Bush makes me cry...

Supreme Court Officially Emasculates Taxpayers

By David Sirota
Working For Change Tuesday 16 May 2006

"In a unanimous decision Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a lower court ruling that would have invalidated massive taxpayer giveaways to Corporate America..."

"...Today's ruling, though, is particularly egregious. Not only did the court strike down an important ruling, but it essentially emasculated taxpayers' ability to bring any such lawsuits against their own government in the future..."

This case started in Ohio were taxpayers sued the State for diverting taxpayer money away from local schools and gave it to DaimlerChrysler in the form of tax rebates and incentives. $300 million in taxpayer cash! Schools were closed because of this giveaway.

So the taxpayers sued to regain control of how their tax money was spent. The U.S. Supreme Court in upholding the State's rights over the taxpayer has sent a signal that the United States Taxpayer has no control or input to how the State decides to spend their tax dollars. Lets suppose that Senator X wants to open a business for his mistress, FiFi. But he sure doesn't want to spend his own money on this. So he grabs some taxpayer loot, maybe $200,000 or $300,000, hands it to FiFi and she opens a nail boutique for Rottweilers.

This is perfectly legal. Senator X isn't taking the money himself, he is investing it in a local commerical enterprise, therebye creating jobs and assisting the economy. But the taxpayer is on the hook for a dog salon that is owned by his mistress. According the the U.S. Supreme Court, the taxpayer has NO SAY in how his or her tax money is spent.

Taxation without Representation? I seem to recall that this fact is one of the founding ideas of our country.

But lets be real here. George W. Bush and the thieving, coniving, assholes in the Republican Party have placed John Roberts as head of the Supreme Court specifically to do just this: Complete the process of a Fascist Takeover this country.

Fascism is a totalitarian state that is run for and by corporate power. In this type of state, the citizen has no power, no influence, nothing. Much like the United States today.