“The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to enshrine Lincoln’s promise of a new America.” The amendment’s first section begins: However, as so often is the case, this reaffirmed ...

The pain and harm Trump causes is real and we should never diminish that, but we also can’t give him more credit than he’s due.

And definitely yes, “it was the Republican party that drafted and ratified the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, which did away with slavery and any distinction between Americans based on race.” ...

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 ...

Responding to Paul Wilson’s letter (“Trump ignores Constitution,” Our Readers’ Views, Jan. 31), a study of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments is in order. A great war tore our nation apart ...

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