Article III
Section 3
clause 2
The Congress shall have power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
FEDERALIST NO. 43
DeB 222-
The Same Subject Continued: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered
For the Independent Journal Wednesday January 23, 1788
DeB 228-Author: James Madison
To the People of New York