– #Features[1] N Lectures[2] – to whom it may concern –
The threat does not come from overseas or from any foreign source – would that, it did; we could easily repel it. It comes from within our own borders and from certain of our own judges, who are widely echoed by various lawyers, professors in journalists. Is the threat of the "ink eradicator" philosophy. ... What is the "ink eradicator" philosophy and what does it propose to accomplish? It's immediate objective is simple to state. It aims to erase the words of the First Amendment from the parchment of our Bill of Rights. The First Amendment guarantees us separation of church and state, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of peaceable Assembly and – by implication – freedom of association. The "ink eradicators" have long since served notice that they disapprove of the whole notion of a written Bill of Rights and would prefer to eliminate the entire document. ... They insist that all words are too imprecise to be taken for what they say, that every affirmative may just as well be a negative and every negative an affirmative, and that only the naive among us will permit a categorical prohibition to stand in the way of what seems expedient at any given moment. Words have so little meaning in their view that one wonders how they can use words to tell us so. ... What do the "ink eradicators" say about the First Amendment? The amendment itself is couched in what the rest of us might consider rather direct terms. It provides that "Congress shall make no law" on certain subjects that the Founding Fathers considered sacred and indispensable to human dignity. Although the Amendment says precisely that "Congress shall make no law" in these fields, the "ink eradicators" claim that it means something quite different. They claim that when it says "Congress shall make no law" it means "Congress shall make no 'unreasonable' law". So far, so ominous. But the next question is: What is "unreasonable" law? They have a quick answer: A law, they insist, is "unreasonable only, if a majority of the judges decide it is." Suppose, then, the Congress proceeds to flout the First Amendment and abridge our freedom of religion or speech or press, how are the judges to determine whether the law is reasonable or unreasonable? This, they reply, is easy: The law "must be reasonable or Congress would not have enacted it. It would be an assault to the members of Congress, for whom all patriotic Americans feel a reverence bordering on idolatry, were the judges to take the first amendment literally and nullify such a law." (Edmond Cahn, Confronting Injustice – The Threat of Ink Eradication)
Frame of Reference
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The Message! A Damning Indictment Of Modern American Society!
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ON PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Presidential Beats (1976 ... 2020/?!/2024)
ON HALEY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Nikki Haley‘s Odd Principle ...
Julie, Nikki & Rikki, Don’t Lose Your Number!
ON TRUMP AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Just A Small Loan For D. Trump
Teamsters & Company: Beware Of The Fireraiser's Work Ethics!
Teamsters Having An Affair With Trump!
C’mon, Let’s Jump Against Trump!
Trump's P2025 ... /1/ ... ––– Trump's P2025 ... /2/ ... ––– Trump's P2025 ... /3/ ...
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Trump: Presidential Offender Turning Public Victim!
Teamsters Having An Affair With Trump!
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The "US Enabling Act" of 1 July 2024
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Ink Eradicators of The US Constitution
Repubs vs Democs | A Nation Going Paranoid
An American Idiot’s Helter Skelter!
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[1] Related (1) features as follows: The Supreme US Presidential (S)Election Of 2000: - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– Trump's Creeping Corruption Of Courts: - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– The "US Enabling Act" of 1 July 2024: - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– Scotus' & Croesus' Love Divine! - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– Ink Eradicators of The US Constitution: - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– related (2) features as follows: Withstanding Êpitomes of Destrûctiveness! - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– Fiat Iustitia Et Pereat Mundus: - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– Tweets of Truth ... - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope
[2] Supreme Court announces new ethics code - Roll Call ––– related (1) as follows: Supreme Court to decide contentious issues amid ongoing criticism - Roll Call ––– ––– ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Supreme Court Coverage — ProPublica ––– related (2) as follows: Friends of the Court — ProPublica ––– Clarence Thomas Raised Him. Harlan Crow Paid His Tuition. — ProPublica ––– Clarence Thomas Didn’t Disclose Harlan Crow Real Estate Deal — ProPublica ––– Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From GOP Donor — ProPublica ––– Alito Took Unreported Luxury Trip With GOP Donor Paul Singer — ProPublica ––– related (3) as follows: Friends of the Court: 2024 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting Finalist - YouTube ––– Clarence Thomas' Secret Life of Luxury - YouTube ––– The Supreme Court Has A Billionaire Problem | Lever Time Pod FULL EPISODE - YouTube ––– related (4) as follows: These are the billionaires funded Justice Thomas' lavish lifestyle, according to ProPublica - YouTube ––– Report details gifts Justice Clarence Thomas received since 1991 (youtube.com) ––– SCOTUS Ethics Scandal Continues: Clarence Thomas Didn't Disclose Attendance At Koch Fundraisers (youtube.com) ––– Public financial disclosure should not be new to Thomas: Fmr. ethics officer on new report on gifts (youtube.com) ––– Justice Alito defends trip with billionaire Republican donor following ProPublica report | GMA (youtube.com)
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