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Does the First Amendment Protect Teachers from Speech Outside of the Classroom?

The Texas Education Commissioner has sent a letter to Texas school superintendents announcing investigations into teachers and staff who have “posted and/or shared reprehensible and inappropriate content on social media” about the assassination of Charlie Kirk TEA states the posts “could constitute a violation of the Educators’ Code of Ethics” and could result in sanctions.Continue reading “Does the First Amendment Protect Teachers from Speech Outside of the Classroom?”

Can a President Be Removed From Office if S/He is Physically or Mentally “Unfit for Office?”

Our current and former president are the oldest presidents to hold office, and Republicans were sharply critical of Biden, some arguing he was mentally incapable of holding office. The actions of the current president appear haphazard, at times simply angry and vindictive, at times seemingly driving the nation into an economic collapse, some question his sanity,Continue reading “Can a President Be Removed From Office if S/He is Physically or Mentally “Unfit for Office?””

Is the US Constitution a Misogynistic and Racist Document?

Supreme Court Justices Thomas, Alito and other conservative justices refer to themselves as Originalists, basing their decisions on the original intent of the founders. The founders, the fifty-five white, male elites, some slave holders, others businessmen, some expressed their opposition to slavery, none were abolitionists. While Madison viewed slavery as repugnant he never freed hisContinue reading “Is the US Constitution a Misogynistic and Racist Document?”