Walter B. Jones: “I believe sincerely that taxation, excessive taxation, makes the American people slaves to the Federal Government. I…”

“I believe sincerely that taxation, excessive taxation, makes the American people slaves to the Federal Government. I think whenever we can bring protection to the American people we should, and that is exactly what H.J. Res. 41 does; it empowers the people through their Representatives here in Washington, D.C. I believe sincerely that today the American people are paying more taxes than they have ever paid before. When I look at how too many times I think those of us in Washington D.C., and I am one of those, obviously, that many times we forget that the people are the government. The power should be with the people. The people should be able to say to their representatives that you must have a supermajority to pass taxes on us, and I think this legislation does that.”