[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 13, 1994]
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                     SIGN DISCHARGE PETITION NO. 12

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the IRS said that David and Millie Evans 
of Colorado owed $40,000. Then the IRS said that the Evanses owed 
$100,000.
  Now the Evanses say the IRS never told them what the exact amount of 
money was they said they owed, and they would not even talk to the 
Evanses.
  And then the IRS went to court, and in less than 45 minutes a jury of 
their peers said the Evanses were not guilty, not guilty, not guilty.
  And the IRS appealed it and said:

       The judge misdirected the jury because the judge told the 
     jury the IRS had the burden of proof, and there should be a 
     new trial because Congress' law says the taxpayers have the 
     burden of proof.

  They went back to court, and the Evanses were convicted.
  My colleagues, Congress should be ashamed. If a murderer is innocent 
until proven guilty, I ask, ``Why aren't our constituents treated the 
same way?''
  H.R. 3261, Mr. Speaker, says the taxpayer is innocent until proven 
guilty, and I want my colleagues' help and say, ``If you're so 
inclined, sign discharge petition No. 12.''
  Think about it.

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