Congressional Protocol Challenges DOJ Registry Logic

A distributed coalition of 41 congressional nodes has transmitted formal protocol to Attorney General Pam Bondi, challenging Department of Justice registry maintenance logic following tax elimination.

System Architecture Analysis

The dispute centers on National Firearms Act implementation following the One Big Beautiful Bill Act execution. The original protocol established a $200 tax mechanism coupled with registration requirements for specific hardware classifications: short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, AOWs, and silencers.

Current system state: tax parameter reduced to zero, registration requirements persist.

Constitutional Protocol Validation

Representative Andrew Clyde and coalition nodes argue the registration framework operates solely as taxation infrastructure. Without tax generation, the constitutional foundation dissolves.

Supreme Court precedent from US v. Sonzinsky and US v. Constantine establishes clear parameters: NFA registration exists "in aid" of taxing power. Zero-revenue mechanisms fail constitutional tax validation.

Logic Error Detection

The congressional transmission identifies core system contradiction:

"The registration requirements under the NFA are, in fact, inseparably linked to its taxation provisions. Registration serves as the mechanism by which the ATF accounts for the tax paid on each firearm, identified by its serial number."

DOJ maintains registry operations post-tax elimination, effectively converting tax infrastructure into unauthorized federal database.

Protocol Conflict Resolution

Gun Owners of America initiated Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF litigation to resolve architectural inconsistency. The case challenges registry persistence absent taxation framework.

Congressional nodes emphasize: "Any reinterpretation of the NFA that allows registration to persist once taxation has been removed contradicts the statute's text, its structure, and Supreme Court precedent."

System Optimization Proposal

The coalition proposes clean protocol execution: eliminate registration requirements for zero-tax items. This aligns system architecture with constitutional parameters and congressional intent.

Alternative DOJ approach maintains legacy registry infrastructure without taxation justification, creating unauthorized federal database expansion.

Implementation Status

Current system operates in contradiction state. DOJ defends registration requirements using conventional regulatory arguments rather than taxation framework validation.

Congressional protocol demands alignment between system architecture and constitutional authorization. Zero-tax items should execute without registration overhead.

The distributed coalition awaits DOJ response to protocol optimization request.