[AppyPappy]

Virginia, therefore, counted as the required 13th state to make the 13th Amendment a LEGITIMATE addition to the Constitution. Since it has not been repealed, it is still the law today

A minor point: It's not in the Constitution.

[hoosierham]

Another minor point : the State of Ohio didn't ratify the income tax admendment when the rest of the ratifying states did, but RETROACTIVELY more than 40 years later.

Another minor point : Even if/when any person can prove the process was not followed correctly, the lawyers in government (including judges) simply rule that it was intended. If someone proved beyond doubt that the income tax of today is unconstitutional and illegal, I have no doubt that the courts would nonetheless order its enforcement "because of national security". This applies as well to any that would cause loss of bereaucratic authority . Those that gain power NEVER willingly give it up.