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anonymousiamtoday at 2:53 AM1 replyview on HN

So what do you make of the phrase in Amendment 14 section two; "excluding Indians not taxed."? Do you suppose maybe they were trying to limit the representation to citizens?


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hyperhellotoday at 3:22 AM

Maybe they were but the compromise they accepted was Indians not taxed, so unless there’s some pretty surprising evidence…

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