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I watched this movie over the weekend. At first it seemed an interesting idea, but the interviews were choppy and I got the feeling that they had been manipulated heavily. I had serious reservations about the quote from Woodrow Wilson in the movie and it turns out that it's been altered and cobbled together from quotes that may or may not have been made by Wilson.

The main contention of the movie is that there isn't a law requiring income tax on most people. Throughout the movie the filmakers are asking for the IRS, judges, etc to show them the law. The law is never produced.

So you would think that it was surprising that I was able to find the law on the IRS website within 15 minutes of searching for it on the internet. Not only that, but I was able to find an entire page dedicated to refuting the movie written by a law professor at The George Washington University Law School. Reading through is page I was pretty much convinced that the movie is bunk.

But what about the other claims in the movie? I know one of the strong implications is that the government plans to implant the RFID, which is on current US Passports and may go on the national ID if it ever happens, in people. I just don't see it happening, but people have called me crazy before.

Other concerns he brought up may be well founded (illegal wiretapping, computerized voting, etc). I honestly can't remember them all. I had lost interest by the time he got to them. And after his crazy spiel about the income tax law and the federal reserve, I really can't take anything he says seriously. He would have done better to focus on real issues.

My opinion is that unless you like crazy conspiracy theories, don't bother. However, since my husband got a good nap during the movie, it might be good for insomniacs.