Heather Cox Richardson writes about the 14th Amendment and the claims Republicans are making about "fetal personhood."
But it was her mention of the "equal protection" clause that caught my eye.
It seems to me, and perhaps this has already been mentioned elsewhere, that any notion of presidential immunity conflicts with the 14th Amendment and the equal protection clause.
Are we not, as citizens, entitled to the protection of the law when it is violated by the president?
I have the decision open in Preview, but I haven't read it because I get sick just thinking about it.
There are so many crises happening all at once, it's hard to figure out which is the wolf nearest the sled. I guess it's ensuring Donald Trump is defeated in November. But there are so many fires to fight besides that one.
Originally posted at Nice Marmot 06:35 Tuesday, 9 July 2024