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You cannot "free association" your way out of legally required actions. You can't, say, refuse to deal with the IRS because it's your right not to associate wit
by banannaise 4y ago
You cannot "free association" your way out of legally required actions. You can't, say, refuse to deal with the IRS because it's your right not to associate with them.
- salawat 4y agoThat's different. IRS is an extension of the U.S. Government itself, and as a Citizen/resident, you are required to work with them. You are absolutely free to never associate with them as an employee, however. Important distinction.
- banannaise 4y agoAnd you can decline to interact with an extension of the US Government, unless there is a law that you can't, which there is. In the same way that there is a law that you can't decline to interact with a union. My point is that the freedom of negative association does not supersede legally required actions whose performance involves associating with an individual or group.
- thwayunion 4y ago> You are absolutely free to never associate with them as an employee, however. Important distinction. You do not have that freedom in the USA. The Constitution is very clear on this question: Congress has the right to demand your forced employment. Congress hasn't seen fit to do so for many decades, but it has every right to do so and you have no de jure right to refuse employment.
- kazen44 4y agoIsn't this the case in every nation? The state has a monopoly on violence and is actually in control of the functioning of the country. By extensions to this, they also are able to "forceful" employ you. Mind you, in many countries this isn't even relevant compared to what economic system the country is in. (heck, in some countries people swear allegiance to the literal ruler of a country before becoming a citizen).