Let me, if I may, pose another question to the gentleman about his language in this proposed amendment, and the gentleman from Virginia was touching on this. It provides that a majority could raise revenue either if there is a declared war, which we of course know happens rarely, or if the country is engaged in military conflict.
Discussing the language of a proposed amendment regarding revenue raising during war or military conflict.
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