To: Borges
That would be an ex post facto law. But retroactive tax increases aren't?...........
9 posted on
12/09/2005 11:26:31 AM PST by
Red Badger
(Dan rather didn't say "Courage", he said "Couric"..................)
To: Red Badger
"But retroactive tax increases aren't?..........."
Ex Post Facto generally refers to laws that are criminally punitive. In other words, we criminalize something that's currently legal, then go back and prosecute everyone who did it while it was still legal. I agree that retroactive tax increases are horrible in principle, I don't think a Constitutional challenge to them would hold.
12 posted on
12/09/2005 11:30:59 AM PST by
NJ_gent
(Modernman should not have been banned.)
To: Red Badger
" But retroactive tax increases aren't?..........."
Are they allowed to pass retroactive taxes? I would think that would be unconstitutional.
18 posted on
12/09/2005 11:41:17 AM PST by
gondramB
( We don't get no government loan and no one sends a check from home-we just do what what we wanna)
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