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irdependeace to no longgr be livlng paycheck to paycheck f declded to run tor pubttc otflce. I ran eor the State ttiuia oi Rap;;;;_tatLves. I came ln se@nd in-a lhrea way race wj.t'h Eougtrli,38* qf the vote, an lnpresElvE teat Cor-such a young, pollticai nir.orei. I sas posl.tloned eel.l for a win !n lhe nlxt. iieitfon, teo years1ater. t,l.tlle dtd I knoo the Federal gou"inr"ri wag'about'tJ ualeash a. heLltsh nightmare on m and iy fantly thal vosta Eravent tha! fron ever happening. l{y plattorE was sidplc: Ahe goverment feealg to EolLos the - . Constltution becase it,s lhe lap. t arEued that shen the Eovermetrt dL8rsgards the las anil truptis on ottrerg sinpiy because- tbey are powerful ercuEh to do-so and s"C-ai"v ulth lt, it hurts thes as r Natlon. I pol;ted out that $,5t. s;ri'"i-h;av/-for thelr-basLe obllEatlons cost.-rfre govennenr !l:9:d 9i::?glrd at cnerr scrbtlilry hon6 ild thslr credlblllty abroad. i enjoyed cupaignlng very duch anil continued Lo ato ro-ater ifre cfec-tiin, Fitlt_oy eye on the next. lty BEssaEe flas {ell raceived UV-if,.--'' governnent, local_ . ft sas rescnted by poirerul the 9::p-f? 3$ secrellve Federal Agencies of the anq nlgnly Exoautlve-Branch. I,lrave}dl and-g?ye.speEches to-cro$ds that entfnued to grow in slze. I {arneal that the Federal cqlrn! behivlor tas umustalnabla, that they w6;eCocermentrg quickly llmlng out o f and credibl.ltty-on the eorld stage,- ild itrat ii ifr"v-afal credit oot conE unoer sensl,Dle behEvloral loms soon, th6y ?ould ioie their posttion.o_f At ttrat point, ! cilr;;;; rhac the .pr.eqinence, responstblJ,ity would EaLl baek on to eur ghoulilet's ai tfr" prcffe sno had createal thls coverment anal let lt rrin efi its ralls.?he solution horever uas slsple: pick up the piecei md put - foll;e ttrc'Coniiftutron thlbgs back toEethe!, and thl.e tlre tlat had sErvd ur ws]'t o! hutrdreds ot-years. lrt n;;;;;; was slnpte, ate and conventl,onal. Not onty dii I caU 6n jou-fireuts to tol.Low thc_constttuEiotr. .r encoirraged tt" p""gf!-to-ls Caitheul rn tne ciulc dutl.es ghe Ccnsgitutlotr placed on thea. W!-ile th;:e I-ere 9?ny ot these. lhe one that got lhe nosl fredj-a altentlon ua; the uiLltia. Thi It.S. constl,tutlan reguirs aff aUfe bodied naies to be prepsred to sErye loc.tLy Ln tlnds of tro'trfi.sas aoneuhat ouedated and largeLy neglected in Aoeri.caihi;-;d;;; at the ti@._ But tt we were golng to aik tie governnent t; to.tlos the Colr5Citution w6 needed to be wl,J.llng to follov i! ourselves or elsa- be hytEcrtEs. . Thl,E !,tl-Utl,a !a; not a gloup, irsperfi- speaking, so uuch as a cultqral obllgation io nii.'" gooal-taith -itre -ia pr?dE_ 9i your rlltingness to personilty c"niriluie-t6 elty and re1lb1a9 of the peopLe around you if needed. .!he feds.

Pramls Augqst Schae er COx prisEer laarls4 tolitlcal, July 26, 2013
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"o.lil, gy nae ls Francl'g August Schaeffer Cox. I an a 29 year - - husbaeat old. and a fatirer oE-t*o vbuag-;;iiai"".porrti."t i-.i prlsoner Ln a sesret rederaL prJ.Son iocateci-in-nai:.6n, " riffnois. I-uas senteoced to just unde! 26 years 1n prison in-Jinuary ot
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}?rge-coDpatry ro,build pooer plaotg and retsote gotA ::"::-:l!1." in Ataska's rildeiness. By age 23, :::.p.o.:":i:,9 elEn ny falthful_Eacttiiies and lovlhd Hlte as my partner, f wai an acclmpllshed buslnessmn ln ny own rrghi. lravtng :";i"";t;.;o;; ri'anctal

anythlng illegal and I ceEtainly h.een,L done ,-I haveart_done anyurng norally Eong. t slII Ehare ny Elgry witit you aa bst G caa b done in a letter. It is [y nope thit aft; investLqatinc what bas been done ro ne and uy fmiiy yiu ;;J"a; i;;E'i;--" sould be right far 1'ou to help-us. c3 itat rrii ena,-tfris- Ls our etory. I was bom in Dsver, colorado g.S.A. go GaEy ald JennlEer cox.. My Eather, who atta;deat Hest ptont, ite'pileor oe smarr-church and taught crek and Hebres at ".sa locai uivuslty. a uy noEher was a rchoo] teacher betore ahe had ch1ldr6n. At!6; ny slsEer, two.brqtherg, &d f w6re born stayed hone Lo Ea{se us 1nd,:9e to. Lt that. re all, got a lrropershe educatLon. In the early go's ay EatheE uent lBto buslnesl rylth his brolher c":, f3. forer Chiet ot Staff, eor Senator Oa"fa i.-iorin, DavLd as provj.ded rEsident.ial asslsleat tlvlng to the elderly. :*:uI:iI_"" meroustiless was_very Euccesslul and our Eaolly'beeue qulte ::?i:l{. .rn_1999 Ey paEenrs noved oqr Eal.ly iroo Denver, @r?rid: to-Falrbanks, Alaska sbere, tl yearl later, I sauld be sent.to prlson aler belng accused o! i vague and Eonspecrtic conbpiracy agaLnst the Federal Goverikst. A =::::4.?"d prosecutols afgued, would take place at sme 995?Ta9y.that,.the uRtown tut.ure tlhe nrny yearg tlon nou. ,W r roved the froneleE ot Alaska. A! age 18 - ,^-A: l-f?:ft? a,req-a Eonth Iong qpeallt.lon lo tbe slml! 6100 Eter-!4t, HcKlnley. I sould lead a Fecond expeditlon oE tuo yearg wLth Ey.father_by ny siale and in Z0O5 a ifri.a *peOffi""-lh.t later 1r"Iod.d sy qt,'fuL and beloved stfe Itartl. A}1 three rere succeasul. uy _godparents htroduced tre to thE sea and lhe ,"rer"fii-iirfrL"9 together se FLoneered o", *etl-"ar--ii-ianest cavi.ar }l?""tTI: -_AndEroE frtd Eerring and release Che fj.sh uBhEmed. I dld an applgntlceship i.n lhe constructloa i*lustly and studied ertic Berore goins Lnro uuiiness-ioi nvsert, r *illl.t,::"n.lques.

Tbe FgI hired locats to tiy t; tllk l:"19:d ro bry. inducenent. a crlne. ?hes hireat provocateura, aany 1:-1"::..9rgi!!lng pasts, stGteit to coue to ne and arlue tiato r ::",1?!,"::Ti"ar arl sEong. r necdEd to do, t}rei said, vis ::: ::l]y-:hlngs to. orguize $hat ure.dy_tntluence a violsq! attack on the goverrent. r orq rct wal@@ the suddestlon. I stayed away tron-ttrose ltoite and advLaed athers to do-fhe sare. wnii'.-i oG rhe conducr, rhar crlrtclEn saa for"i]'"iiiical. tts -m-gooO. ::"?::T:i!:: [y anEruence to encorrage a l,lolent attack on tha goveEnEent using wourq onty deatroy the peace and stabllity that I;aE ultiMtely trying to presene,

belng oEtended !y-mI-open clltlcl,sd ot ther,r sel destruetlve naElES. auched hlgh and lor tor E rcagon tO alreat ne. BUt noqe could b found, I sas tn honsE lH. f p.y"a,y-ii*.". I altd -i" rt.y Jisir!-?y-people.in buslness. . r EaIImd irri r,.*i

Thls i difticutt for tre t6 vrite auoui. ri-mitfJ ie ara hsrtbroken at rhe san riae. Eur ttriorighout-il-ifi-r "agry aiair,i cave iD to thelr pEeEsure. Ot that f etind proua.-Sprlng o 2010 f was charged wLth a rocklessnesa . - In the relateit nisdeeeanor Eo an arguent fnvoivea-ni'-iree ana ler noths. . Thar charge.was rs6lved 3tlit d;t"-t.i;;:r:. chargeal_uith a nlnor wBEEnre otfencc,ii""e"ir"iirnl-that vouLd ;e :?:L1 oas[:s6cal conplBtEly over a-yeu later,-followed by a conp!.attrt by the.feds that-ny vtte and I-were neilecttnE oui'rJ yeai ola aon Seth. At thi6 tl.ne not are u! wtfe ina i f6ving and good parents bu! se are ll^ceaged _only 'io"i., by ttre goviment ., So tlc Oftlce of ch[d protecllve B;rvlces tnowE us-Jna lnrents. icnovs re are togd. people ild has euen certltiad us as Eood g.rant". courts-haal placed troubled qhildren ln our caie Auifnq fegai and-so forth before wc had chj.Iilren o oqr oun. As !To:?:dilgs r6sulE oE my uife and f volunteqring,ln th15 ray, ,e wele very a the poliqles oe trre oEtice'oi-crrriir;i," s"roi-ls, IA*li:r,,"r!h when there waa a knock at lhe door one oorning and 9r -ocs.]' So that ocs waE lhore to t.ke selh cox tnio dreir crislorty, y::."t?19 I r xnew.something vas Eong. Ey attorney Robert John ana -I called asked hln wha! to do- Ee called ne baci a te, nin"ieg 1ater and told ne t'o cooe dlrect.l.y to h1s otclce. ihe; t;-;;ivd rith our toildler son he ror.d ny i'ree ana i'd;i-a j;;.-;;:;is"ed a use

AfteE gveral rcntha ot. unruccesgtul attemptE by the provo_ cateurs to qhange ny nind, the-Feds aecfdea to [i-f-it I Iove ny.wLEe and chtldru.:-i" i}r*y-aEri."a' "p a notch. sptolt thar as a seakres*. trhai tfrey aia :^::y,!",1!:?"pt.to nexE ls perhaps the nost rcrally reprehenslble aslect of ihls unole ardeal. ft yas ro bad, tn tact, that the ltilitary police roo a nearby base ended up intervening a rrerf re-aia ;y i;;iy.
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