14th Amendment on Trial

The 14th Amendment can’t be rescinded by the Supreme Court, but can it be rendered essentially moot?

With Trump attending the oral arguments, it’s important to keep in mind how Melania’s parents were granted American citizenship.

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/10/637371714/first-ladys-parents-become-u-s-citizens-thanks-to-chain-migration

Then there’s Trump’s use of a mail-in ballot while simultaneously denouncing voting by mail. He’s the ultimate “do as I say, not as I do” president.

A Year-Round April Fool

The self-proclaimed master deal maker, who has failed to negotiate a deal with Iran, unlike the Obama administration, will address the nation tonight. After what I hope will be a successful launch of the Artemis II Moon mission.

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/01/live-artemis-ii-launch-day-updates/

An additional thought. America is great because it’s a Secular Democracy. Trump and fanatical right-wing Christians want America to be like Iran. Trump, because Iran is run by an authoritarian regime, and Christians because Iranian society is ruled by religious laws.

A Movie About Two Men and a Girl

Forty years ago, when The Third Man, one of the truly great films, was not quite forty years old, British TV had this parody. Robbie Coltrane, best remembered as Harry Potter’s Hagrid, plays Orson Welles. Also featured is the delightful Miranda Richardson, who is hilarious as Queen Elizabeth I in Blackadder II.

There’s a reference to “page 3.” I’ll let you look up “Page 3 Girl” if you don’t know what that is. I saw them everywhere on my business trips to England long ago.