I thought I would post a possible antidote if they get cap and trade past the Senate.
en.wikipedia.org...'_Loan_%26_Trust_Co.
In 1895 the 1894 income tax act was repealed because the courts ruled that it was an unconstitutional direct tax. This ruling was the reason for the
16th amendment.
However for the government there is a problem. The 16th amendment only works with income taxes. A carbon tax is not a income tax. It is a property
tax. Which is the direct tax that killed the 1894 income tax in the first place. And what was the terrible thing that killed the income tax? A tax
on the produce of your land. So to kill cap and trade just show you own (or have an interest in) the coal mines and oil wells that produce your
energy and carbon.
And that is how you kill a carbon tax in the US.
[edit on 27-6-2009 by ntech]