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Apparently historians only read the first 3 sections of the 14th amendment and failed to get to the 5th which explicitly states that the execution is left to th
by ImJamal 3y ago
Apparently historians only read the first 3 sections of the 14th amendment and failed to get to the 5th which explicitly states that the execution is left to the federal government not the states.
- halJordan 3y agoThat's not at all what section five says in the letter it the spirit of the letters. And disingenuous of you to suggest it.
- ImJamal 3y agoIt says "The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article." What law did Congress (federal not state legislatures) pass to allow states to enforce this? Oh that is right, none.
- johann8384 3y agoTypically the federal government doesn't need to pass a law to allow a state to do something. The states have the right to do their business as they see fit except for when they specifically don't.
- ImJamal 3y agoThey specifically don't have this authority according to section 5...