[John Valentine]

Additionally, the 16th Amendment was never intended to change the intentions for which the rule of apportionment was tied to both representation and any general tax laid among the states!

You are truly dense. the Constitutional rule of apportionment has NEVER been "tied to both representation and any general tax laid among the states". That's an abominably bad reading of the Constitution, willfully ignorant, really.

Inexcusable and embarrassing to the forum.

[JOHN W K]

I guess you didn't take time to read the quotes I provided from our founding fathers, and in particularly

“The proportion of taxes are fixed by the number of inhabitants, and not regulated by the extent of the territory, or fertility of soil”3 Elliot’s, 243,“Each state will know, from its population, its proportion of any general tax” 3 Elliot’s, 244 ___ Mr. George Nicholas, during the ratification debates of our Constitution.

Now, go back to the top of the thread and take note of all the documentation I took the time to post.

JWK