Lane Crothers
@lanecrothers.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Politics and Government at Illinois State University. Editor of •Populism.• Author of Rage on the Right, and Globalization and American Popular Culture.
Used that exact phrase discussing a similar matter yesterday …
January 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Used that exact phrase discussing a similar matter yesterday …
So birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. And the officers at the Capitol on January 6th needed to be gotten out of the way to protect the "real" Constitution.
Admittedly, it was a long elevator ride. But I think I'm pretty much right.
Admittedly, it was a long elevator ride. But I think I'm pretty much right.
January 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
So birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. And the officers at the Capitol on January 6th needed to be gotten out of the way to protect the "real" Constitution.
Admittedly, it was a long elevator ride. But I think I'm pretty much right.
Admittedly, it was a long elevator ride. But I think I'm pretty much right.
Since they know the "real" Constitution and powers of government, they are free to reject abuses of them (as they define abuse). The 14th amendment is illegitimate because it isn't the "real" Constitution.
January 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Since they know the "real" Constitution and powers of government, they are free to reject abuses of them (as they define abuse). The 14th amendment is illegitimate because it isn't the "real" Constitution.
Elevator pitch version? Conservatives and radicals have a picture in their heads of the "real" Constitution and the "real" legitimate powers of government that -- to turn a phrase -- trumps the *actual* Constitution and the legitimate *actual* powers of government.
January 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Elevator pitch version? Conservatives and radicals have a picture in their heads of the "real" Constitution and the "real" legitimate powers of government that -- to turn a phrase -- trumps the *actual* Constitution and the legitimate *actual* powers of government.
My focus was on the political right, so I am NOT arguing leftists aren't inconsistent hypocrites; I'm just discussing right wingers because that's what I focused on.
January 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
My focus was on the political right, so I am NOT arguing leftists aren't inconsistent hypocrites; I'm just discussing right wingers because that's what I focused on.