No. 27 · The Presidents
William Howard Taft
1909-1913
Taft's ratification of the 16th amendment in 1913 had one of the most drastically statist and undemocratic effects of any policy in this country's history. “The Congress shall have the 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.” More simply put, we'll take what we want from whom we want when we want it.
Lyrics
Capo 2 · A, A/C♯, D
In 1913
The 16th came to be
And the powers that be
Took the state rights away
They tried once before
But the courts cried illegal
The obvious next step
Let's burn our country's eagle
And let's change up the constitution
To make what we want it to say
Yeah, let's change up the constitution
To make what we want it to say
Who ratified the 16th amendment?
TAFT!
I can't dig it.
Simply put,
We'll take what we want
whom we want
When we want it
I can't dig it.
From the book, published 2009 · song & page updated
I can't dig it