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Utah "sovrun" arrested for threatening to kill an IRS employee on MySpace
By JJ MacNab | January 18, 2010
Contrary to public belief, most right-wing extremists don’t spring from the womb with a Constitution in one little hand and a loaded firearm in the other, gurgling and cooing anti-government rhetoric and crying about gold fringe on the hospital diapers.
Sure, a few have extremist parents to blame, but usually, they’ve chosen to walk the “patriot†path as adults. There’s almost always a triggering event such as a bankruptcy, a business failure, or an ugly divorce that somehow turns off the common sense switch in their brains, and turns on the narcissistic rebel switch.
And once that common sense switch is thrown, there’s no flipping it back. After all, the world of the extremist is a glorious place, at first. It’s not your fault if you’re struggling to pay your credit card debt. It’s those evil Jewish bankers that have conspired to keep you down. The court says you have to pay child support for your three little kids? Pfui. You’re a sovereign entity and the court has no jurisdiction over you. The ex-wife that dumped you and took the kids can starve, for all you care. Are taxes keeping you from the lifestyle you know you deserve? Not anymore, because the 16th Amendment was never ratified, so you’re tax free for life! Anyone who still pays is a chump.
Without that pesky common sense around, your failures are never your fault, and your responsibilities can be conveniently sidestepped with a legal-sounding excuse.
Of course, without that common sense around, you are also gullible to every con artist that comes calling. As long as the tax scam, medical quackery, debt elimination scheme, or sovereign citizen package is wrapped in suitably angry, right–wing, paranoid rhetoric, the typical extremist will believe even the most absurd get-rich-quick scam.
Case Study: Michael Lee Wight
Michael Wight has a long history of tangling with the courts. His rap sheet includes driving under the influence, driving without registering his car, carrying a dangerous concealed weapon, driving with a suspended license, a red light violation, driving without a license plate, driving without car insurance, theft, and interfering with a legal arrest. Whenever he went to court on these charges and lost, he sued the arresting officer and/or agency in state or federal court. And when he inevitably lost those cases, he filed an appeal. All at taxpayers’ expense, of course.
Here’s an example of what the Judge had to say in Wight v. Utah, 1999 Colo. J. C.A.R. 5822:
Appellant’s complaint consisted of a plethora of incoherent, unsupported constitutional and other allegations arising out of sundry traffic infractions and the towing and impoundment of his vehicle. Appellant had provided no facts in support of his claim for relief.
According to public records, Wight also filed UCC statements against himself in 1999 in what is commonly known as a “redemption” scam. The general belief in this scheme is that a sovereign citizen can magically separate his flesh and bone sovereign self (Michael Lee Wight, expressed in a mix of upper and lower case letters) from his corporate strawman self (MICHAEL LEE WIGHT.) Since criminal indictments are usually typed out in ALL CAPITAL letters, a sovereign can doing anything he wants, and never be prosecuted. That’s the theory, and they’re sticking to it no matter how many times they lose.
And in the true litmus test of any right-wing extremist, Mr. Wight is even less keen about paying income taxes than he is about registering his car. Two liens, dating back to 2004 and 2006, show that he owed the federal government at least $12,400 and another five liens filed by the State of Utah total more than $3,000.
When the IRS tried to collect these back taxes, he expressed his displeasure on the internet, in such places as MySpace and on survivalist forums.
When most people get behind on their income taxes, their options are usually difficult, but doable. They can file for bankruptcy, arrange an installment plan with the IRS, or find a second job. Mr. Wight took a slightly different approach. He vented his frustration on his MySpace page and threatened to murder the IRS employee who pissed him off.
The federal government, of course, does not take kindly to death threats against their employees, and Mr. Wight was indicted in December 2009.
Here’s an excerpt from the FBI’s Affidavit in support of the Complaint in Wight’s criminal case:
As recently as November, 2009, your affiant saw … [a] photograph on WIGHT’s MySpace page showing a number of firearms laying on the bed … [T]he following writing appeared underneath the aforementioned photograph of the firearms on the bed: “Dedicated to the Assholes and Government Tyrants who Fuck with me and the other REAL Americans!†WIGHT continued: “I was just thinking about this video today and I have this song on my MP3 App on my Blackberry phone..I dedicate this to the Bitch and her Husband that cause me Lifetime injuries when the Bitch hit me with her Car and THEY HAD NO FUCKING INSURANCE and then LIED about the Accident to try and Blame me! I also dedicate this to the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES ACS Collection Manager, [name deleted for purposes of this Affidavit] in Fresno, Califuck-Ya who steal My money every Month for the last 2 ½ Years I got Your Vengance and Justice Coming to You all with My Guns Bitches!!!! These Guns and others like them will Insure Your Death and the return of Freedom in America!…†(sic)
Mr. Wight, of course, is using a taxpayer-funded federal public defender in his upcoming trial.
If convicted on the two felony counts, Wight faces a maximum sentence of eight years in federal prison. For his sake, I hope his common sense switch turns back on in time to cut a deal. I’m not going to hold my breath…
Topics: Michael Wight, Tax Deniers | 5 Comments »
February 12th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Did you not know that the IRS is a private enterprise? They are NOT federal employees. If common sense is bowing and scraping to the One World Order’s designs which created the unratified federal tax system run by Central Banks for their own benefit, rest assured that most “Americans” are as ill-informed as you are, sir. May you be blessed with insight in the coming years.
February 20th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
And fortunately, most people are not a gullibly stupid and willing to believe in utter sewage as Jan W. is. Put down the kool-aid and step away from the punch bowl. The IRS is a bureau of the United States Treasury Department and is not, nor has ever been a “private corporation.” Anyone who believes such is down right stupid. That’s right JanWw., I am calling you stupid. A moron. An idiot. And probably self-centered and greedy to boot – but that’s just a guess.
February 20th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Jan is right.
CKB-Buffoons like you are what make big government work. Here is your strategy…call someone a few names and this gives you credibility? The only person who drank Kool aid around here is you. All you have to do is your homework.
The IRS is a government corporation created by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to a congressional statutory grant of authority (see specifically IRC § 7801). The IRS is not an agency of the United States Government but it is declared by statute to be a federal agency of the United States. The United States Government was created by the Constitution as a central government representing the interests of the several States. Congress, however, is delegated authority over its territory and other property, i.e., the United States, pursuant to Art. 4 § 3(2), Congress’ power to make “all needful rules and regulations” over its territory, i.e., United States’ property or real estate. Acting in this capacity, Congress is not acting as a central government for the several States but is acting in the capacity as a state legislature over its territory and other property. The federal income tax is not pursuant to Art 1 § 8(1) but Art. 4 § 3(2). The Secretary in IRC § 7805 is delegated the authority to enforce Title 26 with “all needful rules and regulations.” The Commissioner has only the authority the Secretary delegates to him as he is an inferior or subordinate public officer. No authority to enforce the internal revenue laws is delegated to him by statute. A Treasury Order specifically names the Commissioner to be the Chief Executive Officer of the IRS. The IRS is a government corporation which administers taxes laid within United States’ territories and insular possessions and upon those who are subject to Congress’ Art. 4 § 3(2) legislative jurisdiction, i.e., the “citizen of the United States” wherever resident.
February 20th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
OUCH! That stings doesn’t it? Try this to ckb, READ YOUR DAMN CONSTITUTION!!! And read some real history. You will see that the very existence of the 13th amendment is illegitimate. It’s null and void anyhow since it does contradict the Constitution itself.
Join the R3VOLUTION FOLKS!
August 7th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Wow… The IRS is a private enterprise eh? I didn’t know that. Where exactly is the law cite that proves this? I know, I know, there is no cite, as its bull****.
Every nutjob I’ve encountered who believes this non-sense about the IRS being a private enterprise, puerto rican trust, etc, etc, et, al., ad nauseam each fall into one of two categories: (1) An out right idiot or (2) intellecutally dishonest (read: criminal).
Further, every “constitutionally challenged” person I’ve run into (of whom there’s been too many to count) including, but not limited to, the following: The Freemen; (fill in the blank) Militia; Scammers; Fraudsters; etc. all seem to share a common trait. They all wind up becoming convicted felons and serving time at some point.
Unfortunately these individuals believe laws – all laws – federal, state, local don’t apply to them. Well, just some friendly advice – you continue down the road you folks are on and eventually you are going to screw up royal.
Case in point – Mr. Michael Wight. Threaten a Federal Agent and you SHOULD go to prison. Period. End of story.
BTW, go out and look at his myspace profile. Mr. Wight is located in Provo, UT. My observation – This guy looks as stupid as he sounds.