Richard Albert, born and raised in Canada,
He's canuck ---- imagine that.
Posted on 07/03/2020 5:20:56 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
A law professor at the University of Texas-Austin has called for the US Constitution to be ‘updated’, claiming that it has ‘racist words’ and that it is written in ‘gendered language’.
Writing in The Hill this week, Richard Albert stated that the document’s “gendered and racist words stand in the way of true reconciliation in this divided country and have no place in any modern society.”
“The Constitution is replete with obsolete and outdated language that weakens rather than enhances the feeling of belonging that a constitution should generate among a country’s citizens,” the professor proclaims.
The ‘racist’ part of the Constitution, Albert claims, comes in the 13th Amendment, despite the fact that it actually abolishes slavery.
Albert argues that the Fugitive Slave Clause remains, claiming it serves as “a painful reminder of America’s original sin.”
Albert also argues that because all pronouns in the Constitution are male, it is discriminatory.
“Imagine how schoolchildren must feel when they read the Constitution in their basic civics course. Some will be made to feel less than welcome in their own country… The highest law of the land creates a hierarchy of citizenship.” he writes.
The professor also argues against claims that altering the Constitution as it was written would water it down, claiming that if “racist and gendered terms” are removed, then the Constitution “would celebrate equality and inclusion, and give Americans a text proudly to call their own — one in which they would see themselves and their hopes reflected.”
I got your 'modern values' right here. Come and get them.
its time to take these libtard ‘educated morons’ out into a big field, is what time it is
I've said this 5 times in my life, and it is valid until I die.
Enlisted oath of office:
I, Alas Babylon!, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
There is an Amendment process. If this guy wants changes, he could make the effort. But, I have the feeling that if he got all the changes he wanted, the resulting Constitution would read just like the Communist Manifesto.
Law Professor is a ass.
Take away his tenure! Morons should not be tenured.
Better, you should migrate permanently to a nation already embracing your “modern values.”
N. Korea, Cuba or Venezuela? You choose.
BTW: The first thing progressive regimes do is kill the educators.
I believe it's time to directly and intentionally "THIN the HERD!"
Who gave this moron a law degree?
The headline is alarmist but he’s claiming that the parts of the original text that have been superseded by amendments (3/5ths of a person etc). It’s stupid Feel-Good stuff that wouldn’t change a thing.
“Take away his tenure! Morons should not be tenured.”
The University of Texas is a state supported institution. States need to exercise appropriate oversight of institutions supported with taxpayer money.
Eliminate tenure.
Fire law professors who refuse to uphold the Constitution and rule of law.
We’re screwed in 20 years! It might not even be that long.
That those parts should be removed that is.
I have read in other sources that a law professor is the last place you want to learn about the Constitution.
I have seen much in recent years that pretty much validates that.
Hey why not. When Italy was dissatisfied with their constitutions they kept writing new ones, over a hundred so far; just about one per new government.
Amen. 1974. Never signed anything removing me from my oath when I got out.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.