Of Course The State Can Make You Buy Stuff

Of Course The State Can Make You Buy Stuff
Posted on December 15, 2010 by Mike P

A couple of days ago a man named Henry Hudson, who claims to be something called a “federal judge”, struck down a part of the new so-called “health care bill” that would force so-called “citizens” to buy health insurance from state approved companies. The argument he used was interesting. His claim was that the government lacks the enumerated powers from the constitution to mandate that so-called “citizens” purchase health insurance. Of course Mr. Hudson has no problem with the government mandating that people be forced to buy his “services” even though I doubt there is a phrase in the constitution that specifically allows for this.

While it may be true that there is no actual phrase in the constitution that says that the so-called “federal government” can force individuals to purchase health insurance, this is still a silly argument. Of course the government can do this. They have the guns. They can force people to buy anything they want. In fact, forcing people to buy stuff is all they do. They could not exist without the power to force people to purchase stuff they would otherwise not purchase.

In reality the state is nothing more than a group of men and women that force everyone else to buy services from them. So even if the document that they claim is the foundation of their law, the constitution, does not give them permission to do this, so what? Why should they care? They have a monopoly on interpreting and applying the constitution. No one else gets to do this. So as you would predict given this situation, they have been interpreting it in favor of themselves for years, if not outright ignoring it. It really is an irrelevant document. 250 year old parchment is not going to stop bullets.

The foundation of the power of the state is force, not law. It is silly to think they will not do something just because the constitution does not grant them the power. Their power does not come from the constitution! It comes out of the barrel of a gun. And, as you would predict, they use that gun to take money from people. Of course to make this scam look good they pretend to provide services to people in exchange for this money and they claim that these services are necessary for the functioning of society. They also do this to fool themselves. No one wants to think they are an immoral thief, and no one wants to think they are a victim. So there is a psychological “let’s pretend game” played around the constitution by both masters and slaves in order that both can pretend that the relationship is something other than it is. Political activists, minarchists, constitutionalists, libertarians, conservatives, and sometimes even liberals all pretend that the constitution is what the government bases its power on, and so-called “federal judges” pretend to make court rulings based on it. This way both parties can pretend that the gun is not in the room and avoid facing the psychological and moral consequences.

The government forces people to buy stuff all the time. Henry Hudson himself forces you and me to buy the “services” he claims to offer as a judge despite the fact that I have never requested these services, I don’t want them, I can’t afford them and Hudson is in no way actually obligated to provide them to anyone. The government forces people to buy the “service” of firing missiles at impoverished Pakistani villagers from robot planes despite the fact that the same circumstances as above apply here. Not only is this a dubious service, it is morally horrifying and something no decent person would be involved in unless they were forced. The government forces people to buy the “services” of so-called “public schools” even if they don’t have kids and can’t even use these schools as a babysitting service. And of course the government forces everyone to buy the service of police protection from them and them alone, even though they recognize absolutely no legal obligation to provide this service. So what is health insurance on top of all this?

Some people have made the argument that in this case the government is forcing people to purchase something from a third party, which is why it is invalid. But that is irrelevant. Who cares if they force you to buy services from themselves or a third party that has paid them money to force you to buy their product? You are being stolen from either way. The issue is the force, not what is being forced or who is benefiting. That is what we should be focusing on and objecting to, not the particular service that we are being forced to buy.

http://theemptiness.info/2010/12/of-course-the-state-can-make-you-buy-stuff/

--
I reserve the right to do as I please.

"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is exercised under cover of law, and with the colors of justice ..."
- U.S. v. Jannotti, 673 F.2d 578, 614 (3d Cir. 1982)

"If Americans wish to be free of judicial tyranny, they must at least develop basic knowledge of the judicial role in our republican government. The present state of affairs is a direct result of our collective ignorance."
- Ron Paul

Our courts will never be fair and just again until we force the courts to follow their own rules. Do not allow yourself to be ruled by tyrants. Learn how to control corrupt judges and crooked lawyers so you can get Justice! Learn to litigate: Buy and Study JURISDICTIONARY. The best course available for Pro Se and Pro Per litigants.

I Refuse To Comply With The Unconstitutional Demands Of The Federal Government
Read the US Constitution

Government is only as strong as those who allow themselves to be governed are weak.

"We have plenty of rights in this country, provided you don't get caught exercising them."
- Terry Mitchell

"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free it expects something that cannot be."
- Thomas Jefferson