Yessirrrreee, this is getting to be a regular convention of wackos and fring elements of society... Ruby Ridge's Weaver offers support for N.H. tax-evading couple By PHILIP ELLIOTT ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PLAINFIELD, N.H. -- Randy Weaver, the symbol of everything the government hopes to avoid with convicted tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown, offered advice to the fugitives and warnings to federal agents at the Browns' fortified home on Monday. Weaver's wife and son and a deputy U.S. marshal were killed during the infamous Ruby Ridge shootout with federal agents in Idaho in 1992. He visited the Browns' hilltop home to raise the specter of the botched federal raid and lend his celebrity to the tax evaders' cause. "We said, 'This is it, we're not going to take it any more' ... This is serious stuff. Bring it on," Weaver said during a news conference on the Browns' front porch. "I ain't afraid of dying no more. I'm curious about the afterlife. And I'm an atheist." During the sometimes hostile news conference that had Weaver and Ed Brown shouting insults at reporters, the speakers and their supporters repeated their claims that income taxes are voluntary, and any tax on labor amounts to slavery. "The bottom line is: Show us the law, we will pay what you ask," said Ed Brown, who had a gun tucked in his waistband. "They can't do it, folks." The home, which Brown calls a castle, has 8-inch-thick concrete walls, a turret that offers a 360-degree view of the property and a driveway that is sometimes barricaded with SUVs. The 110-acre compound is self-sufficient and is capable of running entirely through solar, wind and geothermal energies. Officials cut power and telephone service last week in an effort to ratchet up pressure on the couple convicted of scheming to avoid federal income taxes by hiding $1.9 million of income between 1996 and 2003. The Browns said they hadn't noticed the changes, they can survive on generators and they have 103 wooded acres to keep them warm this winter. Ed Brown has threatened "guerrilla warfare" and retaliation against those who played a role in his conviction. He skipped his trial. "Do not, under any circumstances, make any attempt on this land. We will not accept any tomfoolery by any criminal element, be it federal, state or local," Ed Brown said. "We either walk out of here free or we die." "If they come in, we're dead. That's it," Elaine Brown said later. "We will not be arrested. We will not volunteer to go into their prison for a non-crime. We have committed no crime." The Browns' claim that the federal income tax is not legitimate has drawn support from so-called "patriot" and militia groups. Supporters from as far away as Texas also have brought weapons and supplies. The Browns were joined Monday by several of their supporters, waving "Don't Tread on Me" flags and "Don't Murder the Browns for Money" signs. It's this support that prompted a panic in Plainfield two weeks ago, when heavily armed police surrounded the Browns' home while they seized commercial property the couple owned in a neighboring town. SWAT teams, military and explosives vehicles marshaled in the tiny town and sparked rumors of a raid. Neighbors were rousted from their homes and planes flying overhead were ordered away. U.S. marshals said it was only for surveillance. Brown has warned against any action. "If they decide to make that move against me, go ahead," Brown said in past interviews. "Watch. It ain't going to be as easy as they think it's going to be. Believe me." But marshals insist there are no plans to raid the home. U.S. Marshal Stephen Monier released a statement Monday saying he remained hopeful the situation can be settled without violence. "The U.S. Marshals Service is committed to resolving this peacefully," the statement read. "Edward and Elaine Brown can end this today by doing the right thing, which is to call us and make arrangements for their surrender."
What a dope. Now you think you know more than the justice departments of New Hampshire... Classic fringe element wacko you are...
i sure as hell do.... because i know they are lying. do you know about the friend of the browns that was walking their dog? he unfortunately came across snipers in ghillie suits. they scared the hell out of him and the dog. they fired gun shots over his head.. then tasered him. FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON!!! then they threatened him to be quiet and not tell the truth about what they did to him... they keep calling his house threatening him. he is scared to death... AND HE NEVER DID A THING!!! they deny this to this day.
well you're not going to get the truth from your mainstream sources, nor the us marshals. they lied about it that day. they used ghillie suits that morning.. why lie about it?
the first hand account from danny riley, aka the dog walker, he came upon the snipers in ghillie suits. he had no idea they were there.. they scared the hell out of him.... he started running.. they fired shots over his head... then caught up to him and tasered him... FOR NO REASON!!!