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treestar

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18. The 15th amendment

Reply to Crunchy Frog (Original post)

Sun Sep 27, 2020, 04:24 PM

Sep 2020

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

She doesn't like that?

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She's an "originalist" who thinks that the 14th and 15th Ammendments are illegitimate. From DKos. [View all] Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 OP

I'd like to see someone go back to her law school--whoever taught her constituional law and pose hlthe2b Sep 2020 #1

✔️ blm Sep 2020 #6

I'll bet her law school transcripts show her to have been intheflow Sep 2020 #36

If they ever rule constitutional amendments are unconstitutional... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #2

Amendments can only be removed by another amendment repealing it. Tommymac Sep 2020 #31

Thank you so much for posting DonaldsRump Sep 2020 #3

The Dems had better grill her until she's charcoal on that one. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #7

Agreed entirely. DonaldsRump Sep 2020 #9

Kamala needs to be the one to grill her and pin her down on this one. BComplex Sep 2020 #11

Seems like she may not even believe that she has a right to vote... dchill Sep 2020 #4

My thought too Rebl2 Sep 2020 #32

Don't you think this is really simple. AnnaLee Sep 2020 #5

She thinks these Ammendments are illegitimate because... Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #8

Look at the original. Igel Sep 2020 #27

OK, there were only 14 states in 1791... JPbelgium Sep 2020 #10

Yes, that's a good point, too. BComplex Sep 2020 #12

Originalism Defined ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #13

What about the 13th Amendment? Sanity Claws Sep 2020 #14

They pick and choose which ones they want to question. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #20

Doesn't Citizens United depend on the 14th? Retrograde Sep 2020 #15

What's illigitmate is her current appointment, and her nomination. GoCubsGo Sep 2020 #16

It's important that questioning in the confirmation hearings... Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #24

Her writings, not an opinion, hopefully treestar Sep 2020 #17

The 15th amendment treestar Sep 2020 #18

It's not just Roe v Wade. Trump's Supreme Court pick could challenge Brown v Board of Education octoberlib Sep 2020 #19

It's also the entirety of the Civil Rights Act. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #26

I wonder what she thinks of the 19th Amendment. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #21

They cant throw out an approved and ratified Constitutional Amendment as unconstitutional lol... Volaris Sep 2020 #22

How can an amendment be "illegitimate?" The whole point of an amendment is to change ... LAS14 Sep 2020 #23

Their reasoning is that they were passed without the participation of the Treason States. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #25

Thanks. nt LAS14 Sep 2020 #34

The Court has pretty much beaten part of the 14th Amendment into oblivion..... lastlib Sep 2020 #35

They need to question her about the potential illegitimacy of the 13th amendment andym Sep 2020 #28

I really don't think Biden has any choice but to expand the SC. Lonestarblue Sep 2020 #29

"ORIGINALISTS" READ THE CONSTITUTION..... calclar Sep 2020 #30

Yep! Rebl2 Sep 2020 #33