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It's not theft, it's public policy. Threat of violence is how most public policy are enforced.

You don't have to agree to the laws of a democratic constitutional republic, but you sure do have to follow them.

not if they are unconstitutional, i don't.

We have a public system for deciding constitutionality as well. If you don't believe in the system, that's certainly your perogitive.

Eighteenths amendment prohibited selling of alcoholic beverages nationwide. Would that be active today, would that stop you from buying beer?

Yes it would. Might not stop me from homebrewing though.