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NTU: Grave Constitutional Concerns about ND’s Proposed Tax on Out-of-State Political Money

National Taxpayers Union issues opinion on HB 1452's attempt to tax out-of-state political contributions.

On Tuesday, I wrote you about the continued attacks on the Powers Reserved To The People by the North Dakota Constitution.

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Article I of North Dakota’s constitution is titled “Declaration of Rights”. Article I Section 2. All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted for the protection, security and benefit of the people, and they have a right to alter or reform the same whenever the public good may require…
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That day, I testified against HB 1452 which tries to levy a tax on out-of-state political contributions for initiated measures. (I had made a mistake in thinking the tax rate was 50%, when it was really 90%). (My testimony is in the video above.)

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Dustin Gawrylow