When is it "taxation without representation"? When my congresspeople dont vote for what the majority
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Thu Oct-20-11 07:39 PM
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When is it "taxation without representation"? When my congresspeople dont vote for what the majority
Edited on Thu Oct-20-11 07:41 PM by cyberpj
of their constituants desire but are constantly voting against those desires in order to continue feathering their own nests... isn't that taxation without representation?
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Thu Oct-20-11 07:41 PM
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1. Exactly. At this moment in time, our Democracy is a sham. n/t
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Thu Oct-20-11 08:07 PM
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2. So if we could get a major portion of citizens to refuse to pay taxes based on that premise
would they simply put us all in jail?
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Thu Oct-20-11 08:30 PM
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3. Not only would they put us all in jail,
GE would get the contract to build the cells.
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4. Or Halliburton, right? Didn't I hear soemwhere there were already built and waiting for something?
Riots in the streets maybe?
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