“Yes, it is undemocratic, exactly as it was intended to be. The amendments’ authors were worried that voters would send former Confederates right back into public office. If they had believed that the American electorate was wise enough not to vote for insurrectionists, they never would have drafted Section 3.” #Trump https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/the-case-for-disqualifying-trump-is-strong.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LU0.FRcB.5Lm6O78iuWvH&smid=url-share
Jeremiah Rappel 🏳️🌈
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It is quite troubling when the news media doesn’t even push back on replacement theory talking points being spouted on their programs anymore. Welcome 2024🤦🏻🫣
I don’t need to see a list to know that Donald #Trump and Jeffrey #Epstein were well acquainted with one another.
A commander is an officer. The Commander in Chief of the United States Army and Navy, and the supreme military commander charged with the responsibility of protecting and defending the United States, IS AN OFFICER. A civilian officer. Can we dispel with this notion of a president not being an officer?
Really? I mean REALLY?! “Man breaks into Colorado Supreme Court overnight and opens fire”https://apple.news/AIbwcRBHLTrmCNWZGtdxIbg
You can’t pick and choose which part of that amendment applies to a citizen of this country. It all does.
EQUAL PROTECTIONS UNDER THE LAW! That is also in the 14th amendment. If you were not to include the ex-president in a constitutional amendment that applies to all Americans, the ex-president would thus receive UNEQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW. Which is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. #Trump
Very sad. Matthew Perry died of a drug overdose on Ketamine. He had taken 20x the normal dosage that is used in the treatment of depression and PTSD, and drowned in his hot tub. RIP https://apple.news/A7erZy4l9TU-FgqsAJcunwA
Details Emerge About Matthew Perry's Cause of Death & Ketamine Treatments — People
When beloved Friends star Matthew Perry died at his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28 at the age of 54, the world mourned the loss of a comedic genius who publicly battled his demons. Many people close to the actor especially struggled with his death because Perry, who chronicled his addiction to alcohol and opioids in his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, appeared to be in a good place both professionally and personally—having quit smoking, he was working on a film project and
In summary, while the #president isn't explicitly named in the 14th Amendment disqualification clause, a comprehensive interpretation, aligned with the framers' intent, functional equivalence, and constitutional precedent, supports the argument that the clause inherently includes the presidency. The omission of explicit naming doesn't diminish the applicability of the provision to the highest office in the nation.