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To: Alas Babylon!

I have been educated by this board. See Section 4 of the 14th Amendment.

Section 4.
The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

Reparations are UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

So get rid of the 13th and 14th Amendments (linked), or people should stop asking for them.


16 posted on 05/22/2023 7:46:19 AM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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To: Pete Dovgan

“Reparations are UNCONSTITUTIONAL.”

Please explain.


71 posted on 05/22/2023 9:35:28 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Pete Dovgan

You misunderstand. The amendment is establishing that former slave owning states are not owed any money by the federal government over economic losses due to emancipation of slaves. It has nothing to do with reparations.


73 posted on 05/22/2023 9:40:26 AM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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