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To: Protagoras
I'd rather they stay out of it altogether as the constitution prescribes.

The constitution does allow for Federal excise taxes.

51 posted on 09/22/2003 10:56:58 AM PDT by Hugin
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To: Hugin
The constitution does allow for Federal excise taxes.

It does not allow for federal involvement in substances period. Taxation and regulation on a discriminatory basis to get around the spirt of the constitution is old hat. No matter how many times they exceed their enumerated powers it will not be constitutional. Only allowed by an ignorant populace.

59 posted on 09/22/2003 11:10:41 AM PDT by Protagoras (Putting government in charge of morality is like putting pedophiles in charge of children.)
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