It's interesting. I almost think there can be a constitutional argument against it. If you say something that you aren't allowed to say and they take you to court and give you a fine, they can't do that, because the definition of a right is that you can't be punished for doing it. For example, I can rob somone's home. But I can be punished for it. But if I say "communism doesn't work" they can't do anything about that.
But if I have to buy a license to utilize that right that means I had to pay $600 or some figure as a result of engaging or planing to engage in that rightful activity. That's a punishment, and the same thing as a fine after the fact if not worse because of the time value of money.
It's interesting. I almost think there can be a constitutional argument against it. If you say something that you aren't allowed to say and they take you to court and give you a fine, they can't do that, because the definition of a right is that you can't be punished for doing it. For example, I can rob somone's home. But I **can** be punished for it. But if I say "communism doesn't work" they can't do anything about that.
But if I have to buy a license to utilize that right that means I had to pay $600 or some figure as a result of engaging or planing to engage in that rightful activity. That's a punishment, and the same thing as a fine after the fact if not worse because of the time value of money.
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