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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... (

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.