Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is facing scrutiny after he claimed last week the “whole reason’ for the 14th Amendment was to assist with debt negotiations. , considered by both scholars and ordinary Americans to be one of the most consequential assurances of civil liberties in U.S.
history, encoded citizenship and due process for former slaves and is notably remembered, lauded, discussed and debated today for its landmark”equal protection” clause.
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside,” states Section 1 of the Amendment.
“No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” headtopics.com
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is facing scrutiny after he claimed last week that the”whole reason” for the 14th Amendment was to assist with debt negotiations.
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US Judge Sets Hearing for 14th Amendment Case on Eve of Debt Limit X-DateWhile a DOJ attorney declined to disclose the government’s position, one observer said it seems to be: ‘Stop trying to make us… get rid of the debt ceiling. That sort of thing is for high-level insiders only, not pesky labor unions that are going about it all wrong.’
Debt ceiling: More pressure on Biden to use 14th Amendment as economic catastrophe loomsPresident Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday that they have made progress in negotiations on the debt ceiling — but remain far apart on some aspects of a deal as the country closes in on a catastrophic default.
Bernie Sanders to Joe Biden: Invoke the 14th Amendmentu2014NowDoing so, argues the U.S. senator, will allow the country ‘to pay its bills on time and without delay, prevent an economic catastrophe, and prevent huge cuts to healthcare, education, childcare, affordable housing, nutrition assistance, and the needs of our veterans.’
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The View hosts defend ‘everyman’ John Fetterman’s clothes: ‘This is who he is’WATCH: TheView defended Sen JohnFetterman’s attire on Tuesday’s show. .Sunny Hostin claimed his hoodie & shorts are actually ‘quite endearing.’ JoyVBehar accused Republicans of being more concerned w/ clothing than children dying in school shootings.
‘The View’ hosts clash over Fetterman’s shabby attire: ‘I’m starved’ for days of ‘decorum”The View’ co-hosts debated Sen. Fetterman’s casual attire in the halls of Congress on Tuesday as Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin argued in favor of ‘decorum.’
