Friday, March 20, 2009

Bill of attainder

Posting this remotely so please forgive any goofs. Prerequesit for this posting, read the constitution, article 1, section 9, paragraph 3, and/or google bill of attaider, look for techlawjournal hit.
As americans, we should be outraged (and afraid) of the bill that was passed in the house to tax the receipiants of bonuses at AIG. Whether you agree to the validity of the bonuses or not, they were paid according to the terms of a legal contract between two private parties. (a contract that was in place at the time of the bailout, by the way, so these politicans who are crying foul are exposing their own hypocrisy). The government has decided, for political expediency, to violate the terms of the contract and seize private property (in this case money) from private citizens. Katie bar the door! If they get away with this, who's next. 'You, me, everybody, everybody.' wherever the sun may shine for political haymaking, your government will be there to seize your property for 'the public good'. Be afraid, be very afraid...
BQP

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