Want to Be Class President in Mississippi? You Need to Be White

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

I will admit that you have me there, as The Constitution is mute on what constitutes an "other person." It could quite reasonably be assumed to include slaves, barring notation to the contrary.

Now here is a problem that I'm not sure if the founding fathers looked into. If black people are/were constitutionaly only 3/5ths of a person and that person was only half black does that mean they are only 3/10ths of a person or do they gain 3/10ths of a person and become 9/10ths of a person?

Need some math majors here.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

Now here is a problem that I'm not sure if the founding fathers looked into. If black people are/were constitutionaly only 3/5ths of a person and that person was only half black does that mean they are only 3/10ths of a person or do they gain 3/10ths of a person and become 9/10ths of a person?

Need some math majors here.

Handled by the "one drop rule" and I betcha that they were only FISCALLY considered 3/5 of a "full person", for purposes of evaluating the value of property for taxation purposes.