I would submit that the American people think that it should be hard to raise taxes, and I would also submit that the American people historically have not trusted Congress very much when the time comes to deal with bills that raise taxes. So all this amendment proposes to do is to force there to be a national consensus on raising taxes, which is required in a two-thirds vote. It is really pretty simple.
Discussing a proposal to amend the Constitution regarding tax increases.
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