On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:41:36 GMT, yourname wrote:

Looks ratified in my book..........

it wasnt..but thats irrelevant..its here and we are stuck with it.
Just like so many other unconstitutional laws.
http://www.wealth4freedom.com/16th.html

income taxes did not begin then, they had been around for some years,
but a series of court cases resulted in the amendment being passed to
moot court rulings

See above.

Gunner



Actually, it may not imply that. The Founders intended that the Nation
be self supporting by taxation of imports (tarrifs) and selected
businesses, etc, not taxation of individuals. It wasnt until the 16th
Amendment was offered up (and never ratified), that personal taxation
began.

Gunner

That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer's
cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays
there.
- George Orwell

That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer's
cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays
there.
- George Orwell