Category Archives: Taxing powers

Ideology vs. reason and a constitutional crisis

Posted on 26 February 2014 by danmillerinpanama

Most sentient humans have ideological beliefs. When they become acceptable substitutes for rational thought they can be pernicious. Jonathan Turley, whom I consider a liberal in the old-fashioned sense and not what I refer to as a “librul,” today testified before … Continue reading →

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Trading Freedom for Security is often dangerous.

Posted on 12 April 2013 by danmillerinpanama

Freedom to do as we please has to yield to security and the freedom of others. How much freedom should we trade for security? How much do we still have? Another question is, do we still have choices? Our earnings, … Continue reading →

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Civil War, the U.S. Constitution and History

Posted on 1 November 2012 by danmillerinpanama

We should do our best to avoid another Civil War and the best way to do that is to insist upon faithful adherence to the U.S. Constitution. An article entitled The U.S. Constitution and Civil War, posted at my blog … Continue reading →

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Economic Theory, Reality and President Obama

Posted on 24 September 2012 by danmillerinpanama

Dangerous disconnects and hatred are endemic. When in college, I majored in economics and enrolled in the honors program. That required that I write a paper on an aspect of economics. My field was micro-economics, how business works, and I … Continue reading →

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Dependency, Civilization and Survival

Posted on 4 September 2012 by danmillerinpanama

Some dependence is necessary; too much can lead to the deaths of freedom and civilization. In our civilization, society provides many public resources unlikely to be provided by individuals except through taxation. Some public roads have been built by private … Continue reading →

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The Supreme Court did Far Worse than Merely Uphold ObamaCare.

Posted on 29 June 2012 by danmillerinpanama

The majority decision distorts the Constitution to uphold ObamaCare. As bad as ObamaCare is, the decision transcends ObamaCare most perniciously because it expands the power of the Congress to interfere in countless other ways as yet unknown in how we … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Holds ObamaCare Individual Mandate Unconstitutional.

Posted on 28 June 2012 by danmillerinpanama

BUT unexpectedly upholds ObamaCare 5:4 as permissible under the taxing authority granted to the Congress by the Constitution. Chief Justice Roberts sided with the librul wing of the Court and wrote the majority opinion. Justices Kennedy, Thomas, Scalia and Alito … Continue reading →

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