September 2007
2 posts
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 16TH AMENDMENT
Many people ask why, if the 16th Amendment created no new taxing power, as stated by the Supreme Court in Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 240 U.S. 1 (1916), it is necessary to litigate whether the 16th Amendment was ratified? The Supreme Court ruled in Pollock v. Farmer’s Loan & Trust Co., 157 U.S. 429, aff. reh., 158 U.S. 601 (1895), that the income tax enacted by...
16th AMENDMENT - BILL BENSON LITIGATION
The Government has sued Bill Benson seeking an injunction prohibiting him from “falsely” telling people the 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution was not ratified and therefore they are not required to file an income tax return. The 16th Amendment - Bill Benson litigation is critically important for two reasons. First, the court has decided Bill Benson is to be...
