From: Dwayne (ddraig@pobox.com)
Date: Thu Mar 12 1998 - 03:44:50 MST
Anton Sherwood wrote:
> Mark Grant wrote:
>
> > .... Let's actually read the Constitution, shall we?
> >
> > "Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the
> > several States which may be included within this Union, according to
> > their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the
> > whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a
> > Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all
> > other Persons."
> >
> > Now, where does that specifically mention slaves,
>
> What else can we infer from a contrast between "free Persons" and "other
> Persons"?
Prisoners and non-prisoners?
Dwayne
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