Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Book Ban

It's a good thing I wasn't taking a sip of coffee when I read this report. I would have choked, spit, coughed, and spilled. I have always thought the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was nothing more than a stealth division of the ACLU and then I learn that the court decides to affirm banning a book. Call me surprised.

The book was written by tax protester Irwin Schiff and two associates and is titled, The Federal Mafia: How Government Illegally Imposes and Unlawfully Collects Income Taxes. The court ruled that the content was fraudulent, encouraged people to break the law, and was not protected by the First Amendment.

This ruling doesn't seem to be consistent with what is already allowed to be printed and sold. Library shelves are peppered with books that are fraudulent and encourage law-breaking. Of course, the book in question has to do with collecting taxes and, if there's anything that liberals, and liberal judges in particular, absolutely love, it's jacking up and collecting taxes.