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| (USA) Section. 8. | (CSA) Sec. 8. The Congress shall have power | COMMENTS |
| The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; | (1) To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises for revenue, necessary to pay the debts, provide for the common defense, and carry on the Government of the Confederate States; but no bounties shall be granted from the Treasury; nor shall any duties or taxes on importations from foreign nations be laid to promote or foster any branch of industry; and all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout the Confederate States. |
In the CSA constitution Section 8 has an official title: "Congress shall have the power", where as in the original it's much less organized. The Confederates didn't mention "providing for the common defense" in their constitution's preamble, but they do here. "General welfare" is still omitted, however. The CSA also makes a point that their government will not pay bounties (unlike the US government, which often paid bounties to soldiers, especially during the Civil War). Lastly, the CSA essentially bans trade protectionism by saying that tariffs cannot be imposed on foreign goods for the sole purpose of protecting local industry. Southerners had often been prevented from buying cheaper foreign goods because of Yankee protectionist measures. |
| To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; | (2) To borrow money on the credit of the Confederate States. | No changes. |
| To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; | (3) To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes; but neither this, nor any other clause contained in the Constitution, shall ever be construed to delegate the power to Congress to appropriate money for any internal improvement intended to facilitate commerce; except for the purpose of furnishing lights, beacons, and buoys, and other aids to navigation upon the coasts, and the improvement of harbors and the removing of obstructions in river navigation; in all which cases such duties shall be laid on the navigation facilitated thereby as may be necessary to pay the costs and expenses thereof. |
The Confederates added a ton here. The changes forbid Congress from spending money to "facilitate commerce." This can be seen as an early attempt to limit the power of big business in politics; Congress was only supposed to fund infrastructure that served the interests of the states and the people, not industry. The only exception granted is for harbors and other waterway infrastructure. Sea-based trade was the Confederacy's big hope for financial survival. |
| To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States; | (4) To establish uniform laws of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, throughout the Confederate States; but no law of Congress shall discharge any debt contracted before the passage of the same. | Clarification: Congress cannot declare its own debts null and void. |
