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I don't.

• tangent128 10y ago
  They grew out of Jim Crow laws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_taxes_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_taxes_in_the_United_State... (In addition, imagine an interest group instituting a "we'll pay your poll tax for you!" campaign, but only in counties carefully selected for demographics.)
  • zeroer 10y ago
    Yea, but the racist origins are not an explanation why poll taxes are inherently unconstitutional. I feel like there's a step missing in the explanation.
    • pjc50 10y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fourth_Amendment_to_the...
      • zeroer 10y ago
        See, tangent128? This is an example of an explanation.