amendments BOTH did NOT have that. So you sir, need to do your homework.

          • More Americans should research the Petition of Remonstrance and get with the F’ing program already to hold these scum accountable. We have laws and they are being broken.

          • Each state’s constitution is based off of the Constitution of the United States of America which is NOT the same as the United States Constitution. The ignorance is that so many have been ignorantly supporting a federal constitution over their American one. There is a Hierarchy of law and they are not following it.

            True order of Law:
            Universal Law > Natural Law > Laws of Maxim > Sovereign > Contract Law > Treaties > Constitution > Corporation > Federal Codes > Police Corporations and Agents > Citizen

            On May 1st, 1991 there was an amendment to the oaths these public officials swear by. Striking a whole sentence from the Oath so that instead of according to the constitution they swear an oath “under” it within the bounds of their federal constitution (United States Constitution). This means every time a judge makes an illegal finding the public who does not know this, have very little recourse. Thus, there is no remedy in the court room today. Congress, the House, The Senate, All police officers, Sheriffs, court clerks, administrators (acting judges) are all guilty of TREASON under title 18.

            18 U.S. Code § 241 – Conspiracy against rights

            18 U.S. Code § 242 – Deprivation of rights under color of law

            18 U.S. Code § 247 – Damage to religious property; obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs

            18 U.S. Code § 249 – Hate crime acts

            18 U.S. Code § 1031. -Major fraud against the United States — Chapter 47. FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS

            18 U.S. Code § 1661 – Robbery ashore
            Whoever, being engaged in any piratical cruise or enterprise, or being of the crew of any piratical vessel, lands from such vessel and commits robbery on shore, is a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life.
            (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 775.)

            18 U.S. Code § 2381 – Treason

            28 § 1343 (3) To redress the depreivation, under color of ANY State law, statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage, of ANY right, priviledge or immunity secured by the Constitution of the United States.
            -All Civil Servants but the President must protect the Constitution from ALL enemies
            -Licenses and registrations are only required for commercial activity; Police in traffic stops are impersonating government officals on an emergency and the one being stopped is the emergency. Then they impersonate judicial officers, then impersonate being a Sheriff who is an executive officer, violating the principal of separation of powers, and impersonate a court bailiff by signing the false summons thereby impersonating a judicial officer a second time.
            -The ticket is PURE FRAUD, A WRIT OF ATTAINDER!

            28 U.S. Code § 3002 – Definitions
            (14) “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, or any territory or possession of the United States.
            (15) “United States” means—
            (A) a Federal corporation;
            (B) an agency, department, commission, board, or other entity of the United States; or
            (C) an instrumentality of the United States.

            (Note – Original Federal jurisdiction was limited to four scopes of power:)
            -Innerstate Commerce
            -Foreign Trade
            -Fraud
            -Terrorism
            (And…Originally there were only four federal laws:)
            -Treason
            -Counterfeiting
            -Piracy
            -And crimes against the law of nations.

            Oh? You don’t believe me? Why don’t you supposed “Americans” do your due diligence to your nations and learn something for once? You can start here if you don’t believe me and hear it from the horses mouth!

            -Top Secret Banker’s Manual – For Bankers Only
            -MODERN MONEY MECHANICS
            -Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95
            -Affidavit of Walker F. Todd
            -Evans ET AL v. NEWTON ET AL No. 61
            -Ashwander Rules
            -Notice of Motion
            -MOTION TO DISMISS
            -HJR Act 1933
            -The 1939 Public Salary Tax Act
            -The Buck Act
            -Petition of Remonstrance
            -The Errant Sovereign’s Handbook by Augustus Blackstone
            -31 CFR 363.6
            -Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43 (1906)
            -Executive Order No.10834 at 24 F.R. 6865 (gold fringe flag)
            -UCC 3-603(b)
            -UCC 9-307(h)
            -Clean hands doctrine
            -U.C.C. – Article 5 §5-104
            -NOTICE OF DISHONOR
            -16 C.J.S., Constitutional Law, Sect.202, p.987
            -Perry v. United States , 294 U.S. 330, 353 (1935)
            -Yick Wo vs. Hopkins , U.S. 356 (1886)
            -Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 491

        • Also, here are some definitions for you to skim over:

          TRUE DEFINITIONS -Unlawful Legal Diction & Terms:

          -Ab initio = from the beginning

          -Amicus curiae = Friend of the court

          -Cestui que vie = Proof of Life

          -Citizen = Slave = an agent
          = Serf = peasant = peon = vassal = villein/villain = laborer = servant = bondservant/bondswoman

          -De facto = In Reality = In Practice

          -De jure = By Right = Of Right

          -Malice = Malicious prosecution, injurious falsehood
          and defamation.

          -Meeting of the Minds = Trust = Contract = Bond

          -Nisi = Unless

          -Novation = Substituting one debt with another

          -of the = Process of creation = due process

          -Peer = People = a noble

          -Plaint = A complaint

          -Plaintiff = Party who brings civil suit in court of law

          -Policy = corporate rule = contract

          -Prius = First

          -Pro bono = “for the public [or common] good”

          -Propria Persona = Proper Person

          -Pro Se = To stand in the place of – Cutor = skin

          -Remedy = Relief = cure = correct = counteracts = recover right = redress greivence

          -Serfdom:
          “Serfs could be bought, sold, or traded, abused with no rights over their own bodies, and could not leave the land they were bound to.”

          -Sovereign = absolute = unlimited = chief = independent = highest = paramount = self-governed = supreme

          -Sui Juris = Sane = Right Mind = Full legal right = Total capacity = One’s own right

          -Supreme Corporate Charter = model, formation, body of The Union

          -states = The people in status

          -States = The Land
          -(a)28 U.S.C. § 3002(14) State = Federal Corporation = the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Wake Atoll, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Midway Atoll, Sand Island, Kingman Reef, or Navassa Island

          -STATES = CORPORATION

          -Subrogation = Payment rendered in place of another party

          -Void Ab Initio = Not legally binding = void from the start

          -Void Judgement = nullity = trespass = “null and void and of no further force or effectlo’

    • “You see, the Constitution grants certain abilities to the government, e.g. funding the military, but killing children is not a Constitutional backed, compelling interest of the government by any stretch of the imagination,”……He covered that.

  2. Most Americans aren’t required to pay income taxes anyway. A careful reading of IRC 3401 proves this.

    a) Wages
    For purposes of this chapter, the term “wages” means all remuneration (other than fees paid to a public official) for services performed by an employee for his employer, including the cash value of all remuneration (including benefits) paid in any medium other than cash; except that such term shall not include remuneration paid—

    Yeah, looks like we’re all on the hook so far except for one HUGE detail. What, exactly, is an employee? Great that you asked because IRC 3401 defines it.

    (c) Employee
    For purposes of this chapter, the term “employee” includes an officer, employee, or elected official of the United States, a State, or any political subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing. The term “employee” also includes an officer of a corporation.

    If you do not work for the government, are not working for a company contracted by the government, do not work in DC, or are not a corporate executive, you are not required to pay any income taxes on the money you receive as payment for your labor. Thank you, have a nice day.

    • Unfortunately, the IRS says differently. I know there have been folks in the past who won when they fought IRS and refused to pay taxes for various reasons, but it’s very difficult. Income tax is totally unconstitutional and income tax act of 1913 was never legally ratified, only 16 states voted and all states were supposed to vote then. We should NOT be paying income taxes ever for any reason, none of us should be. The IRS is not a part of govt they are privately owned.

      • This is where you lost me. I think you are an ignorant russian asshole troll.

        The IRS is not a part of govt they are privately owned.

        • Who do you think pays for it now. It is the states responsibility to maintain the roads in their states. Hospitals derive theirs from payments they get from you, the insurance companies or medicare. Fire services are payed from by counties and cities through taxes.

    • There was 1 or 2 others over the last 5 yrs that beat the IRS thru the courts also, because they could not prove there is a law written and passed that says we have to pay.
      The was actually a 50k reward offered to anyone that could lrove otherwise and no claim to it yet..

  3. Brave guy. We should in no way be funding Planned Parenthood with tax money! The SCOTUS wrongly ruled that abortion is a right, and even if you believe that, there’s nothing in the constitution about taxpayers paying for rights. Do taxpayers buy me a firearm?

  4. We should all stop paying taxes until Pelosi, Schumer, Waters, Lee, Retardacus and Harris are gone from congress.

  5. The possibilities are endless! Don’t pay until every proxy war for Israel are completely ended; until the CIA and Pentagon are completely ended, abolish the IRS, Fed Res., poof; PBS defunded — this is a major first step getting back our freedom!

  6. If baby killers are so convinced that women have this right, then why aren’t they onboard with making abortion funding a tax returrn check off??

  7. This is great! I don’t agree with funding abortions either but never thought anyone would be able to do this! I’ve commented that Americans should have a vote on who we fund and who we send aid to. Please let us know how your case ends up.

    • DO IT! Do it now. Do it today. This year! Don’t pay your taxes this year. Lets start the revolution here and now!

  8. This needs to be addressed on kany more levels, what our taxes are being soent on. This needs to be as transparent as our bank accounts to the irs are.
    #taxationistheft
    #thefinewepayforbeingproductiveamericans

  9. This dude should be HEAVILY applauded by all people. You sir, are a gentlemen and a scholar. I for one am very proud to call you a fellow American.

  10. The problem is that even if they put that checkbox to the form, and you won’t check it, no one guarantees you that your money won’t go there. I don’t believe that government is that honest

    • The difference is your safety of evasions from other countries. I would much rather fight them in their country than fighting them in our country.. Abortion is not coming in over the border.

      • I sincerely wish your mother was pro-choice. Or at the very least she could have done us all a favor and swallowed you.

        • Well, well your mother didn’t do a good enough job. She swallowed you but some how you came out as a asshole baby.

        • ew… nothing against gays, but dayum Colt! you just had the weirdest imagining about another guy. The projection is strong with you.

  11. Love you Dude , maybe we should all start doing it seems to me I remember some taxation without representation thingy in the past

  12. Maybe we all should stop paying our taxes too. Might send a big message to Washington, DC on what America really believes.

  13. Prosecutors remain free to re-introduce the charge in the future… beware government moochers. They don’t care about the constitution, they only care about extorting money from people.

  14. They guy should admit he just doesn’t want to support the country. Planned Parenthood should not be funded because it isn’t in the enumerated powers of Congress. However, our elected representatives voted to do it. The proper way to challenge is to challenge the funding by getting a court order to stop the funding.

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