uth : ▁Bad nar ik ▁has ▁signed ▁the ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁Tr uth ▁Stat ement ▁calling ▁for ▁new ▁investig ations ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁terror ist ▁attacks , ▁including ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁US ▁intelligence ▁to ▁act ▁on ▁warnings ▁of ▁up coming ▁attacks , ▁the ▁break down ▁of ▁military ▁air ▁defense , ▁and ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁investig ations . ▁The ▁Stat ement ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁President ial ▁candidates ▁Ralph ▁N ader ▁and ▁David ▁C obb . ▁Bad nar ik ▁has ▁also ▁mentioned ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁fight ▁Al - Q a eda ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁president . ▁ ▁Arg uments ▁for ▁limited ▁government ▁Bad nar ik ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁has ▁exceed ed ▁its ▁Constitution al ▁bounds ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁scale d ▁back ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁la isse z - f aire ▁society . ▁His ▁political ▁views ▁are ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁both ▁A yn ▁Rand ▁and ▁L . ▁Neil ▁Smith . ▁ ▁View s ▁on ▁tax es ▁Bad nar ik ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Constitution ▁does ▁not ▁provide ▁for ▁a ▁federal ▁income ▁tax ▁and ▁has ▁pos ed ▁the ▁tax ▁protest er ▁argument ▁that ▁the ▁Six teenth ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁was ▁never ▁leg ally ▁rat ified . ▁ ▁Bad nar ik ▁has ▁also ▁pos ed ▁the ▁tax ▁protest er ▁argument ▁that ▁the ▁In ternal ▁Re venue ▁Code ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁as