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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “Because, Mr. Speaker, if it was so desirable to have direct taxation of personal income, why did not our Founders…”

On the recordApril 25, 2001
Because, Mr. Speaker, if it was so desirable to have direct taxation of personal income, why did not our Founders include that in the original document called the Constitution or in the first 10 amendments known as the Bill of Rights. They understood the powers that would be abridged, the rights of citizens that would be abridged. Ultimately, it came through the 16th amendment which required a supermajority for ratification. So the balance we strike today in adopting this constitutional amendment is to strike a balance to say, if a supermajority was required for the amendment process, there should be a supermajority required for raising taxes.
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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH
New York
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Debating the necessity of a supermajority for raising taxes in relation to constitutional amendments.

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