Can You Explain The “taxation without representation” during the revolutionary war?

dagabster12: Can You Explain The “taxation without representation” during the revolutionary war?
i understand all the taxation issues, but i don’t understand the representation issues… if that makes sense, i mean i understand that they didnt want to be taxed, but what other believes were behind that?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Harry
uhhh the whole point was they felt it was unfair to be taxed without being represented in legislature – rule making. Today people get taxed but we have representation – house members, senators, local reps, etc.

Answer by RiskyBiz
The Colonists were being taxed by the Crown in London (Parliament) and the Colonies had no representative in Parliament to speak for them.

Answer by PW
Same as today except if you are lucky enough to live in a good state you might have someone who represents the majority of your state…I think that’s what the House is supposed to do…but oh wait they just passed the Affordable Health Care Bill regardless of popular opinion. Guess not!

Answer by Joshua N
It was 13 years before the start of the Revolutionary War when this was stated. In essence, the colonists didn’t have representation in Parliament but were being directly taxed, and therefore the taxes were unconstitutional under English law. Today, we have representation in Congress, State Legislative Bodies, County Legislative Bodies and City/Other Community Legislative Bodies.