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Mike Lee: “We outlawed poll taxes more than 60 years ago by…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

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Sen. Lee Stands for SAVE America Act: March 21st

Published | Video Starts at 19:11

And they can use that to make one of the other spurious arguments, which is that this is a poll tax. Well, of course, Madam President, We outlawed poll taxes more than 60 years ago by constitutional amendment. And of course this is not a poll tax, because you need not shell out a dime. A poll tax is something that you have to pay for in order to have the right to vote. (19:11–19:17)

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Asserts that poll taxes were outlawed over 60 years ago by constitutional amendment.

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