Comments on South Carolina Requires "Subversives" to Pay $5 Registration FeeTypePad2010-02-09T14:55:34ZMithrashttps://mithras.blogs.com/blog/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://mithras.blogs.com/blog/2010/02/south-carolina-requires-subversives-to-pay-5-registration-fee/comments/atom.xml/J. A. Baker commented on 'South Carolina Requires "Subversives" to Pay $5 Registration Fee'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c68d353ef0120a88f79de970b2010-02-12T00:23:27Z2010-02-12T00:23:27ZJ. A. Bakerhttp://jabberingstooge.blogsome.com"To the extent there is any enforcement of this statute, I think it will be held to be unconstitutional as...<p>"To the extent there is any enforcement of this statute, I think it will be held to be unconstitutional as applied, because Tea Party types calling for the unconstitutional removal of Obama from office will tacitly be exempted from it."</p>
<p>If this had come up a month ago, I probably would've agreed with you on this point. However, in light of the ruling in the Citizens United case, I'm quite certain that the Roberts court would give this statute their seal of approval.</p>