Travis, So when do they make a law fining people for failing register to vote and then voting?
On Feb 21, 4:48 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=166854 > > http://onemansthoughts.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/vermonts-answer-to-gu... > > http://vagunforum.net/national-discussions/vermont-answer-gun-control... > > Vermont's Answer to Gun Control; > > Vermont State Rep. Fred Maslack has read the Second Amendment to the > U.S. Constitution, as well as Vermont 's own Constitution very > carefully, and his strict interpretation of these documents is popping > some eyeballs in New England and elsewhere. > > Maslack recently proposed a bill to register "non-gun-owners" and > require them to pay a $500 fee to the state. Thus Vermont would become > the first state to require a permit for the luxury of going about > unarmed and assess a fee of $500 for the privilege of not owning a > gun. > > Maslack read the "militia" phrase of the Second Amendment as not only > the right of the individual citizen to bear arms, but as a clear > mandate to do so. He believes that universal gun ownership was > advocated by the Framers of the Constitution as an antidote to a > "monopoly of force" by the government as well as criminals. Vermont 's > constitution states explicitly that "the people have a right to bear > arms for the defense of themselves and the State" and those persons > who are "conscientiously scrupulous of bearing arms" shall be required > to "pay such equivalent.." > > Clearly, says Maslack, Vermonters have a constitutional obligation to > arm themselves, so that they are capable of responding to "any > situation that may arise." > > Under the bill, adults who choose not to own a firearm would be > required to register their name, address, Social Security Number, and > driver's license number with the state. "There is a legitimate > government interest in knowing who is not prepared to defend the state > should they be asked to do so," Maslack says > > Vermont already boasts a high rate of gun ownership along with the > least restrictive laws of any state .. it's currently the only state > that allows a citizen to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. > This combination of plenty of guns and few laws regulating them has > resulted in a crime rate that is the third lowest in the nation... > > " America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the > > system, but too early to shoot the bastards." > > This makes sense! There is no reason why gun owners should have to pay > taxes to support police protection for people not wanting to own guns. > Let them contribute their fair share and pay their own way. > > " I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of > the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than > by violent and sudden usurpations. " > > James Madison > > Vermont has the least restrictive gun-control law. It recognizes the > right of any Vermonter who has not otherwise been prohibited from > owning a firearm to carry concealed weapons without a permit or > license. Yet Vermont has one of the lowest crime rates in America , > ranking 49 out of 50 in all crimes and 47th in murders. > > kj1 1991- Kalifornia imposes First "Jock Tax" - Following a > basketball game in which the Chicago Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers, > the state of California slapped the visiting team with a nonresident > income tax. The next time the Los Angeles Lakers played Chicago on the > Bulls' home turf, the favor was returned. Soon, the tax became known as > the "jock tax." Now, 20 out of the 24 states that house professional > sports teams impose the tax, making it so athletes sometimes have to pay > taxes in multiple locations for one paycheck. > --http://www.thebigmoney.com:80/articles/news/2009/04/14/236-years-hati...<http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/news/2009/04/14/236-years-hating-...> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
