“Taxes violate the free exercise provision because it sure as hell isn’t free if it is taxed.
As I said earlier, government does not have the power to bargain for rights in exchange for privileges.”
Completely agree.
But a couple of things here.
We know that the government has been using taxes, and regulations, and whatever, to subvert our God-given rights.
Another point, and this is about as simple as it gets for me anyway, is: if you enter into a contract with another entity, don’t be surprised when the other entity wants to enforce the terms of the contract.
I think we agree for the most part but any time is the right time to push back. Second, our contract is in the First Amendment, not in the illegal one-sided contracts issued by government solely for its self-preservation. An illegal contract remains illegal no matter how you were coerced to make the agreement.