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For example, if the “event” definition of excise were permitted, Congress could levy a tax on attending church, or issuing a news report, or going to school, because each of these is an “event.” Congress would essentially gain unlimited taxing authority -- and thus unlimited ''authority'' -- over the People. This sort of a construct is anathema to the American experience, but typical of Marxist regimes.  

For example, if the “event” definition of excise were permitted, Congress could levy a tax on attending church, or issuing a news report, or going to school, because each of these is an “event.” Congress would essentially gain unlimited taxing authority -- and thus unlimited ''authority'' -- over the People. This sort of a construct is anathema to the American experience, but typical of Marxist regimes.  

Fortunately, a proper understanding of the meaning of "excise" assures us that U.S. courts would likely rule such taxes unconstitutional because these kinds of “events” involve the exercise of unalienable rights, not privileges. "Events" like these are therefore not subject to Indirect taxes (of which the excise is a type), nor are they subject to Direct taxation without apportionment.

Fortunately, a proper understanding of the meaning of "excise" assures us that U.S. courts would likely rule taxes on these kinds of activities unconstitutional because these “events” involve the exercise of unalienable rights, not privileges. "Events" like these are therefore not subject to Indirect taxes (of which the excise is a type), nor are they subject to Direct taxation without apportionment.