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Originally Posted by MBates
Apologies in advance for a bit of a long and dense post...
What you set out above is the reason why people who care about the rule of law are speaking very loudly against this. A law that says you shall ignore laws you know apply to you so long as a group of people you know have no legal authority tell you to ignore the laws?
All as a method to get politicians in Ottawa to...respect the parameters of the law?
There is a reason Alberta is coming out of this looking like a laughing stock.
Best I can tell, there are a couple major deceptions that are being employed to give this approach its appeal to a large swath of the population who do not understand how our system works.
One major problem with the scheme of the 'Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act' is apparently even recognized by the name of the Act: federal laws apply to all persons throughout the united federation called Canada.
Your relationship with the federal government is between you and it...not one by proxy via the Edmonton Legislature or the UCP Cabinet.
For example, if you refuse your legal obligation to remit your federal taxes you pay the penalties and go to jail - not some performative buffoon politician trumping up the idea it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission to ignore the Income Tax Act.
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I love that they included language to exempt themselves from any consequences. How does granting yourself the right not to be punished for breaking laws you've given yourself the right to break work??