Bye
https://decisiondeskhq.com/results/2024/General/US-House/
Does anyanon know what happened to change the House election from Republicans +3, Dems -3 into Republicans +1 Dems -1?
If this was addressed or explained, I must have missed it.
(It's Fukery and cheating of course but what hapend, what districts, who flipped, etc.)
Thanks.
No
I know I'm loopy from information overload and low sleep, but I would swear that we were at +3 in the house until yesterday.
The Foreign Emoluments Clause is a provision in Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution,[1] that prohibits the federal government from granting titles of nobility, and restricts members of the federal government from receiving gifts, emoluments, offices or titles from foreign states and monarchies without the consent of the United States Congress. Also known as the Titles of Nobility Clause, it was designed to shield the federal officeholders of the United States against so-called "corrupting foreign influences". The clause is reinforced by the corresponding prohibition on state titles of nobility in Article I, Section 10, and more generally by the Republican Guarantee Clause in Article IV, Section 4.[2]
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Emoluments_Clause
Federal income tax was established the same year as the Federal Reserve.
They work hand-in-hand.
The tax is to pay the Fed and to keep us poor and too busy to read, learn and understand the root cause of our oppression.
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The 16th Amendment and the Foundation of Modern Income Tax (1913)
Taxing Authority Pre-Amendment
In the years following the Civil War, the idea of a federal income tax resurfaced, particularly as industrialization created vast wealth for a small portion of the population. However, the Constitution limited Congress’s authority to levy taxes directly on individuals. This culminated in the 1895 Supreme Court case Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co., which ruled that income taxes were unconstitutional because they were considered direct taxes not apportioned according to state populations.
Passage of the 16th Amendment
To establish a lasting income tax, Congress proposed the 16th Amendment in 1909, which gave it the authority to tax individual incomes regardless of apportionment. Ratified in 1913, the 16th Amendment marked a significant turning point in U.S. taxation. That same year, Congress passed the Revenue Act of 1913, establishing the first permanent federal income tax. The initial rates were modest, starting at 1% for lower incomes and rising to 7% for higher incomes.
https://www.fleming-advisors.com/post/the-history-and-evolution-of-income-tax-in-the-united-states