Alabama House Speaker Says He Hopes The Supreme Court ‘Will Overturn Amendment 14’

[0:00] Now, I know it's a lot going on in the world, Epstein files, UFO files, war with Iran, gas prices through the roof, cost of everyday goods through the roof. [0:10] It's just a lot. So you may or may not realize that black political power in the South is facing what many are calling a reconstruction of the Jim Crow South. [0:19] OK, the systematic dismantling of majority black congressional districts, redistricting of voting rights, the dilution of black voter impact through strategic redistricting, redistricting. [0:30] Hell, in Louisiana, a brother named Calvin Duncan won 68 percent of the vote to serve as Orleans Parish criminal court clerk. [0:37] And at the urging of Governor Jeff Landry, the GOP controlled state legislator, you know, raced to pass legislation that eliminated his position. [0:45] OK, just days before his term was about to start and they transferred his duties to another official. [0:51] So a black man wins an election and has it just taken away at the state's request. [0:56] So, yeah, when people say this is a reconstruction of the Jim Crow South when it comes to black political power, I can see why they say that. [1:02] But I'm telling you, hell can always get hotter. [1:04] OK, and Nathaniel Ledbetter is proving that because in the Constitution, there is something called the 14th Amendment. [1:10] OK, Google it later if you want to. But I'll tell you a little bit about it now. [1:14] The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in these here, United States of America. [1:22] OK, including formerly enslaved people. [1:26] OK, and guaranteed all citizens equal protections of the laws in due process. [1:31] It forbids states from denying these rights. [1:33] And it's a cornerstone of American civil rights law. [1:36] So, yes, the 14th Amendment is what formally recognizes black people as citizens. [1:40] OK, it explicitly, explicitly overturns the 1857 Dred Scott versus Sanford decision that had declared niggas were not citizens. [1:50] OK, this is important, y'all. [1:52] All right. The 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for anyone born or naturalized in America, guaranteeing equal protection under the law for formerly enslaved people. [2:02] Well, what if one day they decided to overturn the 14th Amendment and said, you blacks don't deserve guaranteed citizenship or equal protection of the laws? [2:12] Well, that's exactly what Nathaniel Ledbetter wants to happen. [2:16] Oh, he said it in the press conference. [2:18] OK, at the close of a special session. [2:20] Let's listen. [2:21] Well, it certainly gives us an opportunity to look at those congressional districts again. [2:25] It gives us a chance at all of them if we give some reprieve from courts. [2:28] And so, yes, we'll see how that goes and certainly hope that the Supreme Court will overturn Amendment 14 and gives us a shot to revisit those. [2:39] You know, there's been a push through the courts to try to overtake some of these red state seats. [2:44] And with the ruling that happened in Louisiana, we felt like it gave us a chance to maybe regain that seat, but also open up seven, District 7. [2:51] So I think that's happened. [2:53] You know, all we need now is the courts to overturn 14 and we can look at the election. [2:58] Come again? [2:59] OK, now a spokesman for Nathaniel said the speaker didn't mean what he actually said. [3:05] Well, Mr. Spokesman, he said it twice. [3:07] OK, he said it twice in that statement I just heard. [3:10] And I don't know if y'all quite understand what it would mean for the 14th Amendment to be overturned. [3:15] States could legalize forms of racial segregation without the 14th Amendment. [3:19] Legal discriminatory systems in education, housing, public accommodations, employment. [3:24] OK, all of that, it would be legal to be discriminating against all black asses, OK, unless stopped by federal legislation. [3:33] And do you think this current administration, this federal government is going to stop any of that? [3:37] Huh? [3:38] Voting rights, please. [3:40] You think they weak now? [3:41] You think they've been gutted now? [3:42] Get rid of the 14th Amendment? [3:43] They wouldn't even matter. [3:45] OK, black people. [3:45] We wouldn't be able to win a civil rights lawsuit if the white man you were suing his life depended on it, OK? [3:51] Basically, whatever the Jim Crow era looked like from 1877 to the 1960s, that's what we would be back in with Wi-Fi. [3:59] OK, legal, racial segregation and discrimination. [4:02] And this is the amendment that Nathaniel Ledbetter is saying should be overturned the 14th. [4:08] OK, what I hate about situations like this is people will tell black folks don't overreact. [4:12] That's not what he meant. [4:13] But how come the mistakes always got to do with something that removes our rights? [4:18] OK, nobody ever accidentally says, you know what? [4:21] I hope everybody gets free health care. [4:23] I hope everybody gets free reparations. [4:25] This is why people don't trust politicians when they say democracy is safe. [4:30] Because if your first instinct during a voting rights argument is maybe we should overturn the amendment that gave black people citizenship. [4:39] Well, what exactly do you think the problem is, Nathaniel? [4:42] Huh? [4:43] Do you think the problem is the maps? [4:44] Are the black voters on the maps? [4:48] I'll take the niggers for 1,000, Alex. [4:50] Donkey of the Day is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney Michael the Bull Lamisoff. [4:54] Don't be a donkey when you need a fighter on your side. 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