Obama Expands Surveillance Powers on His Way Out

Re:Obama Expands Surveillance Powers on His Way Out by tangent128 on Friday January 13, 2017 @12:27PM (#13392598)

They grew out of Jim Crow laws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_taxes_in_the_United_State...

(In addition, imagine an interest group instituting a "we'll pay your poll tax for you!" campaign, but only in counties carefully selected for demographics.)

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Re:Obama Expands Surveillance Powers on His Way Out by zeroer on Sunday January 15, 2017 @01:47AM (#13402724)

Yea, but the racist origins are not an explanation why poll taxes are inherently unconstitutional. I feel like there's a step missing in the explanation.

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Re:Obama Expands Surveillance Powers on His Way Out by pjc50 on Sunday January 15, 2017 @07:26AM (#13403705)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fourth_Amendment_to_the...

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Re:Obama Expands Surveillance Powers on His Way Out by zeroer on Sunday January 15, 2017 @09:53PM (#13407942)

See, tangent128? This is an example of an explanation.

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