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https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/income-tax-constitutional.asp https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/income-tax-const... The original constitu

• skj 8y ago
  Did you know that the original Constitution had provisions for amending it, and such has happened many times? Amendments trump the original.
• munk-a 8y ago
  This is a false statement, the constitution has provisions for amendments in it, stating that income tax wasn't accounted for in the original version of constitution and amendments is accurate, but stating that it violates the constitution is incorrect.
• X6S1x6Okd1st 8y ago
  But it was amended (amendment 16) which is constitutional given 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. EDIT: for those wondering the part that was unconstitutional was that the income tax is not apportioned with respect to representation.
• avs733 8y ago
  This is a really fun version of original-ism...I mean it's wrong, but it's fun too!