Defending the Constitution: Secrets Behind Those 'Obscure' Provisions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Thus, the privilege of a tax exemption was an immunity from taxation.
52% : In previous essays in the Defending the Constitution series, I've responded to "progressive" attacks on prominent terms in the document: equal representation in the Senate, denying D.C. statehood, and the Second Amendment, among others.
44% : The Origination Clause therefore is a compromise with British practice: (1) It applies only to tax bills and not to spending bills, and (2) the Senate, unlike the Lords, may propose amendments.
36% : Incidentally, one of the reasons the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is unconstitutional is that part of it was enacted in violation of the Origination Clause (pdf).

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