The Fourteenth Amendment, critical in the fight for civil liberties, was certified as part of the Constitution on July 28, 1868. It encoded citizenship and due process for former slaves.

One option is to declare the debt ceiling unconstitutional. Section 4 of the 14th Amendment says the “validity” of America’s “public debt…shall not be questioned”.

The 14th Amendment was passed by Congress in 1866 and ratified by the states ... "From the very date of its ratification by a sufficient number of states it begins to have all the effect that its ...

The relevant constitutional provision dates back to just after the Civil War, ... How the 14th Amendment prevents state legislatures from subverting popular presidential elections. Story by The ...

To date, no such legislation exists, ... The idea that the 14th Amendment disqualifies President Trump from running for office is fundamentally flawed and based on political bias more than fact.

The truth is that the Treasury has more than ample revenue coming in each month to avoid defaulting on the debt, and Mr. Biden doesn’t need to distort the meaning of the 14th Amendment to do it.

The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, following the Civil War, and its Section 3 essentially disqualifies from office anyone who engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" against the U.S.

1791, not 1868, is the key date for determining the original understanding of the Second Amendment. Latest; Magazine . ... When proposing the Fourteenth Amendment to Congress in 1866, ...

The court said Section Three of the 14th Amendment applied to Mr Trump and thus “it would be a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Colorado secretary of state to list him as a candidate ...