<html><body> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I was thinking that serfdom might be next, but fortunately both that and debtor's prison are precluded by the United States Constitution. My bet is that there will be a push to make it easier to collect the debts of consumers  - such as  watering down statutory prohibitions againsts unfair debt collection practices, extending the time in which money judgments can be enforced (in California a judgment is good for  10 years and can be renewed for another 10 years) and  limiting protections to defaulting homeowners. By necessity, such measures would have to be enacted on the state as opposed to federl levels. Steve</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> This law is another step into US social fascism. What next ? Debtors' prison <BR>> ? <BR>> <BR>> Charles <BR><BR>> <BR>> ___________________________________ <BR>> http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>