Originally Posted by jacobellis67
It amazes me that so many accept the creation of crimes and then selling permission to commit those crimes as being a legitimate role of our government.

The state constitution that was ratified just last year declares, "the sole object and only legitimate end of government is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property, and when the government assumes other functions it is usurpation and oppression".

How does creating crimes and then selling permission to commit those crimes fit that declaration? Is that not the very definition of "usurpation and oppression" that appears in our state constitution?

Same way I feel. Selling a privilege for permission to break the law. It’s absolutely ridiculous.