The 150Th Anniversary Of The Fourteenth Amendment

On July ninth 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment became business office of the Constitution. Abraham Lincoln 1 time said that the Constitution is the silverish frame that surrounds the golden apple tree of the Declaration of Independence. Since Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment set Jefferson's linguistic communication on equality into our higher law, I oft wonder whether nosotros should intend of John Bingham's text every 2nd the golden apple tree as well as the residual of the Constitution every 2nd the silverish frame.

On this anniversary, the President volition brand his side past times side nomination to the Supreme Court. Tonight as well as inward the coming weeks nosotros volition listen a nifty bargain nigh keeping organized faith amongst the Founders. Unfortunately, when many people holler to the Founders they hateful entirely the drafters of the flawed document ratified inward 1788. They are either unaware or dismissive of the people who saved the Constitution inward 1868. We should proceed organized faith amongst them every 2nd well.

In describing Section One of the Fourteenth Amendment to voters inward Ohio, Bingham said this:

No solid set down shall deny to whatever person, no affair whence he comes, or how poor, how weak, how simple--no affair how friendless--no State shall deny to whatever individual inside its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. If in that place hold upwards whatever human being hither who objects to a proffer as well as then only every 2nd that, I would similar him to rising inward his house as well as permit his neighbors await at him as well as run across what means of human being he is. [Nobody stood.]