Originally Posted by aceventura3

If I were an attorney I would be able to present a compelling argument that the tax has a disparate impact and is discriminatory on its face - the challenge would be making the connection to a violation of a Constitutionally protected right, similar to arguments made to over turn Jim Crow era pole taxes. If there was a tax targeting a commonly known minority group the way this tax impacts white females it would be easier for people to see the argument and make the connection with something like the Equal Protection Clause or The Civil Rights Act. Imagine a unique tax on female hair products specifically used only by black women.