“[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the U.S., all such debts, obligations, and claims, shall be held illegal and void.”
That is from the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, Passed after the Civil War, to bring some Measure of Racial Equality to our Nation’s Laws.
It almost seems like something that would Not need to be Dpelled Out. Of course the Government should Not give Money to Anyone who Fought to Overthrow it.
But the Worry that People who Engaged in Insurrection, would turn around and Demand Compensation was Real enough, that a Rule Prohibiting it did Need to be Written down. In fact, it is One Entire Sentence in an Amendment that is Only Nine Sentences Overall.
In Flagrant Violation of the 14th Amendment, Trump (R) has Concocted a $1.8 billion, Taxpayer Funded Slush Fund for MAGA Loyalists, possibly Including just about Everyone Convicted of Crimes On and Leading Up-To the Attempted coup d’etat carried out in Trump’s Name on 1/6/2021.
Congress Can and Should Prevent the Fund from taking any Money Out of the Treasury, and making Any Payments to Anybody.
In Case Trump’s $1.8 billion Slush Fund for MAGA Crooks, Cronies, and Criminals, begins Disbursing Payments in Defiance of the Law, Congress should Pass Emergency Legislation Imposing a 100% Tax on Any and All Payments Anyone Receives from it.
The 14th Amendment could Not be Clearer: Paying People who Engage in Insurrection against the U.S. would be patently Unconstitutional. Pass the Llegislation, introduced by Representatives John B. Larson (D-CT, 1st District), Mike Thompson (D-CA, 4th District), and Mike Thompson (D-CA, 4th District), Mandating a 100% Tax on Any and All Payouts, from the Trump Regime’s Illegitimate, $1.8 billion MAGA Loyalist Slush Fund.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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