See our full summary and explanation of Article 5 of the Constitution.
Full text of Article V:
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress;
Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
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the United State need to learn to live with in it mean. and not on the mean of future american.
No, we don’t. That’s what people say who do not understand government accounting.
Remember President Bush? Set us up with a 3 trillion dollar debt for two wars, and we just managed to lose the earlier one in 2001. 3 trillion dollars, didn’t hear you bitching about that.
What did we get for Obama’s 9 trillion?
Article 5 .. a number of States can call a Convention of States and amend the Constitution. Like, when Comey says using a hammer on disk drives .. no one would prosecute?? We need to reign in DC’s power and return it to the States. FDR needed the Senior Vote so Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid from LBJ kept them in office even after JFK shot in Dallas.
So, we have a federal police force. They are called Marshals and they are Constitutional. End DEA, FBI, and all the agencies in DC. Our States are nations unto themselves and can pass any law that is Constitutional. Ergo, things like Prohibition and Drug laws only enrich the sellers and destroy our youth for $$$.
So… according to the Constitution Article 5 ,”…no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article”
Article. I. Section. 9.
1st Clause: The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.
4th Clause: No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
That makes the 16th Amendment VOID AND NULL!
We all know it was not truly ratified because they needed to start enforcing the Communist Manifesto rules into our county but really it doesn’t matter… it is still to be considered VOID. They can’t lay direct taxes
The Sixteenth Amendment was passed by 3 Democrats, depriving the states of the right to suffrage. Even to this day, the Sixteenth Amendment continues to deny states the right to vote. In my book, it is repugnant to the Constitution and therefore voidable as if it were never passed. The Constitution exists to protect the Governed and free states from an abusive overreaching federal corporation. The Government exists to protect our rights and is not supposed to find ways to circumvent the Supreme laws taking powers that do not belong to them.
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.
Damnit man, I came here to make the exact effing point! But good on you brother. I’m so happy to know I’m not alone in what you must also know as one of the most stuptifying engagements anyone can endure with convincing others just to consider the idea of being true. So thank you for existing. I’ve been making this point Art 1, Sec 9, Clause 4 for over 20 years now!!!