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Attorney (MN & IA). Family woman. Writer at @www.ourlibertiesweprize.com.
Why do we always share the story of the boy who cried wolf, the boy who lied and fooled everyone, and not the story of Cassandra, the woman who told the truth, but no one listened?
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Memorial is about more than flying the flag and putting flowers on graves. To honor a person's memory is to make sure that their sacrifices were not in vain. We have work to do.
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These examples provided the context in which Justice Jackson called for judges to exercise “raw courage” despite attacks. And, of course, “raw courage” was a phrase frequently invoked by Congressman John Lewis.
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She also referenced Judges Waties Waring (SC) and 5th Circuit Judge Elbert Tuttle who also stood firm despite being threatened and socially ostracized for their issuance of decisions that upheld the meaning of the 14th amendment during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Yes. And that is exactly my point. You can't fix a problem with how people are interpreting the Constitution by giving them more Constitution. You need all of those other things, too.
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Your proposal is also a very big, seemingly clear statement.
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The problem with very big, seemingly clear statements like "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" is that they can be whittled down to nothing by saying, over and over, "Oh, but this is a very small reasonable exception."
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That turned out better than 90% of the stories I see from women that start out with "I went to the doctor...."
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As usual with these panels, the overwhelming characteristic is nonexistent or false information. Every call to understand and empathize with Trump voters (which is fine in the abstract!) needs to grapple with this.
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Or a lot of other things they could be focusing on.
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That's just the start, I'm sure, of registries for all kinds of conditions.
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An important message.