Sixteenth Amendment

The sixteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."

by Jon Davis January 13, 2004

demigod

A human who has been made into a god; a transcendent human; a person who has qualities of a god.

Catholics view Mary, the mother of Jesus, as a demigod.

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statute

One of the laws of Congress.

No federal statute indicates an American citizen living and working in one of the fifty states is liable for the federal income tax.

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bloated ego

The state of one's sense of self being greater than it truly is.

The state of a person who is excessively prideful, pompous, or on a power stroke.

Leaders with bloated egos tend to be very rude and belligerant.

by Jon Davis January 14, 2004

federal courts

Plural of federal court. Courts of the federal government notably willing to terrorize defendents who are being prosecuted for income tax evasion.

The federal courts rarely have any sense of justice.

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state

1. A condition or collection of circumstances.

2. A government power that acts as an authority over a geographical area. (The states in the United States of America have a federal government.)

1. I am insane; my state of mind is poor.

2. California is a state within the United States of America

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Department of Justice

One of several departments of the Executive Branch of the federal government whose duty is to pursue justice on behalf of the American people when justice has not been obtained through other means.

Microsoft was attacked by the Department of Justice in the courtroom.

by Jon Davis January 14, 2004