Pros And Cons Of Amendments To The Constitution

There are twenty-seven amendments to the constitution. Many of these amendments are outdated or unjust. In this paper I will discuss which amendments I’ve chosen and the pros and cons of each one.

The sixteenth amendment, passed July 2, 1909,establishes Congress’s right to impose a Federal income tax. This plays a vital role in building the American Federal government and is the largest source of income for the Federal government. Like many things this amendment has several pros and cons. Considering that the federal government today has been built up some may consider this as unreasonable and outdated.

This amendment may even decrease the savings of civilians. This can be the cause of the economy crashing. When citizens no longer have

These rights include: life, liberty, and property. An example of this would be IRS summonses which go against the fourth amendment. The fourth amendment is protection against search and seizure. Or the fact that taxpayers don’t have to provide financial information due to the fifth amendment, which provides protection against self incrimination. The sixteenth amendment may be contradicting but it also has some positives.

One positive that this amendment brings is that it stimulates social priorities. Many issues are more important than others but to have the issue you want fixed you have to pay for it. Government spending will use your tax paying dollars to improve the things in communities that need work but also build things that are needed as well.

This amendment also promotes civic responsibility. If you want things done in the community you’ll have to work for it. Things don’t come for free and the sixteenth amendment teaches us

Many people can’t afford taxes so why is that something we push on them? Additionally high taxes could ruin our economy. Yes, this amendment teaches responsibility, but it also teaches that people don’t have a right to the money they may earn. I think that the government should tax the rich and leave the poor out of it. If people can’t afford their taxes that should be okay. We as a community should understand that and help those people get back on their feet until they do have the money and then we could tax them like everyone else. I personally think that taxes should be lower. I understand that thats how we fund our federal government however, the government is making far too much money than they know what to do with.

Another amendment we are going to look at is the second amendment. This amendment passed by congress on September 25, 1789, states that citizens of the United States have the right to bear arms. This amendment means that citizens have the right to own a weapon or firearm to protect themselves against the government and other threats that may occur in their home. This amendment, for a period of time, prevented the need for the United States to have a professional standing government. This amendment provides citizens the right to protect themselves without restrictions from the government. This amendment also gives citizens the right to protect themselves from foreign and domestic affairs if the government