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COLEMAN v. C.I.R.

Nos. 85-1202, 85-1601.

791 F.2d 68 (1986)

Norman E. COLEMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. Gary HOLDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF the TREASURY and United States of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn L. Archer, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tax Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Robert P. Ruwe, Chief Counsel, I.R.S., Washington, D.C., for respondent-appellee.

Before WOOD, FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Some people believe with great fervor preposterous things that just happen to coincide with their self-interest. "Tax protesters" have convinced themselves that wages are not income, that only gold is money, that the Sixteenth Amendment is unconstitutional, and so on. These beliefs all lead — so tax protesters think — to the elimination of their obligation to pay taxes. The government may not prohibit the holding of these...

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