Is The Constitution Subject to Interpretation

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Originally Posted by Baron1710

Ferd,

Voting was originally tied to property. One had to own property to be eligible to vote. Property owners were the only one's that paid taxes.

The real problem is voters who not only pay no taxes but live off of the taxes paid by others. I know this may seem harsh to some but if you are on public assistance you should not be voting. It is a conflict of interest for those who collect taxes to be able to vote for those who are sticking their hands in my pocket to pay them.

Now like the founders some of my views are more theoretical than practical. (Such as a Supreme Court that is the weakest of the 3 branches of government).

Have you forgotten excise taxes ... like on whiskey? Enforced by one of our founders.

Also first income tax is during the Civil War .... Revenue Act of 1861, which restored earlier excises taxes and imposed a tax on personal incomes. The income tax was levied at 3 percent on all incomes higher than $800 a year.