"No taxation without representation" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_taxation_without_representation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_taxation_without_representa

"No taxation without representation" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_taxation_without_representation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_taxation_without_representat... Only being taxed by duly elected individuals is a founding principle of the US. The American revolution was literally about that issue.