Showing posts with label force. Show all posts
Showing posts with label force. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Can Government Force You to Fund the GOP -- Or a Teachers Union?

In a free country, the answer is obvious.  Yet in the Supreme Court last week, it was up to Justice Antonin Scalia to ask the question.
"Is it OK to force somebody to contribute to a cause that he does believe in?" Scalia asked.   Note: Scalia did not ask if it is OK to force somebody to contribute to a cause he does not believe in.
"I wouldn't think, your honor, that you could force Republicans to give contributions," responded lawyer Michael Carvin.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Can Obama and Congress Order You to Buy Broccoli?

TOWNHALL.COM, 10/21/2009 by Terry Jeffrey - Can President Barack Obama and Congress enact legislation that orders Americans to buy broccoli? If so, where did they get that authority? What provision in the Constitution empowers the federal government to order an individual to buy a product he does not want? Read more at Townhall.com... Read More......