Understanding the Constitution: the 14th Amendment: Part I
- November 15, 2021
John Lansing, Jr. used the New York Bill of Rights as one basis for the proposed constitutional amendments drafted by James Madison.
READ MOREIf the Framers had believed the Constitution would be construed by any rules other than those then prevailing, they would have worded it very differently.
READ MOREAlthough some judges and other writers have been confused about direct and indirect taxes, when the Constitution was adopted the definitions were, as John Marshall said, “clearly understood.”
READ MOREIn light of the evidence, it is astounding that confusion over the Constitution’s categories of direct and indirect taxes still persists.
READ MORESome commentators have been building on the prevailing uncertainty to argue that wealth taxes are indirect and therefore need not be apportioned.
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