Monday, when the Supreme Court decision on the 14th Amendment ballot issue came down, I said this:
"If you are upset or enraged about the Supreme Court decision in the 14th Amendment ballot case, you are the victim of rage merchants."
Some people took offense. I understand that.
I promised to explain. Here is my explanation.
I used to be nice and remove the names of pundits I criticized.
No more Ms. Nice Person.
If you have friends who are unglued about the Supreme Court decision and are simplifying the conclusions, you can send them to the piece I just posted.
Warn them that it is long and that I will be taking apart some of their favorite legal pundits.
This isn't a crowd-pleaser. Sorry.
There is more to come.
So are you not outraged by the the fact that a provision of our Constitution meant to protect us from insurrectionists was just gutted by the Supreme Court, three of which were appointed by a former President who, by all evidence, incited an insurrection? And are you saying that those of us who are outraged were just duped by the media and just don't know how the law works? You also are "the media" and every source we have for trying to understand anything is "the media." I and most thinking people are capable of drawing from many sources and coming to conclusions. Much of what is happening in our society right now definitely is outrageous, and personally I reserve my right to be outraged.