Edited sentence: 1, 11]    that the confusion is not inherent, but rather arises from the conclusion that the 16th Amendment provides for a hitherto unknown power of taxation; that is, a power to levy an income tax which, although direct, should not be subject to the regulation of apportionment applicable to all other direct taxes.And the far-reaching effect of this ERRONEOUS assumption will be made clear by generalizing the many contentions advanced in argument to support it, as follows:.BRUSHABER v.Plain speech: the Supreme Court found the 16th Amendment REDUNDANT, DEVOID OF MEANINGFUL CONTENT, an empty exercise.UNION PACIFIC R.We are of opinion, however, [240 U