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Constitutional FAQ Answer #39 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q39. “Can you think of a time where the 21st amendment ever played some kind of active role in today’s modern life?” A. Of course. It plays a role every single day. If you are a beer…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #38 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q38. “What does the Constitution say about Same-Sex Marriages? What does it say about Marijuana? What does it say about Prostitution?” A. Nothing, nothing, and nothing. By virtue of the fact that it says nothing about these…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #37 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> The following was sent to me as part of an email that advertised for a book about the Constitution… Q37. “Send 20 FRNs [Federal Reserve Notes, commonly but erroneously called dollars – see the Coinage Act of…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #36 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q36. “If you exercise your 5th amendment right and the court grants immunity and you still refuse to incriminate yourself you can be held in contempt and sent to jail. Locally, years ago a reputed Mafia boss…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #35 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q35. “Article I section 2 clause 3, states that each state will have one representative for every thirty thousand. This is obviously no longer true and the house is limited to 435. I can not find an…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #34 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q34. “I have been challenged to find the text of a thirteenth amendment which was proposed but not ratified. I believe it derives from the Crittenden Compromise and came about in 1860-1861.” A. In 1861, an amendment…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #33 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q33. “I am a law student from Guatemala who needs to know how many constitutions has had America since its independence. That is the question whose answer is being impossible to find.” A. Since the Declaration of…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #32 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> In follow-up to Question 31: Q32. “I didn’t find myself enlightened by the answer…. Perhaps a better way to phrase the question would be, why couldn’t an income tax be levied without the 16th amendment? I know…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #31 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q31. “How does the 16th Amendment make the Income Tax possible?” A. Quite simply, the 16th Amendment authorizes the Congress to lay and collect a tax on any income. That’s what the amendment says, and that’s what…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #30 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q30. “The wording of the Constitution gets confusing, which is understandable since it was written in the 18th century and uses legal terms that most laymen have never had cause to learn. Specifically, I can’t make heads…