Posted on 05/19/2015 4:08:59 PM PDT by robowombat
Ah, good, an illustration of the concept!
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And it’s really there. Judging from the sign, it looks like they also sell pot, now (because of the green crosses). Not so last time that I shopped there.
I do want it gone. 90% of it should be.
There needs to be some sort of replacement. If it’s a national sales tax or a flat tax or whatever, it needs to be put in place as the IRS is shut down.
So while I agree with you, the seven day period is a little too short. I do think a plan should be rolled out the first year to replace 25% of the income tax received.
Then expand it nationwide after the kinks are worked out.
Certainly within three years I’d like to see the agents gone.
There may be a need to verify if the sales tax is being collected nationally, or whatever else plan is devised.
This may require an agency, but the IRS as we know it should be DOA certainly by 2020.
Disbanded and a stake put through its heart.
And the EPA
if the purpose of eliminating ATF is because it is allegedly too weak or ineffective at gun control, I must respectfully dissent on basic constitutional grounds...
(gun control, no matter how well-intentioned, being an illegitmate governmental activity in the first place in the USA....
‘the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,’ US Constitution)
“come on Man....” who will buy all those extra long tables that they tote around with special trailers to show off all those legal firearms that they just confiscated?
Who will educate all the first year “journalist” about the danger of unloaded firearm?
Who will help the media editors on their headlines?
The BATFEMOUSE have had this critical role for many years.
Perfect!
The only problem is the phrase “replaced by”.
Blame for what you ask? See "Blame Bush" for reference. LOL
I share your sentiment, but I view the federal government as being totally out of control, and it will not give up ANY power. The politicians, judges and enforcers are all on the gravy train, none of ‘em will abide by a federal power shrinkage, and they will use all force necessary to keep the people under control.
As an FFL and a gun enthusiast, I can support a weak ATF. I don’t mind that they’re ineffective and disorganized. In fact, I would resist any effort to make them more efficient.
BATFE was in Waco again this week.
They think we would respect the FBI or ‘Homeland Securty more”, and they might be right as its harder to deminoziase an agency that does something that is not so clearly a violation of the Federal Constitution.
But the truth is the FBI has no business existing either, and ‘homeland security’ is a collection agencies only some of which are actually useful and lawful like border patrol and coast guard.
The ATF should be abolished but few if any of its functions should be redistributed to any other agency. Washington has no business ‘regulating’ firearms, or tobacco for that matter. Until then Congress should focus on striping the agency of its funds and sending its agents to go dig holes in the desert where they won’t be steping on anyone’s rights.
Until then we should probably add a few more unpopular functions to their exclusive responsibility list like Obamacare tax collection, and everything else that we don’t want done.
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