GWBH Posted August 29, 2018 at 08:57 PM Share Posted August 29, 2018 at 08:57 PM Skolnik said: “That being said, there is a vast difference between a tax that is enacted for the benefit of the taxpayer and one that is enacted for the harassment of the citizen.” This is a very simple, and succinct statement of the purpose of the Cook County tax. Unfortunately, it is within the power of the State to tax. The consequences of an ujujust or unpopular tax should be paid at the polls. In Cook it will not. Tea anyone?Agree 100% - poll taxes singled out a specific group of people attempting to exercise what had become a "right" under the 24th Amendment..SCOTUS ruled them unConstitutional in 1966 (Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections) because they violated the Equal Protection Clause - 14th Amendment) Legislating from the bench... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted August 31, 2018 at 07:16 PM Share Posted August 31, 2018 at 07:16 PM $$$$ What other Constitutional right can be taxed, and that tax be held as Constitutional? I’ll wait.... $$$$You may be assessed a filing fee to run for certain public offices. You have a constitutional right to an attorney, but an attorney may have to pay several hundred dollars to take the bar exam, so indirectly, you pay for that fee. You have a constitutional right to a jury trial, but in many instances, especially for civil cases, there is a fee to request a jury trial. You have a constitutional right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, but if that assembly and petition takes the form of a march, you may need a permit. None of those are taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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