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This is not a judicial project. It is a citizens' project, a scholars' project, and a legislative project.
01 Four Steps Any Citizen Can Take
01
Read the case.
Start with the home page. Move to the white paper. Verify the citations against primary sources. Challenge it yourself before you share it.
02
Share the brief.
Download the one-page brief or the two-page pamphlet from the Repository. Send it to one person who hasn't read it.
03
Write your representatives.
Ask where they stand on a constitutional review of the Sixteenth Amendment and on H.R. 25 (the FairTax Act) as a replacement mechanism.
04
Engage your state legislature.
The Article V convention path runs through the states. A convention is called when two-thirds of state legislatures apply.
02 For Scholars & Researchers
The argument is strongest when it is tested. We welcome peer review, citation audits, and rebuttals in good faith. If you identify an error in a statute reference, case citation, or historical characterization, contact us. The Repository will note material corrections alongside the updated document.
Areas where additional scholarship would be useful: a structural account of the apportionment clause as a brake on direct taxation; a comparative analysis of Brushaber's “no new power” language against subsequent doctrinal expansion; a fiscal modeling of revenue neutrality for a broad-based consumption tax replacement.
03 For Legislators & Staff
The two-page Congressional Pamphlet in the Repository is designed for distribution and is available in both PDF (print-ready) and editable DOCX formats. Offices may rebrand the DOCX for member use. We are available to brief staff on the constitutional record and the replacement mechanism, and to connect you with scholars working on related questions.
04 For Organizers & Chapters
State and district chapters may use the presentation decks (PDF) for organizing meetings, community briefings, and academic panels. The design system is shared — please retain the Dean Steeves and The American Defenders attribution and the citation to primary sources. Chapter pages and regional contact information can be added on request.
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Questions, corrections, or collaboration.
We read every message. For corrections, please cite the primary source. For collaboration, tell us what you're working on and how it connects. For press, include your outlet, deadline, and the specific question you need addressed.