Uh oh in agreement basically with what Clarence Thomas said recently, Rush used the dreaded term “original intent” aka originalism in reference to the 14th Amendment.
I know you guys will get here anyways so friendly ping.
The 14th is nothing but a black people’s aka former slaves amendment. That’s all it is and nothing more. It is a very narrow amendment.
I normally blame the judges for being liars, but Rush blames Ted Kennedy. That’s also a fairly wise target for scorn.
What you aren't grasping is that it does not specifically say that. If you read *THE WORDS* it doesn't apply to just black slaves. It applies to *everyone* except Indians.
The anal retentive people in the legal community believe a law has to be interpreted strictly by the words. No mulligans allowed for saying "that's not what we meant!"
The court's position is *Say what you mean*, because we will interpret it according to what you said.
This wouldn't have happened if the Southern states had been allowed to vote on it.