Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump · ¶158

Americans later codified these beliefs in the Constitution. Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government was laden with debt and enjoyed few ways to repay it. To address that problem, the framers afforded the federal government new taxing powers in the Constitution. Art. I, §8, cl. 1. Many thought these powers among “the most important” features of the new federal charter. See, e. g., The Federalist No. 33, at 202–203 (A. Hamilton). But, consistent with their view that only the people's elected representatives could constitutionally tax them, the framers gave Congress alone “access to the pockets of the people.” Id., No. 48, at 310 (J. Madison). And to cement that role, the Constitution required that “All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives,” the body most responsive to the people. Art. I, § 7, cl. 1.

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