Comments on: In S. Carolina, If You Plan on Overthrowing the Government, You Must Pay the Government a $5 Registration Fee http://dougpowers.com/2010/02/05/overthrowing-government/ Thoughts, musings and commentary by columnist Doug Powers Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:10:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Truth And Common Sense − From Doug Powers, he finds some of the oddest things. S. Carolina demands subversive groups register. http://dougpowers.com/2010/02/05/overthrowing-government/comment-page-1/#comment-5342 Truth And Common Sense − From Doug Powers, he finds some of the oddest things. S. Carolina demands subversive groups register. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:52:44 +0000 http://dougpowers.com/?p=7279#comment-5342 [...] http://dougpowers.com/2010/02/05/overthrowing-government/ [...] [...] http://dougpowers.com/2010/02/05/overthrowing-government/ [...]

]]> By: If you plan to overthrow the government in S. Carolina, you have to pay a $5 registration fee. « http://dougpowers.com/2010/02/05/overthrowing-government/comment-page-1/#comment-4696 If you plan to overthrow the government in S. Carolina, you have to pay a $5 registration fee. « Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:30:59 +0000 http://dougpowers.com/?p=7279#comment-4696 [...] kidding. You simply cannot make this shit up. South Carolina recently passed a law that says if you run a “subversive organization” in that state and have designs on overthrowing [...] [...] kidding. You simply cannot make this shit up. South Carolina recently passed a law that says if you run a “subversive organization” in that state and have designs on overthrowing [...]

]]> By: Scott http://dougpowers.com/2010/02/05/overthrowing-government/comment-page-1/#comment-4682 Scott Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:13:13 +0000 http://dougpowers.com/?p=7279#comment-4682 I am reminded of the sign on the cash register in 'Clerks' that states: If you plan to shoplift, let us know. I am reminded of the sign on the cash register in 'Clerks' that states: If you plan to shoplift, let us know.

]]> By: Rhymes With Right http://dougpowers.com/2010/02/05/overthrowing-government/comment-page-1/#comment-4679 Rhymes With Right Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:20:23 +0000 http://dougpowers.com/?p=7279#comment-4679 Using the definition in the statute, the GOP and Democrat Party both qualify as "subversive organizations" because they <i>"advocate[]. . . the. . . propriety of controlling. . . the government of the United States"</i> or of South Carolina. Indeed, I would be required to register because in my government and history classes I <i>"advocate[], teach[], advise{} or practice[]s the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States" -- when I teach the Declaration of Independence.</i> Using the definition in the statute, the GOP and Democrat Party both qualify as "subversive organizations" because they "advocate[]. . . the. . . propriety of controlling. . . the government of the United States" or of South Carolina.

Indeed, I would be required to register because in my government and history classes I "advocate[], teach[], advise{} or practice[]s the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States" — when I teach the Declaration of Independence.

]]> By: Your Friday night/Saturday morning reach around « The Daley Gator http://dougpowers.com/2010/02/05/overthrowing-government/comment-page-1/#comment-4672 Your Friday night/Saturday morning reach around « The Daley Gator Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:11:16 +0000 http://dougpowers.com/?p=7279#comment-4672 [...] the government really DOES charge for [...] [...] the government really DOES charge for [...]

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