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Governmental Coercion Works – Very Effectively

March 21st, 2012

By Dan Miller A frog was placed in a pot of pleasantly warm water. He thought it was great. Then, the temperature increased but remained pleasant. Eventually, it became quite hot, to the point that he could no longer jump out. He eventually emerged, delicious and well done. In this article, I expressed disappointment with […]

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Tags: ACA, federal funding, frogs, mandate, Medicaid, Obamacare, Supreme Court
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Federal Funding of ACORN

December 12th, 2009

By Tom Carter Judge Nina Gershon, of the United States District Court in Brooklyn, ruled yesterday that Congress cannot single out ACORN to deny federal funding. As some constitutional experts had expected, Judge Gershon ruled that Congress’ action against ACORN constituted a bill of attainder, an unconstitutional act that punishes a group or individual without a […]

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Tags: ACORN, bill of attainder, Constitution, federal funding
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