take a look at this link
http://political-resources.com/taxes/16thamendment/default.htm
could this source be true ?
2006-09-07 12:26:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
If the amendment did not go through proper channels for it's ratification then how can it be a amendment ?
Even if it's in the books it was improperly put there.
Im saying this completely objectively, I haven't seen enough information to really come to that conclusion, but just from conventional evidence that im looking at it doesn't look legal does it ?
2006-09-07 12:36:57 · update #1
yeah, just try not paying taxes for a few years and you'll learn just how legal it is!
2006-09-07 12:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by parental unit 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That source is misquoting the law.
The Supreme Court has confirmed that the 16th Amendment was legally ratified over dozen of times. It has confirmed that wages are income. All of the arguments have been tried.
In fact, I've worked on cases for people charged with tax evasion as part of the defense team, and I've researched all these arguments. They are not legally valid, and most have been declared frivolous.
What does it mean for an argument to be frivlous? That any attorney who tries raising it gets sanctioned, and could be disbarred for wasting the court's time.
2006-09-07 12:38:48 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Common sense. The 16th Amendment is part of the US Constitution. The last I heard this document is the basis of law in this country. If the Constitution is not legal, then what is? Kind of like saying the Bill of Rights is not legal. Read the Web with a grain of salt. Everything on it is not true.
2006-09-07 12:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by williegod 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Regardless of what this author says, if it's in the Constitution, it is constitutional, therefore no court can rule against it.
If you want something done about it, contact your US Senator and Representatives in Congress to hold a Constitutional Convention to resolve the issue.
2006-09-07 12:33:28 · answer #4 · answered by Dewhitewolf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 16th Amendment was ratified on February 13, 1913 without challenge, so it is law.
2006-09-07 12:34:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Although Bill Benson has been given great credit for his work - he was effectively found to be wrong (see: http://www.anti-irs.com/16th_amendment.htm )
As recently as 1991, the Supreme Court referred to arguments that the federal income tax was unconstitutional as "surely frivolous." Cheek v. United States, 498 U.S. 192 (1991).
http://evans-legal.com/dan/tpfaq.html#direct
2006-09-07 12:37:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a name for folks who use this controversy to avoid paying income tax: Federal Penitentiary Inmates.
2006-09-07 12:30:06 · answer #7 · answered by Jay 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope ..and that's why i don't pay taxes
you can legally get out of it but it takes lots of time and money and it only works for personal incomes not any kind of profit income like a business
2006-09-07 12:28:08 · answer #8 · answered by Evil D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's true, I'm all for it. I would definitely research the source or ask your defense attorney when they take you to court for tax evasion!
2006-09-07 12:58:45 · answer #9 · answered by Van 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
as I remember, to be an amendment, it doesnt need ratification from the states, just congress.
so yes its legal.
2006-09-07 12:29:57 · answer #10 · answered by d2pain 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋