# The Legality of Taxes (Pt. 3/4) ~ The Hour of the Time /w Bill Cooper [#1870B, Aired 2001]

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Published: 2026-07-08T22:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urbanodyssey/episodes/The-Legality-of-Taxes-Pt--34--The-Hour-of-the-Time-w-Bill-Cooper-1870B--Aired-2001-e3livd5
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## Resource

This transcript documents a symposium focused on challenging the legality and ratification of the 16th Amendment , which grants the federal government the power to collect income tax. The participants, including legal researchers and former IRS agents, argue that the amendment is procedurally invalid because several states, such as Kentucky and Oklahoma, failed to ratify the specific constitutional language required. These speakers assert that both the judiciary and Congress have avoided addressing these discrepancies by dismissing them as political questions, creating what they describe as a monumental due process problem for American citizens. Consequently, the text advocates for active political resistance and non-compliance, suggesting that the current tax system is an unconstitutional exercise of power that lacks a definitive statutory basis. Bill Cooper Resources Page : https://docs.urbanodyssey.xyz/main/bill-cooper.html Asset Protection : https://docs.urbanodyssey.xyz/ucc/asset-protection.html Audio Podcast Episodes (Courtesy of DM Hutchins Research Library ): https://mega.nz/folder/IPECUKwT#s9gna8oyLGX1yfZdfCnsgA/folder/VGcWmBRL Authored by Bill Cooper : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12Q1NkAEEkimrp7zkTrJ4_3V_zN5hVdWh?usp=drive_link Soundcloud Episodes of “The Hour of the Time:” https://soundcloud.com/hour-of-the-time

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