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#14a

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@dangillmor

The Failed States of America is a fascist zone with a growing number of political prisoners throughout this month.

Kept in the states, #gitmo or #elsalvador or black sites that we don't know about.

#dhs #ice #fbi whatever #gestapo shows up, your constitution has been de facto suspended when the executive branch ignores it. #1a #4a #14a are functionally dead.

Get it yet?

What. Are. You. Waiting. For? (First they came for...)

In 1856, in the Dred Scott decision: declared -Black ppl couldn't be American citizens, CJ Taney wrote that as “a subordinate & inferior class of beings,” Black ppl had “no rights which the white man was bound to respect.” DOI: stated that “all men are created equal,” but “the enslaved African race weren't intended to be included.”

Trump's EO: a test of the fed judiciary.

It'd create stateless infants/shadow caste.

RR judge: unconst. *he'll appeal.

#USPol #Racism #14A theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

The Atlantic · The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the ConstitutionBy Adam Serwer

They're renewing concerns about transparency as the meetings are largely shrouded in secrecy, & raising questions about how Trump benefits financially as club members seeking to influence the new administration stay & eat there.

Trump often golfs at his nearby course with friends, relatives, & allies, like Sen Graham.

The lazy traitor & his Klan hang out at MAL, scheme, & frolic.

#NationalSecurity ends if Trump is allowed back in the WH -bypassing the #14A.

#USPol apnews.com/article/trump-maral

AP News · Trump calls it the 'center of the universe.' Mar-a-Lago is a magnet for those seeking influenceBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON

The failed Trump❤️Musk show of “power” had no material impact on govt spending & “succeeded” only in cutting funding for pediatric cancer research & nixing efforts to cut back on junk fees. (later revived by the Sen)

The fiasco revealed the mendaciousness of Rs’ supposed goal of⬆️govt “efficiency,” while confirming Trump/Musk’s plan to remake the fed govt to make it provide less to those with less, & more to those with a lot.

Hopeful: stalemate or a #14A miracle.

#USPol publicnotice.co/p/donald-trump

Public Notice · Trump begins his lame duck term pre-hobbledBy David R. Lurie

Interesting OpEd —
[About the authors: "Evan Davis was editor in chief of the Columbia Law Review and David Schulte was editor in chief of the Yale Law Journal. Both clerked for Justice Potter Stewart. Davis is a New York lawyer who served as president of the New York City Bar, and Schulte is a Chicago investment banker."
thehill.com/opinion/congress-b
h/t @heidilifeldman
🧵 mastodon.social/@heidilifeldma
#insurrection #14A #Constitution #USpol #USpolitics #USelections #election #elections

The media unfairly berates #VP Kamala Harris, but she's connecting with voters & delivering a compelling message.

The SC declined to apply the letter of the law to disqualify #TFG under Sec 3 of the #14A. But Harris is making the persuasive case that voters shouldn't consider him to be a legitimate candidate. How can a convict who tries to tear down the legal system assume the presidency, which requires an oath to enforce the laws?

#ConvictedFelon #Media
#VoteBlue2024

washingtonpost.com/opinions/20

The Washington Post · In calling out Trump, Harris finds her missionBy Jennifer Rubin

#TFG has used mob tactics for >50 yrs. Republicans now employ them: MSM is still ignoring the threats.

OH GOP SOC says he will keep Pres Biden off the Nov election unless the DNC moves its convention up to early Aug. So when it came to Trump being barred from ballot by way of the #14A the GOP went ballistic but now the Ohio GOP is going to do this & nothing!
-D Obeidallah

Biden could face challenges getting on OH gen. ballot.

#GOPObstruction #GOPSabotage #GOPMobsters

abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-

ABC News · Biden could face challenges getting on Ohio general ballot By Juhi Doshi
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@wdlindsy
Incomprehensible decision from #SCOTUS. I don't understand how it got 9 votes

1) Says sec 5 only empowers Congress to enforce #14A... But only for Fed roles, State roles are fine.

2) Worries about inconsistencies between states ...but fails to set judicial tests that would give consistency.

3) Ignores the actual insurrection that happened when 2020 wasn't recognised ...leaving America wide open to a repeat if (when!) 2024 is disputed.

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#Colorado had tried to disqualify him on the grounds that the #14thAmendment to the #Constitution, for reasons of history & prudence, bars insurrectionists from office.
Today’s decision overruling CO’s decision was made on the grounds that the Constitution makes #Congress solely responsible for enforcing §3 of the #14A, not the states. Which is funny, because the court is dominated by ideologues who normally love #StatesRights.

#law#justice#Jan6