“When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things bought and sold are legislators.”

A modern day Benjamin Franklin.

Brilliantly put.

Its not funny because it's true.

As usual, P.J. hits the nail on the head. He also said that if you think medical care is expensive now, just wait till you see how much it costs when it's free. The above quote is so simple and true that even Waffler may be able to understand it, or maybe not.

Reason #57 why you do not give the government the power to control buying and selling. The original intent of the Commerce Clause was to keep the States from imposing tarrifs on other States. It has since been transformed into a tool for Washington, DC to put tarrifs on EVERYONE and EVERYTHING.

One way or another that requirement will become a must do if one wishes to stay in the freedom of the U.S.

Still very true.

Welcome to the theocratic socialism that is Amerika. Socialism creates tyrannical totalitarianism.

The Socialist has no need of buying legislators. The Socialist trust in the natural humanity of the service providing provision. The sole correctness of the procedure itself will carry it through all legislative confines. Socialism is the challenge of socialized behavior to create.

Sillik. your theocratic quips are as inadequate and equal to your circular word salads as they can possibly be. What do you know of me or my ventures? NOTHING !  which makes your above accusation a complete lie. Can you tell me what I've done for a living or my struggles in attempting to advance the nobility of the specie man, individual sovereignty, inalienable rights and liberty at law — OR all the charity work my family and I have been involved with? But, you are an avowed socialist so it follows that you must follow one of your gods Lenin (a lie told often enough becomes the truth). Even your perceived "convention" is a lie. Socialism challenges individual sovereignty, inalienable rights and liberty at nature's law (and your use of universal law). Socialism, through its many denominations, creates censorship, illogical dialogue, pain, suffering, poverty, anger, violence, death, war and all else that is contrary to the nobility of man.