[Non-Sequitur]

Yep, the Supreme Court reapealed it and was again revived later. But the Civil War marked the birth of the income tax. Perhaps even Lincoln had to bow to the law of unintended consequences.

Which makes for an interesting question. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the income tax as unconstitutional. Since there was no corresponding confederate supreme court then would an independent confederacy have had an income tax for a longer period of time? After all they would have needed a funding source of some kind.

[rogertarp]

I have followed this string and it was great. The intelligence and sophistication of these members is why I love FreeRepublic. I learned many new things about Lincoln and the real cause of the Civil war . thanks to all.

[TheThinker]

Since there was no corresponding confederate supreme court then would an independent confederacy have had an income tax for a longer period of time?

No doubt a Confederate America would have been a less desirable place to live in more ways than one.