AND the federal government has no constitutional authority to assess tax penalties. IF the feds have the power to penalize in the area of taxes, which is a power granted in Article I, Section 8, WHERE does that power derive from? If you say, “Implied” or “Necessary and proper”, WHY were the specific punishment grants that occur in Article I, Section 8 necessary? If the power to punish nonpayment of taxes through a fine just exists because, the same claim would apply to the power to punish counterfeiting, yet the Framers RECOGNIZED that there was no punishment power even WITH the necessary and proper clause.

I’m taking you literally, of course.

Your comment was so humorous, my monocle nearly toppled into a snifter of orphans’ tears.

You’ve been coming here long enough to know the strict libertarian position on this matter.

The only thing that should be taxed is the dreams of poor people, and the only thing government revenue should be spent for is to drain the lifeblood of the workers, preferably though a series of needless wars.

Killing endangered species to fill our art collections is merely a lifestyle option exercised by some libertarians. It is not what defines us.

I’d be glad to explain this further, but I’ve got a party meeting in 15 minutes, and tonight is my turn to lead the group in cartoonishly evil laughter. They’re counting on me. I can’t let them down.

We should have a hypocrisy clearing house to track this sort of nonsense. I wonder how many politicians would not be represented on such a list.

-jcr