The Question, re-visited

Via Kim du Toit comes the blog of House of Warthog, who asks the question that many of us have asked time and time again.

When do we start shooting?

House of Warthog has a link to an essay regarding that very question, and it's well worth a read.

As for me, I don't think that there is an easy answer to that question. We as a country accept things that our forefathers would have never tolerated. The income tax is unconstitutional, do you know that? Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution states "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;". How is a progressive income tax uniform throughout the United States? The sheer number of taxes that the average American faces every year would have had Alexander Hamilton gasping in astonishment. The governmental control exerted by the Federal government is astounding, when you consider that Section 8 specifically lists what the Federal government can do, and there are only 20 clauses. The Federal Government has overstepped it's bounds to the point that people in this country think what the government is doing is constitutional.

That's a sad fact, people.

So when do we start shooting? At what point do we look around and say "No More?". I can't say I have the answer. But it's a discussion that people should be having, because there may come a point where we can't have that discussion anymore without fear of government reprisal. Think I'm joking? Then ask yourself if two years ago you would have the government trying to limit speech on the internet. And remember that the FCC is mulling over how to regulate blogs because of the political speech that occurred last year.

The government already tells people when they can or can't say certain things. The McCain-Feingold Bill limits what you can do during an election. Our rights are being stripped away as we speak.

So when do we start shooting?