A stamp tax for subversives
It seems that subversive organizations in South Carolina are now required to register with the Secretary of State. That's very forward thinking of them, we do need to keep track of our subversives in case they attempt to actually subvert the government instead of just talking about it.
Ahem.
This is a law in the same vein as laws requiring illegal pharmaceutical distributors to pay a stamp tax on the drugs they're selling. Does it raise any revenue? Some, from stamp-collectors. Does it enhance jail time for drug offenders? You betcha. And that's the point.
This case is a bit different, though. Now you can be charged with being an organizer of a 'subversive organization' and not paying the registration fee. Just the thing for police to reach for when raiding an office and not finding anything else to charge you with. What's the penalty?
This is our oppression, let me show you it.
Ahem.
This is a law in the same vein as laws requiring illegal pharmaceutical distributors to pay a stamp tax on the drugs they're selling. Does it raise any revenue? Some, from stamp-collectors. Does it enhance jail time for drug offenders? You betcha. And that's the point.
This case is a bit different, though. Now you can be charged with being an organizer of a 'subversive organization' and not paying the registration fee. Just the thing for police to reach for when raiding an office and not finding anything else to charge you with. What's the penalty?
Any organization or person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by both fine and imprisonment.So if the police are really mad at you and haven't found anything else to throw at you, you could be subjected to a 10 year prison sentence. Wouldn't that be nice?
This is our oppression, let me show you it.
