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So, let's say that Melissa Etheridge started a movement about gay Californians not paying income tax.

Posted by David (aka David) Nov 7 '08, 11:38

What legal ground would each side have to argue?

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I think that was just blog rhetoric. -- nm - Amy Nov 7, 11:44
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- i understand she has no legal ground, but, i stll admire the stance. -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 11:43 33
  - Like our conversation earlier this week, I really doubt that this action will do *anything* to help her cause and may in fact, just make more people - oblique Nov 7, 11:48 1
    - More people? I doubt it. The only people who would use it against her would be people who aren't supporting her now anyway. - musubi Nov 7, 11:51
  - I think that if she got the right people following her, it could get interesting. - David Nov 7, 11:47 21
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      - I'm not talking about one person. I'm talking about a hundred. - David Nov 7, 11:54 6
        
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        And the same could be said of any civil/feminist rights issue in the past. That's the point of civil disobedience: to point out legal injustices. -- nm - David Nov 7, 12:01
        
        I do like how she makes it an issue of citizen's rights plain and simple. - Amy Nov 7, 12:01
        
        Every gay person could move to MA and Prop 8 would still be Prop 8. So how is moving a better protest? (nm) - musubi Nov 7, 12:01 2
        
        moving doesn't end you up in jail... -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 12:02 1
        
        it also doesn't bring any attention to the issue. civil rights have gotten as far as they have because people have willingly broken laws in order to - Andie Nov 7, 12:03
      - but, that's like saying to a black person "well, if you don't like being discriminated against here, move somewhere else." - Andie Nov 7, 11:53 5
        
        Agreed. Some people just don't understand how dehumanizing it is to be discriminated against. (nm) - musubi Nov 7, 11:59
        
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        Zero relation isn't true. She's a tax paying citizen of california, but CA is now discriminating against her. - musubi Nov 7, 12:03
        
        i'm sure that's her reasoning for blogging that. bringing attention to the issue. -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 11:56
        
        Exactly. It's just some "biblically justified" modern spin on separate but equal. -- nm - David Nov 7, 11:54
    - ultimately if they followed through they'd go to jail which would be really interesting. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 7, 11:48 5
      - Oh, I think that's a requisite step but civil disobedience might be needed to stop this sort of nonsense from getting put on ballots. -- nm - David Nov 7, 11:49 4
        
        Mormons gonna get boycotted -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 11:51 2
        
        This is on the shortlist of most hypocritical religious acts I've ever seen. - David Nov 7, 11:51 1
        
        *nods* -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 12:01
        
        Agreed...I don't know if she (or I) have that sort of courage. - Mel Profit Nov 7, 11:50
    - looks like i've been doing my part since 2006! -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 11:48
  - If she follows through, then I'll admire it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 11:44
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    - I think she just wrote a piece to get people to think. She's no Wesley Snipes. -- nm - Amy Nov 7, 11:46
    - I think it would make a heck of statement if she just moved to MA -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 11:45 4
      - I hope she doesn't do that... - Mel Profit Nov 7, 11:49 2
        
        I know, but if there was seen to be some sort of economic consequences to these decisions... -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 11:49 1
        
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      - Works for us. -- nm - Yes on 8'ers Nov 7, 11:47
  - Ditto... - Mel Profit Nov 7, 11:44
- Where you a while back? -- nm - Wesley Snipes Nov 7, 11:42 1
  - "Where were you a while back?" - gah! -- nm - Wesley Snipes Nov 7, 11:43
there is no grounds that have ever succeeded for not paying taxes. it's more a civil disobedience thing and if she's willing to take the consequences - pigby Nov 7, 11:40

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