It's time to enforce the Constitution, and a judge in New Mexico just kicked off the process. Democrats need to jump on this with the vigor of Trump crashing a Miss Teen USA dressing room.

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution clearly says that if an elected official "shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion" against the United States and the laws of the United states, "or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof," that elected official may not "hold any office, civil or military" including those who are "a member of Congress," a member of "any State legislature" or "an executive or judicial office of any state."

It was ratified on July 9, 1868, after the Civil War, so courts could prevent traitors from the Confederacy from serving in any political office, and expel those who may have made it through over the years. With a two-thirds vote of both the House and the Senate, the 14th amendment says, such former insurrectionists could be re-admitted, but that's a pretty high bar.

The last time the Amendment was used was in May of 1869, when a Black man named Caesar Griffin was arrested and convicted of a crime and then appealed the conviction because, he claimed, the judge in the case — a former Confederate slave-holder and the Speaker of the Virginia House when that state seceded from the Union — was illegally a judge because, as a legislator, he had given "aid and comfort" to the Confederate "insurrection" against the United States.

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-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: National Progressive Townhall Meeting
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) / Member & Former Co-Chair-Congressional Progressive Caucus / (Committees: Appropriations / Also, Education & Labor)

Article: "Material on foreign nation's nuclear capabilities seized at Trump's Mar-a-Lago" by Devlin Barrett and Carol D. Leonnig.

Article: "Nuclear docs at Mar-a-Lago 'hugely important for prosecution of Espionage Act': expert" by Bob Brigham.

Article: "The Biden Administration Asks Congress for a Continuing Resolution With $47 Billion for Ukraine, COVID, Monkeypox and Natural Disasters".

Article: "Continuing resolution" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Who are the 11 senators who voted against the burn pits bill for veterans?" by Graig Graziosi.

Article: "These 43 Republicans Voted Against Capping Insulin Costs" by Khaleda Rahman.

Article: "John Fetterman" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mandela Barnes" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)" by Wikipedia.

Site: Senator Tammy Baldwin.

Article: "California Senate approves fast food labor council with power to set wages " by Aneurin Canham-Clyne.

Article: "Minimum Wage in America: A Timeline" by Patrick J. Kiger.

Article: "History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 - 2009" by DoL.

Article: "How the Minimum Wage Impacts Unemployment" by Greg Daugherty.

Article: "CHIPS Act Passes: House Approves $280 Billion Bill To Boost Microchip Production And Counter China" by Brian Bushard.

Article: "Inflation Reduction Act includes billions in clean energy funds for states" by Doug Cunningham.

Book: "The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Final Version of the Report on the Subject of Manufactures, [5 December 1791]" by Alexander Hamilton.

Article: "Trump Ruling Lifts Profile of Judge and Raises Legal Eyebrows" by Patricia Mazzei, Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer.

Article: "'A True Danger to the Public Post Office': DeJoy Moves to Consolidate USPS Facilities" by Jake Johnson.

Article: "Congress passes bill to shore up Postal Service, delivery" by AP.

Article: "Louis DeJoy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service" by Wikipedia.

Video: All In With Chris Hayes [FULL 8PM] 9/6/22 | MSNBC NEWS Today September 6, 2022.

Article: "Ron Johnson (Wisconsin politician)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves Republican-Drawn Legislative Maps" by Michael Wines.

Article: "Marjorie Taylor Greene" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Matt Gaetz" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Jim Jordan (American politician)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "House Appropriator Lee Introduces Bill to Cut Pentagon Funding By $350 Billion" by Vivienne Machi.

Article: "Reps. Lee, Pocan Announce Defense Spending Reduction Caucus" by Barbara Lee.

Article: "New US Navy aircraft carrier toilet flaw costs $400,000 a flush" by Bloomberg.

Article: "What Is the PRO Act?" by AFL-CIO.

Bill: "S.4263 - John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" by Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT].

Article: "Tax returns of Donald Trump" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Buy American Act", 1933.

Article: "Another poll shows Marco Rubio with low likability, but holding a small edge over Val Demings" by Jacob Ogles.

Article: "Latest poll of Florida Governor race: Ron DeSantis 50%, Charlie Crist 47%" by Jacob Ogles.

Article: "The Social Security Windfall Elimination and Government Pension Offset Provisions for Public Employees in the Health and Retirement Study" by Alan L. Gustman, Thomas L. Steinmeier, and Nahid Tabatabai.

Bill: "H.R.5723 - Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust" by Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1].

Bill: "H.R.3076 - Postal Service Reform Act of 2022" by Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12].

Bill: "S.623 - Sunshine Protection Act of 2021" by Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL].

Bill: "H.R.69 - Sunshine Protection Act of 2021" by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16].

Hour Two: What are the EU's strategies to control energy prices and what will be the consequences?
- Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Co-founder, Democracy At Work / Author of numerous books - his latest is The Sickness is the System (now also available as an e-book) & Host - Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff on Free Speech TV

Article: "What are the EU's plans to curb electricity prices?" by Sam Fleming.

Article: "Liz Truss is the U.K.'s Next PM" by Willem Marx.

Article: "‘Floundering, not drowning': Russia's economy is withstanding sanctions onslaught — for now" by Elliot Smith.

Article: "Wall Street predicted Russia's economy would collapse after it invaded Ukraine. These 3 charts show that hasn't happened." by George Glover.

Article: "President Biden Predicts Moscow Stock Exchange Will Collapse If It Reopens" by Tim Hains.

Article: "UK inflation hits 10.1%, driven by soaring food and fuel prices" by Richard Partington.

Article: "Latvia Inflation Rate" by Trading Economics.

Article: "Eurozone inflation hits record high of 9.1%" by Sky News.

Article: "Germany agrees on €65 billion relief package" by DW.

Article: "France vows to restart stricken nuclear reactors before winter" by RFI.

Article: "Germany to keep two nuclear plants available as a backup and burn coal as it faces an energy crisis brought on by war and climate change" by Catherine Clifford.

Article: "Spain extends gas price cap amid fears of total Russian gas cut-off" by Reuters.

Article: "Rate hikes are little help for Estonia's 22% inflation, Europe's worst" by David J. Lynch.

Article: "The UK is preparing a huge energy bailout that could cost $172 billion" by Anna Cooban.

Article: "Michael Flynn" by Wikipedia.

Article: "It's Time to Enforce the Constitution & Ban Seditious Republicans from Congress" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Indiana officials reject ballot challenge to GOP Rep. Banks" by Tom Davies.

Case: "Griffin's Case" (1869).

Article: "Hugh White Sheffey" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Amnesty Act" (1872).

Article: "Judge Affirms Refusal to Disqualify Marjorie Taylor Greene in 14th Amendment ‘Insurrection’ Challenge" by Adam Klasfeld.

Article: "First Amendment Scholars Say Jan. 6 Rioter Is Subject to ‘Constitutional Command’ Disqualifying Insurrectionists from Holding Public Office" by Marisa Sarnoff.

Tweet: "The Speaker has been removed from the chambers." by Lauren Boebert.

Article: "'Keep Your Mouth Shut': Judge's 'Angry Intervention' Leads to Recusal Demand" by Cedra Mayfield.

Article: "January 6th committee: Giuliani called Tennessee senators to help delay election certification" by Jason Lamb.

Article: "Judge Blocks Effort to Disqualify Cawthorn from Ballot as ‘Insurrectionist’" by Jonathan Weisman.

Article: "Energy bills are soaring in Europe. This is what countries are doing to help you pay them " by Giulia Carbonaro & Natalie Huet with Reuters .

Article: "Full List of 11 GOP Senators Who Voted Against Ukraine Aid" by Darragh Roche.

Article: "Alito cites judge who executed women for witchcraft and legalized spousal rape in Supreme Court draft ruling " by Sarah K. Burris.

Article: "How a 1950s new left manifesto explains the 2020s new right" by Jason Willick.

Article: "Rand Paul delivers letter from Trump to Putin" by Rebecca Morin.

Article: "Reality Winner" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Sensitive compartmented information facility" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Recep Tayyip Erdoğan" (Turkey) by Wikipedia.

Sexy Liberals Plan to Save Democracy
- Stephanie Miller, Host - The Stephanie Miller Show on FSTV.

Event: 10 Sep: DC: "Stephanie Miller’s Sexy Liberal Save Democracy Tour" w/Glenn Kirschner.

Event: 24 Sep: Chicago: "Stephanie Miller’s Sexy Liberal Save Democracy Tour" w/ Rep.Jan Schakowsky and Jill Wine Banks.

Event: 22 Oct: Beverly Hills: "Stephanie Miller’s Sexy Liberal Save Democracy Tour" w/ Rob Reiner and Rep. Adam Schiff.

Article: "Likely Russian Spy Posing as a Rothschild Heir was Frequent Mar-A-Lago Guest" by ericlewis0.

Hour Three: Social Security: TRUST Act Returns...Beware
- Alex Lawson, Executive Director - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security

Article: "The Trust Act is not the way to fix Social Security" by Alicia H. Munnell.

Article: "Romney’s TRUST Act is a Trojan Horse to cut seniors’ benefits" by Tom Harkin, Max Richtman.

Article: "Romney’s TRUST Act Front and Center at Budget Committee Hearing" by Mitt Romney.

Article: "Problem Solvers Caucus" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Greenspan Commission" by Wikipedia.

Law: "H.R.1900 - Social Security Amendments of 1983".

Article: "National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform" (Bowles-Simpson Commission) by Wikipedia.

Article: "What You Need to Know About 'Chained CPI'" by Sho Chandra.

Video: Alex Lawson testimony at Senate Budget hearing on expanding Social Security, June 9, 2022.

Article: "Medicare Advantage" (Medicare Part C) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Biden’s 2023 budget includes $14.8 billion for Social Security. Here’s what changes that could bring" by Lorie Konish.

Article: "New Data: Medicare Advantage Surpasses 50% of Medicare Enrollees in Over 120 Congressional Districts" by BMA.

Article: "Government is not warning people about Medicare Advantage plans that could endanger their lives" by Diane Archer.

Article: "The biggest threat to Medicare you've never even heard of" by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Susan Rogers, M.D.

Article: "Direct Contracting Model: Professional and Global Options Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO)-based Direct Contracting Entity (DCE) Fact Sheet" by CMS.

Article: "Understanding the Direct Contracting (DC) Payment Model" by Joe Mercado.

Article: "CMS Redesigns Accountable Care Organization Model to Provide Better Care for People with Traditional Medicare " by CMS.

Article: "Constitution of the United States", article 3 section 1. "... The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour..."

Article: "Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts" by David D. Kirkpatrick and Kate Kelly.

Site: The Young Turks.

Article: "‘Be Honest’: Bret Baier Grills Oz on Crudités Video and Asks, ‘Do You Wish You Went to the Meat Aisle and Picked Up a Steak?’" by Michael Luciano.

Article: "Dr. Oz's 2014 interview resurfaces: Incest "not a big problem" if "more than a first cousin away"" by Brandon Gage.

Article: "'It’s really unconscionable': The more we learn about DeSantis’ election victims, the worse it looks" by Walter Einenkel.

Article: "What's The Proper Response To A Garbage Ruling From A Questionable Judge Based On Unsound Reasoning?" by PvtJarHead.

Case: "Moore v. Harper".

Article: "The Nightmare Scenario SCOTUS is Plotting For the 2024 Election Takeover" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Joseph Wheeler" ("Fighting Joe" Wheeler) by Wikipedia.

Article: "John S. Mosby" by Wikipedia.

Article: "43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion" (Mosby's Rangers) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Robert E. Lee" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Judge Unseats Official Who Trespassed at Capitol on Jan. 6" by Luke Broadwater and Alan Feuer.

Law: "Patriot Act", 2001.

Article: "Filibuster" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The Imam in Pennsylvania Whom Turkey's President Blames for Attempted Coup" by Maia Davis.

Article: "Fetterman Trolls His Geography-Challenged Senate Opponent" by Ed Scarce.

Article: "Charlie Crist" by Wikipedia.

Article: "House passes bill to protect election systems, but Senate passage is unlikely" by A. Khalid.

Site: North Cook News.

Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies - Ani Zonneveld, Founder / President - Muslims For Progressive Values & Founder - Alliance of Inclusive Muslims

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