[chris37]

While I realize my examples are extreme, they are meant to show that the us federal government can now force us to do whatever they want.

The congress that passed Obamatax was booted in two years flat, yet their legacy will destroy this country.

It’s really as if electing congressmen every two years isn’t enough. It needs to now be 6 months or less.

I also do not believe that the GOP or anyone else who goes to congress is going to vote to remove unlimited power from themselves.

We have to remember what kind of people seek this job.

No senate is going to vote to remove such power, and no president will sign any such bill.

We are now a society who voted away its freedom from some trinkets, and now we are scrambling to figure out how to get it back,

And there really is only one way, and even that would fail.

[nwrep]

I understand your points, but here is the key takeaway - Congress can only use the obvious and straightforward means of taxation for imposing something draconian, no longer being able to hide behind something exotic. The procedural restrictions on passing tax legislation make such maneuvers more transparent. There is nothing we can do to limit taxing power, however, short of passing a Constitutional Amendment.

Bottom line - only future Congresses should be counted upon to reverse legislation, especially something as important as this law.