tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post2498719076092505482..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: We Need "Blue Light" MandatesWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-52930291561644888962010-03-25T10:01:23.408-04:002010-03-25T10:01:23.408-04:00Everyone pay 40% more to heat or cool their home (...Everyone pay 40% more to heat or cool their home (oh, wait, Cap 'n Tax will accomplish that with Carbon credits and mandates!)<br /><br />This is fun! :-)Mr. Punky Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803908903656739128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-69825266318249318462010-03-25T09:53:03.926-04:002010-03-25T09:53:03.926-04:00Everyone MUST buy a trigger lock for a gun (even i...Everyone MUST buy a trigger lock for a gun (even if they don't own a gun!)Mr. Punky Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803908903656739128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-62662573662337168692010-03-25T09:47:28.476-04:002010-03-25T09:47:28.476-04:00A sewer system to replace all septic systems (oh, ...A sewer system to replace all septic systems (oh, wait, they already did that to me at a cost of $12,000)<br />http://www.washingtontownship.com/municipal_authority.htmMr. Punky Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803908903656739128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-53366838462590999842010-03-25T09:29:42.091-04:002010-03-25T09:29:42.091-04:00We do have the public school mandate (or pay twice...We do have the public school mandate (or pay twice to send your kids to a private school). In Pennsylvania property taxes on your home are quite expensive indeed, and go to the public schools overwhelmingly.<br />Hey, that's just as expensive if not more than Obamacare's penalty to opt out of the mandate.Mr. Punky Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803908903656739128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-65369080686960534872010-03-24T14:01:31.292-04:002010-03-24T14:01:31.292-04:00You can only change your underwear once a week (to...You can only change your underwear once a week (to save water and lower detergents polluting the aquifer) and to enforce it, require all underwear be worn ojn the outside, so gov't officials can see you are complying! (h/t to Woody Allen's Bananas, spoofing a crazy Castro)les hardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043504282365733547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-28229541878194814112010-03-24T10:54:26.251-04:002010-03-24T10:54:26.251-04:00Every week mandate every male related to a pregnan...Every week mandate every male related to a pregnant female to view the ultrasound of the baby/fetus before every abortion. Every male from the owner of the sperm to his father, grandfather and close friends.Ate Melyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169744460931381051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-59792733507142522582010-03-24T05:10:59.987-04:002010-03-24T05:10:59.987-04:00Does the text of the law claim that "healthca...Does the text of the law claim that "healthcare" is a RIGHT, as we understand that term in American jurisprudence (as opposed an ambiguous right that is touted by some UN document)? If we are talking about a "right" as understood by our legal system, the mandate forces us to exercise our "right" to healthcare (more specifically, health insurance), or pay a penalty. Owning a gun is a right that is recognized by the constitution. Can they enact a law that requires everyone to buy a government-approved gun (which would be a water gun, under this Administration), to promote the general safety and welfare, and ensure that everyone's right to own a gun is achieved? What about the "right" to an education that the Left is so fond of? Can they enact a law that requires everyone to attend a government-approved school (or otherwise pay a fine) in order to promote the general welfare? Or require that we must exercise our "right" to vote, or pay a fine? Seems to me that they have it backwards.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958925393323312930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-43874592043841204592010-03-23T23:56:09.745-04:002010-03-23T23:56:09.745-04:00Its hard to think of an area of life not regulated...Its hard to think of an area of life not regulated or about to be.<br /><br />The CapnTax included a provision the before you could sell your house, you had to bring it up to California type energy code standards.<br /><br />If the idea is that the government needs to force you to do something for your own good how about starting a business. Many small business were started on less than the cost of one year of health care subsidy, and many politicians seem to think it is easy to make money.Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320105485736052679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-18011822258359909412010-03-23T23:05:13.753-04:002010-03-23T23:05:13.753-04:00I for one would like a public registry of everyone...I for one would like a public registry of everyone who doesn't own a gun..Dave Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13779153708960447630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-89635274425404873442010-03-23T22:44:22.123-04:002010-03-23T22:44:22.123-04:00Comment on "I"'s entry (9:29 pm) -
...Comment on "I"'s entry (9:29 pm) - <br /><br />That relates to an earlier comment I made on another thread: we MUST have Republican - Conservative Republican! - candidates running against each and every Democrat for his or her seat, or we won't have a chance to run these guys out of DC on a rail (tarred and feathered would be my preference, but I digress).<br /><br />People need to step up and run for office, challenge these Leftist guys and gals. Not everyone is a viable candidate, but there must be SOMEONE in each district who can take on these tyrannical, lying liberals (or, as Al Sharpton says, socialists)!!<br /><br />Otherwise, as you astutely note, we are giving them free reign to do whatever they want - without a fight.DINORightMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067345219054999889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-88420073012289483052010-03-23T21:29:11.798-04:002010-03-23T21:29:11.798-04:00The Election Projection site has a headline
"...The Election Projection site has a headline<br /><br />"Tuesday, March 23, 2010<br />Rating change: With no credible GOPer, AR-1 moves to DEM hold.<br /><br />This is INSANE. We're giving up the seats without a fight.lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329025378677523718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-4786563049721308772010-03-23T21:04:05.067-04:002010-03-23T21:04:05.067-04:00Hmmm..... Good question. Here are some:
Everyon...Hmmm..... Good question. Here are some:<br /><br />Everyone must buy and consume certain green vegetables (to ensure proper levels of B vitamins, important for healthy women and pregnancy);<br /><br />Everyone must purchase and consume x lbs. of beef (cows produce too much greenhouse gas, harming the environment and our health);<br /><br />We must purchase florescent bulbs (oh, wait,they've done that already, via banning incandescent ones!); <br /><br />We must purchase shoes made of man-made materials only (PETA would be happy);<br /><br />We must purchase x dollars of vacation time per year (even if you don't get paid - R&R is good for your health).<br /><br />Need I go on? And....for malclave's idea: the government will justify BANNING guns because of their health risks, using this new bill/law/monstrosity as justification. They DO know what is best for us rubes, doncha know! /sarcDINORightMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067345219054999889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-5586002758947025742010-03-23T20:36:52.669-04:002010-03-23T20:36:52.669-04:00Professor Jacobson,
Thank you for posting these w...Professor Jacobson,<br /><br />Thank you for posting these words from Michelle Obama:<br /><br />"Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going to demand that you shed your cynicism. That you put down your divisions. That you come out of your isolation, that you move out of your comfort zones. That you push yourselves to be better. And that you engage. Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, uninvolved, uninformed."<br /><br />I read them today in a new light.<br /><br />She's right, but not in the way she meant.<br /><br />None of us will ever go back to our lives as usual, uninvolved, uninformed.<br /><br />Give me liberty or give me death.<br /><br />DavidDDavidDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483763917313497742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-90864965906634573322010-03-23T19:16:45.111-04:002010-03-23T19:16:45.111-04:00[w]hy does Congress not have the power to assess t...[w]hy does Congress not have the power to assess taxes on people who get too little sleep, or too much sleep, and thereby harm their own health and the public fisc?]<br /><br />they wouldn't go that far now would they? Oh wait, they already do that and I have the logbooks to prove it! Semi accidents have increased, not decreased since they imposed draconian mandates on us a few years back. But not to worry, those that think a yoke is that yellow substance in the center of an egg rather than a critical part of the driveline of the truck are making the rules and they are looking out for your best interest.<br /><br />FYI, over 80% of all 4-wheeler/18 wheeler accidents are the fault of the 4wheeler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-28405429520443964652010-03-23T19:04:27.332-04:002010-03-23T19:04:27.332-04:00Mandate that Congress be required to make specific...Mandate that Congress be required to make specific cost analyses of proposals so the people really know the true cost of proposed legislation. <br /><br />Few people understand about the doctor fix bill and that it as not rolled into health care bill because it would have taken it over the top limit promised.<br /><br />I don't know how much my Medicare will cost me and what will be cut from it. I should know that before agreeing to support the bill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-52995575497986473022010-03-23T18:45:42.517-04:002010-03-23T18:45:42.517-04:00Mandate that all health insurance be illegal and f...Mandate that all health insurance be illegal and fine anyone who buys it. If we all had to pay out of pocket wouldn't health care cost plummet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-91785125413813694012010-03-23T18:06:49.193-04:002010-03-23T18:06:49.193-04:00Mandate that all US citizens must annually purchas...Mandate that all US citizens must annually purchase one handgun, rifle, or shotgun.<br /><br />I'm sure I could come up with some rhetoric as to why this should be done, but why bother? If the government can force us to buy something, then is a reason really necessary?<br /><br />While we're at it, everyone should be required to purchase 2 packs of cigarettes a week. Smoking them, of course, will be illegal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-80114207502335802012010-03-23T18:04:33.538-04:002010-03-23T18:04:33.538-04:00People have been sitting around talking or yelling...People have been sitting around talking or yelling from street corners. Don't you think it is time to organize and begin a real effort to hurt the politicians and get our conservative message out? <br /><br />For instance, what about a day of driving the interstates at 40 miles an hour or less. Of course that may be the ordinary speed for some of you, but the point is to slow down significantly, not quite breaking the law. This may sound punitive, but it gets press coverage and could lead to other slow down efforts. Simply taling to these people does not seem to work. I have been in Italy when they shut down the highways or trains, it carries a message.david7134https://www.blogger.com/profile/09312542857203326560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-91567470678549822052010-03-23T17:44:05.907-04:002010-03-23T17:44:05.907-04:00Mandate marriage. Married men are healthier than s...Mandate marriage. Married men are healthier than single men.Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320105485736052679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-10218783829161358292010-03-23T17:37:10.620-04:002010-03-23T17:37:10.620-04:00How about a gym membership to help with obesity to...How about a gym membership to help with obesity to help with healthcare costs? Or solar panels to save . . . um, the polar bears? Or a GM car because Government Motors is too big to fail?Fuzzy Slippershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021615731454709413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-36301438454791068082010-03-23T17:15:39.269-04:002010-03-23T17:15:39.269-04:00Since the government owns most of GM, and it tells...Since the government owns most of GM, and it tells us that oil is evil but green energy is virtuous, why not force everyone to choose between a white Chevy Volt electric car and a yellow Chevy Volt electric car when you are in the market for a new car? Since you have choice, you are free!! And green!! <br /><br />What a terrific idea.MaggotAtBroad&Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493406951892285654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-19587976387475492872010-03-23T17:12:48.637-04:002010-03-23T17:12:48.637-04:00Suggestions? Well for starters, let's tax the...Suggestions? Well for starters, let's tax the poor. Give them an incentive to be rich. <br /><br />And let's travel back in time to Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 and the bus boycott. The boycott was an economic problem for the city. Don't you think it would have been OK to tax those who did not ride the bus?<br /><br />(In this respect, I think one way to attack the bill is as a First Amendment issue. Boycotts are powerful political speech. Suppose we refuse to buy health insurance as a boycott? Is compelling us to break the boycott a violation of our First Amendment rights? [And suppose Great Britain had tried to tax colonists who did not buy tea in protest of the tea tax?])Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907836489209876959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-80565881895401576892010-03-23T16:37:44.028-04:002010-03-23T16:37:44.028-04:00Actually I've always kind of wanted a birth co...Actually I've always kind of wanted a birth control mandate for those dependent on public assistance for a large portion of their sustenance. <br /><br />Since, by design, this is more or less where we're all headed maybe it is time to back off that wish.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969165050852281666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-52924501276206948342010-03-23T16:27:22.831-04:002010-03-23T16:27:22.831-04:00Why not require individuals to buy a gym membershi...Why not require individuals to buy a gym membership. Think of the benefits.<br /><br />People who exercise are healthier so that will reduce health care costs. Because everyone would be buying a membership but not everyone would be using the facilities, it would drive down the cost. Many more gyms would open up and strengthen our economy.alSeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059179169575457244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-81185597063586171532010-03-23T16:24:42.434-04:002010-03-23T16:24:42.434-04:00Require people to watch only the government-sancti...Require people to watch only the government-sanctioned television network and read only the government-sanctioned newspaper/internet news source/blogs in order to cut down on mis-information (or, heaven forbid, dis-information), and consequently reduce stress-related illnesses.Moogie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665429537064900337noreply@blogger.com