Posted on 06/29/2012 2:50:54 PM PDT by rightjb
The original Constitution did not allow the federal government to tax individuals. The 16th Amendment removed that prohibition, but only to the extent of authorizing a tax on income
Thus, the "Mandate Tax," being a tax on individuals but not on income, is unconstitutional on its face. Or it would be, if the government was still following the Constitution.
You need to read a little of the history of the country
The income tax was going to be 1% and only on the richest.
Aft Roe v. Wade, abortions were going to be safe and rare.
Social Security was supposed to take about 1% of your income.
The EPA was supposed to merely stop pollution.
Affirmative action was only supposed to last a few years. The reality is every single time one of these programs are initiated, they grow and grow. And every time the Courts cave and allow big government, the ruling is immediately expanded by the government with plenty of help from the courts.
Mandatory solar panels for your house is just around the corner.
That was my point...we’re headed for more and more Gov’t, not less.
Politicians do not give up power easily nor voluntarily.
ObamaCare will not be repealed, in fact, it will be expanded as the years go on.
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