FINAL WARNING: Financial Background
procedures.Minnesota had not sent any copy of its resolution to Knox, let
alone a signed and sealed copy, as was required by law.Oklahoma, Georgia, and Illinois had made unacceptable changes
in the wording, as did some of the above states (in addition to the
other unacceptable procedures).When you deduct these 21 states, you only had a proper ratification by
only 27 states, far less than the Constitutionally-mandated 36.
Because of his diligence, Benson was arrested and imprisoned on
income tax charges, but later released.Why the Federal Government Doesn’t Have Jurisdiction Over StatesAccording to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United
States: “The Congress shall have power ... to exclusive legislation in
all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles
square) as may, by cession of particular States and the acceptance of
Congress, become the seat of the Government of the United States,
and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent
of the legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the
erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful
building...”This passage reveals the true intention of our forefathers, which was
for the Federal Government to coordinate the efforts of all the States in
order to combine their resources when it came to things like trade and
defense, since the States were actually like separate countries.
Therefore, the Congress only had jurisdiction over the area of
Washington, D.C., and non-state territories like Alaska, and Hawaii
(before they became states); and the present countries of Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and others; and Federal
property such as military bases. This area will be hereinafter referred
to as the District (as in the District of Columbia), as it is in the United
States Code (see 26 USC 7701(a) (1), and 26 USC 3121(e) (1) ).Since America is a Republic, and not a democracy, the Government