The 16th Amendment
1 comments"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."
This amendment was ratified in 1913 and overruled the court case Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. (1895) which limited Congress's power to levy an income tax. The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution granted Congress (the people) the power to impose a uniform income tax, as long as it was consistent, equal, and fair among all states, and such a tax shall not take into consideration any information gathered from the census or enumeration. This would ensure that Congress is not prejudice on certain districts based on average income.
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John Dennis is a possible option for ousting Pelosi
For those who are considering the potential candidates for filling the positions of those in congress to whom they will unhesitatingly pass along a pink slip via the voting booth in 2010, John Dennis could be a replacement for Nancy Pelosi, according to a http://www.wnd.com article. Dennis is an entrepreneur and businessman who, about two years ago, became fed up with congresses’ fiscal irresponsibility, intrusive big government, the lack of candidates worth his support and vote, and even his own party. He has decided it’s time to stop complaining and start campaigning.
Dennis refers to himself as a liberty Republican, and believes that the Constitution should be carried out exactly as it reads. He is also the founder of the San Francisco chapter of the Republican Liberty Caucus, as well as the current head of the Campaign for Liberty San Francisco. In addition, he’s a board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus California, and has served as an alternate on the San Francisco Central Republican Committee.
Sympathizing with those who are more concerned about jobs than global warming, he is against the cap and trade bill, and has said, “The Cap and Trade scheme is a tax increase masquerading as an environmental program.”
On the hot issue of healthcare, he has stated that he is for tort reform, making out-of-pocket medical expenses and insurance premiums paid by individuals tax deductible, working to grant insurance companies the right to compete across state lines, as well as “repealing government imposed requirements on what insurance companies must cover.”
His thoughts on the income tax are that, “The premise of an income tax, that government has a right to the fruits of your labor, is antithetical to a free society. An income tax implies that a government owns you and allows you to keep a portion of what you make.” As a result, he is for a repeal of the 16th Amendment.
I chose this video because it talks about the cons of an income tax.
December 07, 2009 4:07 AM
Quite honestly, I don't mind getting an income tax as long as we had some say in what the money was used for via voting.