The Constitution for the United States of America
Amendment 16
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The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever sources derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. |
The Federal Government claims this Amendment Changes Article 1, Section 9, Paragraph 4 of our Constitufion. It is known as the "Income Tax Amendment."
This is nothing more than a bogus attempt to enslave the people.
My uncle, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., for whom the Brigham Young University Law School is named, was the Solicitor General for the State Department in 1912. He told me that when he wrote his legal opinion for Philander Knox that he tried very diligently to convey the fact that the Amendment was not properly ratified, but he also knew that what he said would be ignored. His hope was that in writing the opinion the way he did it would leave his letter available to later generations who could then use it as a tool to overturn the zealous activities of the others around him.
This Amendment to our Constitution for the United States of America was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the Sixty-first Congress on the 12th of July, 1909, and was declared, in a proclamation of the Secretary of State, dated the 25th of February, 1913, to have been ratified by 36 of the 48 States.
The published dates of ratification are as indicated, and the problems with the ratification are also shown. The Constitution, and rulings by all factions of our government indicate that there cannot be any change of any kind to the proposed Constitutional Amendment, or the ratification is invalid. With that in mind - check out the following table which is based on his findings for his legal opinion:
August 10, 1909 |
Alabama |
Alabama changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Therefore Alabama did not properly ratify the Amendment |
February 8, 1910 |
Kentucky |
Kentucky did not ratify the Amendment. The wording was changed so that Kentucky ratified a different Amendment than what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Also the Governor did not sign, as required by the State Constitution |
February 19, 1910 |
South Carolina |
South Carolina changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Therefore South Carolina did not properly ratify the Amendment |
March 1, 1910 |
Illinois |
Illinois changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Therefore Illinois did not properly ratify the Amendment |
March 7, 1910 |
Mississippi |
Mississippi changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Therefore Mississippi did not properly ratify the Amendment |
March 10, 1910 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Therefore Oklahoma did not properly ratify the Amendment |
April 8, 1910 |
Maryland |
Maryland's governor did not sign the Amendment as required by the State Constitution. Therefore Maryland did not properly ratify the Amendment |
August 3, 1910 |
Georgia |
Georgia changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Georgia did not properly ratify the Amendment |
August 16, 1910 |
Texas |
Texas changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Texas did not properly ratify the Amendment |
January 19, 1911 |
Ohio |
Ohio suffered various procedural errors and in the process changed the capitalization of the proposed Amendment so it was not the same as the Amendment that was submitted for ratification. Ohio did not properly ratify the Amendment |
January 20, 1911 |
Idaho |
Idaho changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Idaho did not properly ratify the Amendment |
January 23, 1911 |
Oregon |
Did not ratify the Amendment and reported that it did not. Counting Oregon as one of the States that did ratify the Amendment, when it did not, is fraud on the American Public |
January 26, 1911 |
Washington |
Washington changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Washington did not properly ratify the Amendment |
January 30, 1911 |
Montana |
Montana suffered various procedural errors and in the process changed the capitalization and punctuation of the proposed Amendment so it was not the same as the Amendment that was submitted for ratification. Montana did not properly ratify the Amendment |
January 30, 1911 |
Indiana |
Indiana changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Indiana did not properly ratify the Amendment |
January 31, 1911 |
California |
California changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. California did not properly ratify the Amendment |
January 31, 1911 |
Nevada |
Incomplete evidence of ratification, however, the Amendment being considered has both the Capitalization and the Punctuation changed. Even if it did ratify, it was the wrong Amendment. Nevada did not properly ratify the Amendment. |
February 3, 1911 |
South Dakota |
South Dakota changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. South Dakota did not properly ratify the Amendment |
February 9, 1911 |
Nebraska |
Nebraska suffered various procedural errors and in the process changed the capitalization of the proposed Amendment so it was not the same as the Amendment that was submitted for ratification. Nebraska did not properly ratify the Amendment |
February 11, 1911 |
North Carolina |
North Carolina changed the capitalization and punctuation of the proposed Amendment so it was not the same as the Amendment that was submitted for ratification. North Carolina did not properly ratify the Amendment |
February 15, 1911 |
Colorado |
Colorado changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Colorado did not properly ratify the Amendment |
February 17, 1911 |
North Dakota |
North Dakota changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. North Dakota did not properly ratify the Amendment |
February 18, 1911 |
Kansas |
Kansas suffered various procedural errors and in the process changed the capitalization of the proposed Amendment so it was not the same as the Amendment that was submitted for ratification. Kansas did not properly ratify the Amendment |
February 24, 1911 |
Iowa |
Iowa suffered various procedural errors and in the process changed the capitalization of the proposed Amendment so it was not the same as the Amendment that was submitted for ratification. Iowa did not properly ratify the Amendment |
February 23, 1911 |
Michigan |
Michigan changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Michigan did not properly ratify the Amendment |
March 16, 1911 |
Missouri |
Missouri changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Missouri did not properly ratify the Amendment |
March 31, 1911 |
Maine |
Maine changed both the Capitalization and the Punctuation of the proposed Amendment. Maine did not properly ratify the Amendment |
April 7, 1911 |
Tennessee |
Tennessee changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Tennessee did not properly ratify the Amendment |
April 22, 1911 |
Arkansas |
After having rejected it earlier, Arkansas changed the wording and ratified the modified version of the Amendment. Arkansas ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted or ratification by the Congress. Arkansas did not properly ratify the Amendment |
May 26, 1911 |
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Wisconsin did not properly ratify the Amendment |
July 12, 1911 |
New York |
New York suffered various procedural errors and in the process changed both the capitalization and the punctuation of the proposed Amendment so it was not the same as the Amendment that was submitted for ratification. New York did not properly ratify the Amendment |
April 6, 1912 |
Arizona |
Arizona changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Arizona did not properly ratify the Amendment |
June 11, 1912 |
Minnesota |
Minnesota had procedural errors in the ratification process and the State Governor failed to sign the bill in violation of the State Constitution. Minnesota did not properly ratify the Amendment |
June 28, 1912 |
Louisiana |
Louisiana changed the wording and so it ratified a different Amendment from what was submitted for ratification by the Congress. Louisiana did not properly ratify the Amendment |
January 31, 1913 |
West Virginia |
West Virginia suffered various procedural errors and in the process changed the capitalization of the proposed Amendment so it was not the same as the Amendment that was submitted for ratification. West Virginia did not properly ratify the Amendment |
February 3, 1913 |
New Mexico |
New Mexico suffered various procedural errors and in the process of ratifying the proposed Amendment so it was not the same as the Amendment that was submitted for ratification. New Mexico did not properly ratify the Amendment |
March 4, 1913 |
Massachusetts |
Massachusetts suffered various procedural errors and in the process changed both the capitalization and the punctuation of the proposed Amendment so it was not the same as the Amendment that was submitted for ratification. Massachusetts did not properly ratify the Amendment |
March 7, 1913 |
New Hampshire |
The Amendment was rejected it on March 2, 1911, but the official line of the Federal Government is that New Hampshire reconsidered the Amendment, and subsequently passed it. There is no evidence to support this contention. |
The amendment was rejected (and not subsequently ratified) by Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Utah.
The official position of the Federal Government is that Ratification was completed on February 3, 1913, but as can be seen from the above table of information,
NOT ONE STATE REALLY, SOLIDLY, APPROVED THE AMENDMENT.
In spite of this Mr. Knox announced to the world that the Amendment had been properly ratified.
The Federal Government claims
that the amendment was subsequently ratified by
Massachusetts and New Hampshire, but as you can see that is not true:
If you are interested in pursuing this matter
there is a wealth of additional information about this posted to the Internet.
just enter 16th Amendment into your search engine and be amazed at the response.
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