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Invalidating laws
I took a minor in law. One thing I remember from those class was an law Proff said about laws. If a law is not enforcable and a majority choose to break that law then that law is not a law. Technically on the books it is but the people chose to invalidate the law by choice or purely by ignorance. Laws get changed in this manner. It actually one of the few ways to strike down a law.

In a democratic society it's the people that choose the laws not the government. Laws can only be put on paper by govenments but in the end that law is just a piece paper. It takes the buy in of the majority to obey the law and make it work. If no one buys in on the law then the law is nothing more than a piece of paper. The opposite works too. The people can make laws that aren't on the books and they work only because the majority chose to follow that unwritten law. You will see this kind of thing in Bible Belt territory quite often.
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I thought Net Sales Taxes were banned by law?  BitTwiddler | 04/17/07
Well Congress makes laws  Michael Kelly | 04/17/07
That's funny!  Spoon Jabber | 04/18/07
Net Sales taxes  justanitguy | 04/17/07
The law is the law ... and most of us are breaking it  jsm253 | 04/17/07
Theoretically...  Henry Miller | 04/17/07
Theoretically...  Henry Miller | 04/17/07
good point  jsm253 | 04/17/07
I'd much rather see reauthorisation of the law...  Henry Miller | 04/17/07
Invalidating laws  voska | 04/17/07
Glad I don't live in Pennsylvania!  JohnQPublic | 04/17/07
Sales Tax versus Use Tax  jsm253 | 04/17/07
Demo-crats and Taxes ....  Reverend MacFellow | 04/17/07
the greater issue  jsm253 | 04/17/07
So us non Christians don't have to pay - cool !  magcomment | 04/17/07
think about it this way  jsm253 | 04/17/07
Sure, we should pay the taxes we owe but we can protest taxes we don't want  archerjoe | 04/17/07
The taxes we "owe"?  Henry Miller | 04/17/07
No, think of it this way  Ole Man | 04/17/07
Another way to think about it  CobraA1 | 04/17/07
Are you part of the problem  smdunn | 04/19/07
otoh  Jack-Booted EULA | 04/17/07
Huh? Flush away????  Spoon Jabber | 04/18/07
Clue train for the clueless  Jack-Booted EULA | 04/18/07
Toot, Toot! I'm off, see ya! (NT)  Spoon Jabber | 04/18/07
It won't happen  jfp | 04/17/07
One problem with that....  techboy_z | 04/17/07
no, the problem with that...  conspicuouschick | 04/17/07
Oft-repeated stereotypes?  techboy_z | 04/17/07
reality check  conspicuouschick | 04/18/07
clinton apologists  shraven | 04/17/07
Wow! I luv you!  Spoon Jabber | 04/18/07
So the goal is to drive them offshore?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
I hope not!  Linux Geek | 04/17/07
Still a massive book keeping job.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
A friend of mine used to have to deal with multiple state taxes.  B.O.F.H. | 04/17/07
Did he sell to 50 states,  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
He chose to do something else.  B.O.F.H. | 04/17/07
But isn't that why...  Spoon Jabber | 04/18/07
They have software to do it, BUT...  conspicuouschick | 04/17/07
I agree...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
Local Taxes are different than State Taxes  Zolar | 04/17/07
Customs Duty ?  magcomment | 04/17/07
And how do you track it?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
Same way  voska | 04/17/07
Ah, but the US govenment  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
No_Ax, same arguement for filesharing?  Spoon Jabber | 04/18/07
No_ax - Dead on target!!!!!  Reverend MacFellow | 04/17/07
Working people, ASSUME THE POSITION!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
nonprofits....  conspicuouschick | 04/17/07
Oh, I agree, its more than just churches  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
wow such short sitedness  Been_Done_Before | 04/17/07
Sorry, but I ahve seen far to many  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
Certainly there are abuses  Michael Kelly | 04/17/07
Yeah, the vast majority of them.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
No_Ax, they certainly do pay  Spoon Jabber | 04/18/07
Nobody's getting rich off of non-profits  Michael Kelly | 04/17/07
huh...?  Linux Geek | 04/17/07
And guess what they get every January 31st  Michael Kelly | 04/17/07
BZZZT wrong...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
Re: BZZZT wrong...  Michael Kelly | 04/17/07
Man are you OFF BASE.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
Actually I do that for a living, thank you very much  Michael Kelly | 04/17/07
The difference...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
who is your dealer, because your dope is WAY better than mine  shraven | 04/17/07
Even non-profits need money to operate  Michael Kelly | 04/17/07
So by your reasoning...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
Re: So by your reasoning..  Michael Kelly | 04/17/07
re: Working people, ASSUME THE POSITION!!  CobraA1 | 04/17/07
That retirement fund thing?  Henry Miller | 04/17/07
online retailers unfair advantage vs big box  redtrain65 | 04/17/07
Yes and no...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
I don't know 'bout that.  redtrain65 | 04/17/07
But that fades after the first purchase  voska | 04/17/07
Perceptions  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
one or both?  shraven | 04/17/07
it's called a restocking fee.  redtrain65 | 04/24/07
many big box retailers atre also online retailers.  B.O.F.H. | 04/17/07
I guess all I am saying is...  redtrain65 | 04/17/07
An example  voska | 04/17/07
oh I agree...  redtrain65 | 04/17/07
Don't think E-Bay will be a problem  voska | 04/17/07
Nore to the point, what if you can't sell via retailer?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
Actually, it is the states.  B.O.F.H. | 04/17/07
I agree, states want money and they take it from  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/07
That won't work  Curmudgeonesque | 04/17/07
We already pay a use tax... shipping. read on for my explanation.  Been_Done_Before | 04/17/07
Correction.. boston tea party was 1773 which was in the 1800s  Been_Done_Before | 04/17/07
darnit.. i meant to say 1700s. . FAIL  Been_Done_Before | 04/17/07
You meant the 18th century, maybe? (NT)  Spoon Jabber | 04/18/07
A moot point...  redtrain65 | 04/24/07
overtaxed  waltmaine | 04/17/07
Hear, hear!!  techboy_z | 04/17/07
$6,000,000,000.00 a *month*  Jack-Booted EULA | 04/17/07
Glad I'm wearing boots!  Spoon Jabber | 04/18/07
if you eat it, it's food.  shraven | 04/17/07
The middle class can't win  Beat a Dead Horse | 04/18/07
Dems sure know how to tax  DisplayDoc | 04/18/07
slight correction...  conspicuouschick | 04/18/07
About the democrats  mlrodman@... | 04/18/07
Globalization  Sheeva | 04/19/07
VAT Tax?  g-man_863 | 04/19/07
You wouldn't encourage bad behavioiur.  smdunn | 04/19/07

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