Hmmm
” The Premise
The authority of the federal government to collect its income tax depends upon the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the federal income tax amendment, which was allegedly ratified in 1913. After a year of extensive research, Bill Benson discovered that the 16th Amendment was not ratified by the required 3/4 of the states, but nevertheless Secretary of State Philander Knox fraudulently announced ratification.”
http://www.thelawthatneverwas.com/new/home.asp
And
http://www.devvy.com/new_site/17th_amendment_docs_march_2010.html
Looks like more hogwash to me. But wait! The 2nd Amendment isn’t real either:
“There are several versions of the text of the Second Amendment, each with slight capitalization and punctuation differences, found in the official documents surrounding the adoption of the Bill of Rights.[5] One such version was passed by the Congress, which reads:[6]
“ A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. ”
Another version is found in the copies distributed to the states, and then ratified by them, which had this capitalization and punctuation:[7]
“ A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
It is obvious that an Amendment must be passed by both Congress & the States, and they must pass the same thing - so the 2nd Amendment is bogus as well!
< / sarcasm >
Perhaps that’s exactly why the Government has no problem restricting the keeping and bearing of arms..