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13. Isn't this Congress's purview?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 07:26 PM

19 hrs ago

The Constitution says that only the House can initiate new taxes. Wouldn't the corollary be that only Congress can eliminate them?

Yeah, I know - the Speaker of the House is a craven, sniffling, sycophant, but when does the rest of the House come to their senses?

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