The latter are without their scope. No procedure is prescribed for nontaxpayers, and no attempt is made to annul any of their rights and remedies in due course of law. One school of thought holds that the jurisdiction of the United States is only in Washington, D.C, federal enclaves within the states, and the territories and insular possessions of the United States, and that all income tax laws have, by statute, applied only within this jurisdiction. This would preclude the collection of income tax within the states of the union. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights.
Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy. An excise taxes a privilege, not a right. Income taxes tax the franchise of acting in a corporate or quasi-corporate manner, and therefore do not apply to citizens acting in their individual capacity. Each citizen has the right to earn income. The power to tax is the power to destroy.