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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (297208)	3/19/2009 4:59:09 PM
From: garrettjax	Read Replies (1) of 793964

I'm not a Constitutional Lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, but I think that both the Bill of Attainder as well as the Ex Post Facto references in the Constitution pertain to criminal law not civil law... I think this tax thing that the House is cooking up is more a civil thing. SCOTUS may very well review and determine that this is unconstitutional, but I think precedent already exists that they'd have to overturn... -G ** Not a lawyer of any sort, actually, but I read about it more than I should...

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