Government Agression

Been thinking about how I should define Factionalism for a month and still not quite ready to make a posting about it. However an incident has come to my attention which shows that Governments rule by fear and violence.

Enter Ed and Elane Brown, a married couple with a dental practice. Apparently they didn't think paying their income taxes was right. So they decided not to pay it. Legal battles ensued and eventually the state escalated the disagreement to violence by surrounding their house with heavily armed police and snipers not to mention armored cars.

Seems a bit overkill, Mr. Brown certainly has a right to defend himself and his property even from the so-called 'authorities'. Now they are in a stand-off and it will be interesting to see what happens. But what is clear is the Government's position is a lose-lose situation. If they kill Mr. Brown, he becomes a martyr. If they back off then they could encourage more tax protesters to act.

If only more people would have such courage such as this!

Ed and Elane's blog: http://questforfairtrialinconcordnh.blogspot.com/