"Brett" wrote in message
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If you don't understand the reason why slaves were counted in a census
that
divided up Congressional seats to the various States while being
considered
someone's property; you would probably never understand why the XIV
amendment refers to persons but specifically excludes Indians and how
those
numbers may be reduced when the XIV amendment could have been refined to
just say citizens of the United States.


I understand completely why slaves were counted in the census.