While some congressmen have had their 'lovers' run prostitution rings out of their homes and nothing happens to them (they don't even get voted out of office) if an individual is even carrying what the state determines to be too much cash all of their assets can be seized and most likely there will be with no charges even filed, that drives up the cost and reduces the profits. If id doesn't feel like you just moved to a third world country wait until you are stopped for traveling a highway too often (they are monitored now by cameras which is illegal search) and suspected of something nefarious and then arrested on FISA charges and sent to prison while you await the possibility of being tried in a secret court. Most of the people who lived in terrible collectivist states, i.e. Russia, China, Nazi Germany to list the favorites but no means complete list, most of those people never felt threatened by the state because they never ran afoul of it. They believed that all was good and everything instated was for the good of all. The average citizen always excused the behavior of the state while protecting them and even if it did make a mistake it was an innocent mistake of the state and it was worth a small tragedy to know that everyone else was protected. The only difference between where Americans live now and any of these other collectivist states is a matter of degree, which is like comparing two serial killers and trying to determine which one is less evil.
One assumption that leads the few who would choose freedom astray is to believe that most people would not willingly choose either to be a slave or a slave master. When the choice is made for the slave violently most will resist. When it is offered as a choice; i.e. wouldn't you like free health care, welfare, schools etc., all you have to do is make others your slave and steal from them!! Almost no one resists the offer.

Yep. The real oppression, the true unfairness, comes from capitol-its not capitalists.

They feel they are 'Royalty' even though we don't recognize Royalty in America. My husband stopped a Texas State Representative who was driving recklessly and found to be intoxicated. He told my husband, 'You can't arrest me.' My husband said, 'You are right. But I did call your wife and she is on her way over here now to pick up your car and take you home. Good luck!'

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. George Orwell

The elite on the street, ruled by the great unwashed.

Some how we have to get through their thick perverted, bicameral skulls that it is a Privilege to serve us, BUT, they are Not privileged in doing so.

The job, should be a sacrifice for the Only entity upon earth that is expected to be "Altruistic"...is government... of the people, by the people.

And of course congress has that special fund that, using your tax dollars, pays hush money to quash sexual harassment/abuse/assault charges.

American's haven't elected leaders for many years now. Now, they elect rulers, instead.

Yet, we the people continue to reelect our representatives.

I concur with you that they should not be able to exempt themselves from laws, even if the laws are inherently unjust - as the seizure of assets that you mention.
Yet, ask a random person and they won't know nor care if Congress is exempt from the laws they pass.

It would help if Article V were read and some of this energy was directed at assisting the Convention of States call for amendments to the constitution. One possible out come could be laws passed by congress apply to everyone including the members that passed the law(s).

I hate the corruption in government. I just read this article yesterday, with a similar theme to your post: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/as-...

I've stated before that if I could afford to self-finance a campaign, I would run on one idea only: Forcing all government officials (and especially Congress) to live by the same laws they shove up our--I mean, down our throats.

Or, I could go all Montgomery Brewster. Would be interesting to see here in Indiana who would win: Braun, Donnelly, or None Of the Above.

so true...

These claims don't ring true. It doesn't make asset forfeiture and the other stuff acceptable. And I'm sure they would use their connections to avoid the effects of these things. But it doesn't ring true to me that they don't pay payroll taxes and that asset forfeiture doesn't apply to members of Congress. I would be interested in links to evidence.

I'm not able to read this for legal-ese at this time. I hope this is what you are looking for? Executive Order signed by Trump last December.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidenti...