Tax protestors refuse to pay part or all of local, state, regional, and national income taxes. Tax protestors claim that federal income tax is unconstitutional for a variety of reasons. For example, they hold that wages cannot be taxed because labor is property. Income is not supposed to be taxable property. This is an example of a constitutional basis. There are also other reasons such as statutory, procedural, and fundamental misconceptions or ignorance.

Analyze how successful tax protestors have been on their refusal to pay taxes. How do you measure success or failure of the tax protestors arguments? Do you feel protesting or disagreeing is an acceptable reason to engage in behaviors that have been or are currently considered fraudulent? Why or why not?

Analyze whether there are any reasons why disputed contents of a signed confession and the process of obtaining a signed confession could be admissible in court. If admissible, then how? If not, then explain why.