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Tangentially related: My father tried to fight taxes on the grounds that they're unconstitutional. He went to prison for 3 years (in part) because of it. > Any
by davidmurdoch 2y ago
Tangentially related: My father tried to fight taxes on the grounds that they're unconstitutional. He went to prison for 3 years (in part) because of it.
> Any law that prevents taxpayers voting is inconsistent with the principle of no taxation without representation.
That sentence would have been a great response to Mike's tweet.
Thanks for letting me explore some thoughts with you without spiraling into divisive language.
- defrost 2y agoThe entire notion of standard passports and border checking (other than "travel permits" within kingdoms) arose after the Constitution of the United States was ratified .. and that specific document isn't the be all to all reference for citizen | government contracts, even the US founders recognised it was "adequate for (their) present" and would require constant attention and fine tuning. https://www.passporthealthusa.com/passports-and-visas/blog/2018-4-the-worlds-first-official-passport/ https://www.passporthealthusa.com/passports-and-visas/blog/2...
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