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Originally Posted by dc_dux
But its not worth continuing another one of those endless discussions on constitutionality.
I'm with Madison, who as president, signd the bill into law that authorized the census to be used for other purposes for the betterment of the country (as noted above in the 1810 report on data on "arts and manufactures")...nothing to do with apportionment or taxes
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and we all know that a president would NEVER sign a law that was unconstitutional, right? Therefore, the alien and sedition acts signed by Adams must have been perfectly constitutional, even though jefferson later condemned it and pardoned anyone convicted of them.
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