Re:Coinbase and the IRS
by em3rgent0rdr on Sunday January 15, 2017 @04:10AM
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> "Here, the governed chose to enact a constitution that allowed the government to take taxes"
No. A bunch of politicians composed of lawyers and privileged elites from the various states chose to enact a constitution did.
> "If the governed wish to not be taxed, they have a way to do that too! Pass a constitutional amendment."
If someone rejects the government's claim on their self and rejects the government's legitimacy, then no, they have no obligation to utilize the government's system of law making.
No. A bunch of politicians composed of lawyers and privileged elites from the various states chose to enact a constitution did.
> "If the governed wish to not be taxed, they have a way to do that too! Pass a constitutional amendment."
If someone rejects the government's claim on their self and rejects the government's legitimacy, then no, they have no obligation to utilize the government's system of law making.