Toluu : skeltoac

skeltoac

First name: Andy. Last name: Skelton.

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Let’s make a deal. I am a private entity and you are a private entity. Can our transaction ever be called Commerce among States? Am I a State? Are you a State? No. We are private entities conducting a private transaction. Then what gives the Federal government the power to regulate our transactions? They claim that power derives from this clause:

[The Congress shall have the power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes;

Regardless of our communication or trading across State borders, this clause does not refer to us. It refers to recognized bodies of government: Nations, States, and Indian tribes. We are not governments. We are private entities.

If the United States Congress has the power to regulate my Commerce then I’m a State and I demand my own Representative and two Senators.

Nowhere does the Constitution give Congress the power to regulate our transaction. To quote the Tenth Amendment, that power is “reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” If there exists a State law respecting our transaction then we must obey that law. No Federal law can apply to our transaction because we never gave Congress that power.

The only reason the State government should get involved is if one of the parties to a transaction (you or I) accuses the other of a wrong and seeks recourse. The Federal government has no power to regulate our private Co

Vermont OfficeJanuary 4

Happy Holidays from four animalsDecember 20 2009

Olive has a superpower.
She turns to look at Zoe before Zoe sneezes.
Her other superpower is hearing impairment.

Jeffrey just wants to chase a ball.
Nothing else matters except cars driving by.
That, and a shady place to drink and rest.

Nero wants to be fed.
After that he wants to clean his teeth in your hair.
He is gato loco.

Hazel is gata loca.
Usually she spies and hides.
When she comes around it’s a treat.

They want you to know
they will be enjoying their holidays this year
and so should you.

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12 weeks

It kicks like a 6cm mule. Very good to watch on the big screen.