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sence of an amendment, or during its consideration, a statue might be a last resort.
A national debate on bedrock constitutional principles would be a wonderful civics lesson. Such a debate would hold up for all to see the truth that the people are in fact the source of government’s legitimate powers. A constitutional debate would be democracy in action, a powerful statement that the basic powers of government are addressed by the American Constitution in plain language for all to know, and are not mysteries for a learned few.
The Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution set hearings on judicial taxation for June 19. It is my hope that the full Committee on the Judiciary will report a constitutional amendment for debate and a vote in the Senate. If the people’s control of taxation is up for grabs, what isn’t up for grabs? The choice that confronts Congress and the American people is clear to me:
Let Jenkins stand and have taxation without representation, or restore the ancient democratic principle that the power of taxation must be close to the people and responsive to their will.
John C. Danforth is a United States Senator representing Missouri.
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