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* My main curiosity about Section 3 was the use of "shall." "Shall" in legalese generally means a mandatory obligation or duty.

If I were arguing before to bar from the ballot, I'd consider arguing that SCOTUS had mandatory obligation or duty. It's not optional, for a State or for SCOTUS. If you as a judge believe Trump participated in insurrection, then you must bar him from the ballot -- and under Section 1, bar him in all States.

But I'm not an expert ... (3/x)

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* Section 2 talks about the formula for allocating House seats to each state, "excluding Indians not taxed." 😳 The formula applies only to counting "the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State." 😳 😳 It also denies the right to vote for federal offices "for participation in rebellion." Could that disqualify and the insurrectionists from voting? Rhetorical question ... (2/x)

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Decided to revisit the 14th Amendment in totality, not just Section 3. You find some interesting things ...

* Section 1 says that no State shall "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Could this be an end-run around the argument excluding from the ballot is a State issue? As a citizen of the U.S., I should enjoy equal protection from an insurrectionist on the ballot? Rhetorical question ... (1/x)

archives.gov/milestone-documen

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Last night's cold open does a South Carolina town hall with a surprise cameo.

youtube.com/watch?v=EwPQn7i-6J

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won the South Carolina Democratic primary last night over the two wannabees. Final results per the SC Election Commission:

Biden 126,321 96.22%
Williamson 2,726 2.08%
Phillips 2,239 1.71%

Maybe Phillips got the message that Democrats see him for what he is. He even lost to Williamson, who's just a publicity seeker.

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From :

U.S. economy adds 353,000 jobs in January.

Cue the MSM, "Why this is bad news for ."

cnn.com/business/live-news/job

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From : threw pile of documents across room and yelled at his attorney for offering lunch at Mar-A-Lago to an attorney taking his deposition.

Trump also called her a euphemism for c*nt.

cnn.com/2024/02/01/politics/ro

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From :

sends National Guard and State Guard to Texas to assist with placing razor wire in defiance of .

“The goal is to help Texas fortify this border, help them strengthen the barricades, help them add barriers, help them add the wire that they need to so that we can stop this invasion once and for all,” DeSantis said.

floridatoday.com/story/news/po

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On last night's , Prof. Timothy Snyder referenced an amici curiae filed by 14th Amendment historians with . He just tweeted a link to the PDF, if you want to download and read it. Handy to reference if you want to honk off a MAGA.

supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/

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This week's "This Modern World" by Tom Tomorrow on Daily Kos.

dailykos.com/blog/Tom%20Tomorr

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From : election board concludes it doesn't have jurisdiction to decide ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment, punts the question to state courts.

Note ... The bipartisan ruling was 8-0. Several Republicans said they thought Trump committed insurrection but didn't have jurisdiction.

cnn.com/2024/01/30/politics/do

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Part 2 of E. Jean Carroll last night on . (2/2)

youtube.com/watch?v=plaAkXDAfC

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Part 1 of E. Jean Carroll last night on . (1/2)

youtube.com/watch?v=QYgHNHKuyx

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A reminder that E. Jean Carroll will be on tonight at 9 PM EST. 🍿

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From : House Republicans release articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

cnn.com/2024/01/28/politics/ma

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From what I've been able to find in the news, so far has been ranting on his Fake Twitter but only blaming . He hasn't mentioned E. Jean Carroll. Maybe the $83 million judgment finally got through to him that mentioning her will cost him in the wallet.

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E. Jean Carroll lawyer Shawn Crowley earlier tonight on Chris Hayes.

msnbc.com/all-in/watch/e-jean-

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From PR on Zombie Twitter:

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MSNBC EXCLUSIVE: 🚨 @Maddow will sit down with E. Jean Carroll on for her first interview since former President Trump was ordered to pay more than $83M in damages for defaming her.

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Personal comment ... $65 million in punitive damages suggests that the jury had enough of 's antics in the courtroom.

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BREAKING FROM :

"The award included $11 million for damage to Carroll's reputation, $7.3 million for emotional harm and other damages, and $65 million in punitive damages."

nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tr

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