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Taking this SCOTUS decision to an inevitable (IMO) next step, that could come from either party: eliminating our Bill or Rights.
For example, given the recent ACA ruling, what would stop Congress from creating the following 'tax':
"All citizens will have a 5% tax increase on their earned income. Likewise, if those citizens are not found to have spoken or written negatively about Barack Obama during the calendar year, they will receive a 5% tax credit"
They aren't FORCIBLY taking away free speech. They're just taxing us and encouraging us how to speak to help prevent those taxes. They aren't FORCING us to buy Health Care. They're just encouraging us by giving us a tax break to a tax they just created.
I don't believe it will get this far today; I believe the people have the intelligence enough today to stop it. But with each generation accepting these new 'rights' of our government, such laws become more likely. Today, they wouldn't think of passing an amendment to prohibit alcohol or any other substance. Once, Congress understood that it was beyond their power to force such a thing without granting themselves such power within the constitution.
The 10th Amendment, IMO, is dead. Long live the King?
For example, given the recent ACA ruling, what would stop Congress from creating the following 'tax':
"All citizens will have a 5% tax increase on their earned income. Likewise, if those citizens are not found to have spoken or written negatively about Barack Obama during the calendar year, they will receive a 5% tax credit"
They aren't FORCIBLY taking away free speech. They're just taxing us and encouraging us how to speak to help prevent those taxes. They aren't FORCING us to buy Health Care. They're just encouraging us by giving us a tax break to a tax they just created.
I don't believe it will get this far today; I believe the people have the intelligence enough today to stop it. But with each generation accepting these new 'rights' of our government, such laws become more likely. Today, they wouldn't think of passing an amendment to prohibit alcohol or any other substance. Once, Congress understood that it was beyond their power to force such a thing without granting themselves such power within the constitution.
The 10th Amendment, IMO, is dead. Long live the King?