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Today, the fair tax act of 2013 lives on. it would also abolish the irs, the income tax, and repeal the 16th amendment that allows for the income tax in the first place. in other words, good-bye to the last hundred years of american governance. that, however, is an uphill battle, even for an empowered right wing. so instead of getting rid of the irs, republicans are very successfully hollowed out and hamstrung the agency. george w. bush did his part by slashing the number of lawyers who audited ...

America. we made a 30 minute movie about the irs targeting. why that can happen with the current tax coat and the bureaucracy that lies behind the irs. and talks to people action to say we need real reform which actually includes something as big as repealing the 16th amendment. we -- we are tired of tinkering around the edges. right now tonight across america people are educating their friends and their neighbors and their families and their own homes with our movie. >> the tea party express, g...

They have more power than any other agency because theres a presumption of guilt. you give this kind of now increased power because of obama care to regulate peoples lives. it is inherently corrupt. you cannot function in a way thats going to at all be in the side of freedom loving people. i think we need to look at what someone suggested, you have to repeal the 16th amendment, get rid of this income tax. thats the source of the problem and do something. >> couldnt agree more. rick, only a minut...

>> thanks for having us. >> arthel: what could make this process totally blow up and how likely is this to become a he said, she said process and its all about the political divide? >> it is all about the political divide, arthel. the irs has been used by richard nixon and now surrogate of barak obama. the irs came in courtesy of the 16th amendment as high button shoes were going out, a century ago. what we need to do is get rid of the irs, repeal the 16th amendment, set up a fair tax or flat ta...

The opportunity is dramatically lowered. people will always try to figure ways around the system. but what we have is a situation where we dont have enough jobs, we dont have enough production, and we have too much consumption, and were taxing one and giving the other a free pass and thats got to stop. and ultimately that responsibility lives with congress. you dont have to have income taxes and payroll taxes. the two most vibrant economies in the world right now run with no income tax and no ca...

And more in the think tank saying this is where were going to wind up like europe. they have a vat tax. explain what it is and what would mean here. >> a vat tax, value added tax, like a sales tax, basically. its a tax on when you spend money, as opposed to when you earn money. thats an income tax. the vat tax is a spending tax. okay? i was in europe when they introduced this thing, okay, and said to us, okay, introduce this consumption tax, this value added tax and maybe we can reduce or get ri...

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And said, yes, we can. the 16th amendment is another. this is a pro tax instrument. if you dont like the taxes and spending, vote the bums out. >> right. but there is broad constitutionality authority. i made the point yesterday. well bring in randy barnett in a second. the ruling is interesting. the ruling starts off with justice roberts saying for the narrow purposes of the anti-injunction act, lets say one thing on the table was could the court rule on the matter at hand. the statutory legisl...

Imposts and excises. you dont have to call it a tax. >> revenue enhancements to provide for the general welfare of the united states. thats because without taxes you cant have national defense. >> right. >> you cant have an army. you cant do the things we werent able to çdo. one more thing. 1789 and the founders, this constitution is an intergenerational document. we made amends to it, got rid of slavery after the civil war. this didnt get rid of slavery. we the people of the united states at ...

killing families in afghanistan is refusing to talk. voting also under way in the deep south as mitt romney hopes to seal the deal. its time to play reporter roulette. more fallout from the massacre in afghanistan. chris? >> reporter: this was no mere apology. this was the strongest words yet weve heard from an american president in describing what happened during that shooting in afghanistan. >> the united states takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own chil...