“The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to enshrine Lincoln’s promise of a new America.” The amendment’s first ...

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are known as the “Reconstruction Amendments,” but what happens if one or all of them get stripped from American history? Trump Taking a Page From a ...

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This was eliminated by the 14th Amendment, which established equal protection of the laws and due process for all. Critics of the Tea Party point to this clause in the original constitution as ...