The Committee on Style substituted the word "persons" for the longer phrase." free citizens and inhabitants." This substitution was passed by the Committee on Style without comment or debate and was then made part of the Constitution "C.E. Turney. Legislative Counsel of the Senate. "Power of Congress to Exclude Aliens from Enumeration for Purposes of Apportionment of Representatives." 71 Cong. Rec. 1821 (1929). M. Farrand. The Record of the Federal Convention of 1787. V. If. pp. 571. 590. without further debate or controversy.0 It is plausible then that the Framers intended that the term "persons" have the same meaning as "free citizens and inhabitants." Given this intent. the term "persons" could thus be construed to include noncitizens and aliens. Finally. Madam President.
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