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The Religious Test Clause states that there be no religious test ever be required for any office or public trust in the US. One would assume, in normal times, that includes all government offices as well. https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-6/clause-3/ In fact several states refused to vote in favor of the original constitution unless there was a Freedom of Religion amendment. Freedom of religion has been interpreted as including non religious beliefs.

US Constitution, First Amendment.

Just more proof that justice is no longer blind in the US anymore.

Unfortunately I have the same feeling

I asked ChatGPT for a Madison reaction to Federal Judges accepting "gifts". I got this reply This was the response from Jefferson

A little difficult when the "Originalists" are the ones on the take.

Knowing the Tigers history in the past several years this is the type of guy that will hold them to 4 hits thru 7 innings and look like the second coming of Nolan Ryan

James Madison in the Federalist Papers "47"

An apt description of the current regime. From 100 years ago, exactly where the devil spawn of Fred and Mary wants to go. (Hint, we were not great then)

But the $$Billionaires will get their tax breaks, along with profit from inside trading

Best shape of his life. The metabolism of an 18 year old. Yada, yada, yada,

April 11 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-11

Unanimous decision https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3lmilhqzkls2k

I wonder how many Republican Congresswomen Wii be affected, or are they exempt. Marjory Taylor-Greene, for example, does that match her birth certificate? Is she even eligible to serve?

And the rich get richer while the middle class gets screwed...

From the look on her face and posture it seems to me she was unaware of the announcement Trump was making at the time. I think she was ambushed. Especially considering that she was in DC to address bipartisan cooperation to strengthen American manufacturing and to discuss specific tariff issues related to the Michigan auto industry. Yes, she should have probably know better considering her past interactions with the Gangster President

April 10 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-10

Yep, she has that "I need to behave myself or I'll be per entry vacationing in Venezuela" vibe going

Sounds a lot like market manipulation

Amusing

Interesting thoughts from Charlie Angus on the anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's execution

JVL with some scary thoughts today in light of the SC ruling on deportations. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/concentration-camps-and-the-deportation The over simplified version is something like this. 1) The Regime argues that they are able to send US Citizens to a prison in a foreign country then... What would stop the Regime from snatching a US Citizen off the streets and shipping them to El Salvador without a proper hearing? Last takes it another step further