Mike Papantonio and Farron Cousins tell us about the amendment offered by Dem U.S. House Rep Pramila Jayapal saying that the 14th Amendment applies only to actual, flesh-and-blood people (In response to Citizens United of course)...actually, the concept of “corporate personhood” goes back to lawyer Roscoe Conkling of the late 1800s and his ridiculous misinterpretation of that amendment (written for freed slaves, let’s not forget), all of which is detailed pretty well in this great book... and no, I don’t think Jayapal’s amendment has a chance of passage either in the U.S. House under its current wretched “leadership,” unfortunately (Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao, among others of the “party of Lincoln,” would spend his last breath if need be fighting such an amendment from Jayapal...and that doesn’t mean I wish harm to the Senate minority “leader,” despite what he wishes for us, so let’s be clear on that, OK?)...
...and staying with the SCOTUS, Mike Figueredo of The Humanist Report tells us about AOC speaking out about Hangin’ Judge JR blowing off a request to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee (and by the way, the Lochner era was the most -pro-business SCOTUS this country had seen – from around the time of the Depression – until this current bunch, that is...NSFW/H)...
Update: Almost Silent Clarence just keeps digging that hole, doesn't he? (here).
Update 5/4/23: The deeper we dig, the worse the stench (here and here).
Update 5/6/23: And Thomas even threw his own sister under the bus, as noted here.
...and returning to our current insanity, Sam and Emma of The Majority Report give us an update on Montana state rep Zooey Zephyr; apparently she can vote and do other functions in the MT “lege” but can’t talk because a trans woman is apparently so threatening to all of these allegedly manly men...we also hear the story of the son of Governor Greg Gianforte asking his old man to lay off with the anti-trans stuff, and finally leading into the woman (Kerri Seekins-Crowe) who would rather her daughter die than be trans (and I know what the Daily Mail is, but apparently they’re pretty accurate with this story of some of the monstrous cruelty of Steven Crowder towards his wife, as noted here)...
...and turning to this nation’s gun carnage, David Pakman gives us evidence that gun violence is worse in red states (and apparently the alleged perp of this recent atrocity in Texas is still at large, though authorities know who he is – more here)...
...well, we can fight back, and John I., Francesca and Samantha Schacher talk about what I guess would have to be a Dem-only attempt to implement and/or expand a nationwide gun buyback program, beginning in Denver, CO (more on Schacher’s group #Here4TheKids is here)...
...and to put a little “pep in your step” to start the week, allow me to offer this.
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