I believe current Supreme Court majority has been working on ways to destroy the 14th Amendment, and is prepared to start with this decision. Lead by Alito and Thomas, they will cite originalism of 3/5 of a person concepts and other nonsense from colonial slave trade records to justify their decision.
https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis/111878794806366829
#EJDionne #14thAmendment #ThirdClause #3rdClause #insurrection #SupremeCourt
Via #EJDionne, #WashingtonPost
«Many people I respect continue to hold versions of this view. But the more I read & listened, the clearer it became: #Section3 was directed against precisely the conduct #Trump engaged in. Its purpose is to protect the republic from those who would shred the #Constitution & destroy our system of self-government. What Trump did in advance of the attack on the #Capitol & on #Jan6, 2021, legally disqualifies him from the presidency»
Incisive take on the ethics of the #DebtCeiling rodeo from #EJDionne , a leading exponent of the best in #CatholicSocialThought : “The fact that Americans with the lowest incomes are political pawns in this exercise is a moral stain on our country.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/21/debt-ceiling-negotiations-biden-mccarthy-poor
#EJDionne embodies the teacher as diligent student in his review of a new book from #MichaelWalzer , drawing a distinction between “freedom from” and “freedom to” strains of liberalism, but also #decency as the ground for all the nouns most critically modified by “liberal:”
#EJDionne ‘s latest lays-out space to discuss institutional structure as battleground between plural and exceptional views of American citizenship:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/07/what-motivated-gop-rebels-house-speaker-vote
Now bring it to #Mastodon , E.J.!
Great column, #EJDionne — “What we are seeing in the opposition to same-sex marriage is less about religious faith than cultural predispositions:”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/11/gay-marriage-conservative-christians-lgbtq-plea
Looking forward to seeing you Toot your next one! #Mastodon
Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️
joe•iuculano 
Ramzi Nemo
