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Ms. Toad

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34. I didn't say there weren't adjustments -

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 11:58 AM

Jul 2014

just that they were made at the telephone company's option - not because the law required it. And - on the other end of the money, Southwestern Bell Telephone would almost certainly have paid the entire tax amount due (even if not collected from the customers) because there would have been significant penalties on the collector of the taxes for not paying the amount due.

Here is some information from the advocates of war tax resistance on the issue, which clearly labels it as an act of civil disobedience: http://hanguponwar.org/?page_id=36

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Scalia’s major screw-up: How SCOTUS just gave liberals a huge gift [View all] DonViejo Jul 2014 OP

Ridiculous premise. vi5 Jul 2014 #1

They also said that their decision in Bush v Gore only applied to that case truebluegreen Jul 2014 #4

One question: H2O Man Jul 2014 #28

Virginia, 2013 cuncator Jul 2014 #31

The NAACP cited it in CA as early as 2003, there was another case in Ohio after the '04 election. truebluegreen Jul 2014 #33

many people don't remember those weasily little words from the scotus samsingh Jul 2014 #32

Because they don't exist. former9thward Jul 2014 #39

the word 'narrow' is used samsingh Jul 2014 #40

Every SC decision is "narrow". former9thward Jul 2014 #41

i'm not sure what you're arguing here. samsingh Jul 2014 #43

It is extremely narrow. former9thward Jul 2014 #44

yet the scotus allows themselves a buffer zone. hypocrocy. samsingh Jul 2014 #47

Security people dictate that. former9thward Jul 2014 #48

sure they do - and scotus couldn't do away with that if they had any integrity samsingh Jul 2014 #49

Approaching who with guns? former9thward Jul 2014 #50

Nothing wrong with a ridiculous premise... DonViejo Jul 2014 #5

^^^This exactly. It might not win, it might not even be heard by them (which is what I would Squinch Jul 2014 #11

Your first point is exactly right. This is why attempting to make some sort of liberal hay out of enough Jul 2014 #6

Yes, only conservative religions, like Catholics and Evangelicals need apply. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #7

Ridiculous premise!? imthevicar Jul 2014 #9

Wait, what? vi5 Jul 2014 #10

You are right, they don't care and never will. mountain grammy Jul 2014 #16

Well, it's only a ridiculous premise... Orsino Jul 2014 #19

^^This!!^^ stopwastingmymoney Jul 2014 #22

Thus denying the rest of us our religious freedom. My church does not forbid birth control of any jwirr Jul 2014 #24

So since it is only about Birth control, & it is true that their Catholic Faith instructed them to truedelphi Jul 2014 #42

Pro Peace activists must incorporate! PuraVidaDreamin Jul 2014 #2

What a very interesting idea... genwah Jul 2014 #35

The court issued a very narrow ruling. Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #3

And as soon as they dare to use it as precedent for something other, the dike is gone. DetlefK Jul 2014 #8

Those narrow parameters were then immediately tossed out the window by conservatives Squinch Jul 2014 #12

Public Employees Contraceptives HockeyMom Jul 2014 #13

More interesting is the comment that I heard that hedgehog Jul 2014 #14

I would love to see a counter suet against Hobby Lobby awake Jul 2014 #26

There already is precedent for that Gman Jul 2014 #15

Nope. Ms. Toad Jul 2014 #21

I worked for the old Southwestern Bell Telephone Gman Jul 2014 #25

I didn't say there weren't adjustments - Ms. Toad Jul 2014 #34

Thanks Gman Jul 2014 #36

Poor legal reasoning FBaggins Jul 2014 #17

Thank you. Saved me much time ArcticFox Jul 2014 #27

That was actually one of my first thoughts, as well - Ms. Toad Jul 2014 #18

Article is great grist for the mill, but I won't hold my breath waiting for someone Fla Dem Jul 2014 #20

Wouldn't that be nice? Sadly, America runs on war. Can't even call it "war" really. raouldukelives Jul 2014 #23

Trickle down fascism is right. People that vote for wars are lining their own pockets. freshwest Jul 2014 #37

The upshot weissmam Jul 2014 #29

. libodem Jul 2014 #30

Rightwing SCOTUS: A predetermined outcome in search of an explanation. blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #38

wouldn't it be nice if Washington were that consistent? yurbud Jul 2014 #45

I had a similar thought about presidential power after Bush when Obama was elected yurbud Jul 2014 #46

I hope she is better at whatever she is studying than at law dsc Jul 2014 #51