non-proportional

Your claim is that the prohibition on non-proportional direct taxes became a dead letter with the abolition of slavery ....

The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Health Care Mandate a Direct Tax? 2010

Typewriters, on the other hand, used non-proportional fonts.

One Space Rule « Write Anything 2010

Your claim is that the prohibition on non-proportional direct taxes became a dead letter with the abolition of slavery.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Health Care Mandate a Direct Tax? 2010

Please note: Slavery had been legally abolished for 30 years, yet the Supreme Court still found the prohibition on non-proportional direct taxes to be applicable.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Health Care Mandate a Direct Tax? 2010

Backroom deals after the election exclude voters just as much as a non-proportional electoral system does - no-one actually votes for a messy compromise because what coalition will form under what agreements in advance of an election is unknowable.

Brown's empty PR promise 2010

Backroom deals after the election exclude voters just as much as a non-proportional electoral system does - no-one actually votes for a messy compromise because what coalition will form under what agreements in advance of an election is unknowable.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2010

Backroom deals after the election exclude voters just as much as a non-proportional electoral system does - no-one actually votes for a messy compromise because what coalition will form under what agreements in advance of an election is unknowable.

Brown's empty PR promise 2010

Backroom deals after the election exclude voters just as much as a non-proportional electoral system does - no-one actually votes for a messy compromise because what coalition will form under what agreements in advance of an election is unknowable.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2010

Backroom deals after the election exclude voters just as much as a non-proportional electoral system does - no-one actually votes for a messy compromise because what coalition will form under what agreements in advance of an election is unknowable.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2010

Backroom deals after the election exclude voters just as much as a non-proportional electoral system does - no-one actually votes for a messy compromise because what coalition will form under what agreements in advance of an election is unknowable.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2010