one time I was forming a business in a state, in person. The price was $70 now, and I wanted to speed that up, as I was pulling out my kickback funds, they said I could do expedited processing for $200. The state actually codified expedited processing for $200 in a prescribed legislative process.
the only difference between the categorization of this transaction was due process.
Got it. So in your world, everything where you don't get the best service for the cheapest price is extortion because you think you are entitled to that.
Paying extra for expedited service is standard almost everywhere. Next you'll be telling us FedEx is extortionist because they charge 5X to deliver a package before 10AM tomorrow instead of before 8PM three days from now. "They're still just putting the box on a plane and truck and dropping it off...". And because UPS and USPS also charge more for faster service, they are a colluding cartel extorting everyone, along with your states' Business Bureau (or whatever it's called), and the US Passport service which also charges iirc $150 extra for an expedited passport.
Due Process is not extortion because 1) it is a standard process based on fairness to arrive at the cost or penalty, and 2) it is THE SAME for everyone. The legislature decided on a process, presumably with input from their bureaus that it required X extra work to expedite, and came up with $200.
If it was extortion, it would be the worker at the desk saying" I'm the only one on duty today, and you need it today, pay me (sticks finger in wind) $450 for expedited service".
Learn the actual meanings of concepts before you use them
Sheesh
one time I was forming a business in a state, in person. The price was $70 now, and I wanted to speed that up, as I was pulling out my kickback funds, they said I could do expedited processing for $200. The state actually codified expedited processing for $200 in a prescribed legislative process.
the only difference between the categorization of this transaction was due process.