I went all the way through law school and never knew who James Otis was. I can't find any attorneys who were told. His speech was responsible for the 4th Amendment. See L. Levy, Origins of the Bill of Rights, 1999. These statutes are still in effect, as they always are, unless repealed or manifestly inconsistent with existing law.
Details are in the brief.
Raised as a Republican, I knew Spence personally. I've seen him off and on through the years at events, and we've always been cordial, even if I think the Republicans are totally derelict in protecting our liberties - and he knows I think so. However, Abraham has now crossed all lines that could preserve any credibility or claim on his part to care about liberty. So much for federalism and states rights. The IRS is an outlaw terrorist organization.