The 14th Amendment gives us tools that haven't been used in over a century

Four days after President Donald Trump and several members of Congress incited an angry mob to attack the Capitol and overturn an election he'd lost by over 7 million votes, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sent a note to her Democratic colleagues.

She called for Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, to begin a new impeachment process, and wrapped the memo up by saying "Your views on the 25th Amendment, 14th Amendment Section 3, and impeachment are valued as we continue."

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-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: National Progressive Townhall Meeting
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District)

Article: "Schumer Says The Parliamentarian Greenlit His Filibuster Workaround. That Could Be Huge" by Kate Riga.

Article: "McConnell warns corporate America to 'stay out of politics' — but says donations are OK" by Allan Smith and Frank Thorp V.

Article: "Lobbying in the United States" by Wikipedia.

Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].

Article: "Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions: Interactive Map" by KFF.

Article: "Medicare Advantage" (Medicare Part C) by Wikipedia.

Article: "What we know about the "unprecedented" Capitol riot arrests" by Clare Hymes, Cassidy McDonald, Eleanor Watson.

Article: "Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot-Reuters/Ipsos poll" by James Oliphant, Chris Kahn.

Article: "'They Just Walked In': Tucker Carlson's Bizarre Revisionist Defense of Capitol Rioters" by .

Video: "Mitch McConnell lambasts Donald Trump but votes not guilty in impeachment trial".

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010)

Article: "Pelosi's push for 9/11-style Capitol riot commission stalls in political quicksand" by Kyle Cheney, Andrew Desiderio.

Article: "Marjorie Taylor Greene Raises $3.2 Million In First Three Months Of 2021" by Andrew Solender, Jack Brewster.

Article: "Democrats Look at Lowering Medicare Eligibility Age in Healthcare Package " by Stephanie Armour, Kristina Peterson.

Article: "DC Statehood Bill Introduced By Senate Democrats" by WJZ.

Bill: "H.R.1976 - To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program." by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7].

Article: "Democrats introduce bill on Puerto Rico status in House and Senate" by Nicole Acevedo.

Bill: "H.R.860 - Social Security 2100 Act" by Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1].

Bill: "H.R.1976 - To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program." by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7].

Article: "Radical Republicans Reach Out From the Grave: Congress Must Expel Some Members and Punish States " by Thom Hartmann.

Case: "Worthy v. Barrett and Others".

Twitter: "Rep. Mark Pocan".

Article: "Trump's 2024 Hopes Just Crashed Into the 14th Amendment" by Noah Feldman.

Article: "H. Res. 25 " Directing the Committee on Ethics to investigate, and issue a report on, whether any and all actions taken by Members of the 117th Congress who sought to overturn the 2020 Presidential election violated their oath of office to uphold the Constitution or the Rules of the House of Representatives, and should face sanction, including removal from the House of Representatives.

Article: "Black Codes" by Khan Academy.

Article: "Dear Colleague on Next Steps in Protecting Our Democracy" by Nancy Pelosi.

Article: "The Powerful Congressional Faction That Championed Reconstruction: Who Were the Radical Republicans?" by Robert McNamara.

Article: "Amnesty Act of 1872" by Michael S. Rosenwald.

Article: "Thaddeus Stevens" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Charles Sumner" by Wikipedia.

Law: "13th Amendment", December 6, 1865. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

Law: "14th Amendment, July 9, 1868 (citizenship, representatives, public debt, Equal Protection Clause)

Law: "15th Amendment", February 3, 1870 "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"

Article: "Amnesty Act of 1872" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Lawyer for 'zip-tie guy' Eric Munchel said he raided the Capitol because Trump said the election was rigged" by Jacob Shamsian .

Article: "10 House Democrats join suit against Trump for role in Capitol attack" by Melissa Quinn.

Article: "Radio Host Steve Quayle Claims Zombies Could Attack Earth on Televangelist Jim Bakker's Show" by Aila Slisco.

Article: "The 14th Amendment gives us tools that haven't been used in over a century" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Electoral College" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Faithless elector" by Wikipedia.

Site: White House Briefing Room.

Article: "'Why would you not?' Alarm as Republican men say they won't get Covid vaccine " by Victoria Bekiempis.

Article: "GOP "Cancel Culture" has its Guns Blazing Against Democracy" by Thom Hartmann.

Law: "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."" - 14th Amendment section 3

Article: "A Colorado Republican tweeted about Pelosi's location during the Capitol siege. She's now facing calls to resign" (Lauren Boebert) by Shannon Larson.

Book: "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late" by Thom Hartmann

The latest on the Chauvin trial
- Debbie Hines, Trial lawyer, former prosecutor and legal/political commentator

Article: "Killing of George Floyd" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Derek Chauvin trial: expert witness says George Floyd's health deteriorated as officer continued using force – live" by Oliver Laughland.

Article: "Derek Chauvin trial — live: Agent who investigated George Floyd crime scene takes the stand" by James Crump.

Hour Three: Science Revolution: Is There a New Economic Model For Both a Profitable AND Sustainable Future?
- Ron Gonen, Founder & CEO - Closed Loop Partners / Author of the new book, The Waste-Free World: How the Circular Economy Will Take Less, Make More, and Save the Planet

Article: "The Circular Economy Could Unlock $4.5 trillion of Economic Growth, Finds New Book by Accenture" by Accenture.

Speech: "Crisis of Confidence" by Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979.

Movie: "Dark Waters".

Article: "Plummeting sperm counts, shrinking penises: toxic chemicals threaten humanity " by Erin Brockovich.

Site: Seventh Generation.

Site: Method.

Article: "House to vote on admitting Washington, D.C., as a state" by Grace Segers.

Article: "Tom Cotton scorched as a 'blood-thirsty fascist' for stunning claim about the criminal justice system " by David Badash.

Article: "Live Updates on President Biden's Infrastructure Plan" by The New York Times.

Article: "Rodney King" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Tom Cotton" by Wikipedia.

Article: "2020 United States Senate election in Arkansas" by Wikipedia.

Video: Tucker Carlson one-on-one with Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson on youth transgender bill.

Article: "1 dead, 4 wounded in Buffalo, Minn., clinic shooting; suspect is ex-patient" by MPR News.

Article: "Which crime suspects should be booked into jail? Which should pay bail? Colorado lawmakers could decide this year." by Elise Schmelzer.

Article: "Illinois Becomes First State to Commit to Eliminating Cash Bail " by NBC Chicago.

Article: "New cannabis stores, marijuana tours, and protecting pets from pot on Illinois legislative agenda, but social equity remains a big issue" by Jenny Whidden and Robert McCoppin.

Article: "Video: Minneapolis firefighter testifies at Derek Chauvin murder trial" by Steve Karnowski And Amy Forliti.

Article: "Roe v. Wade" by History Channel.

Case: "Brown v. Board Of Education", 1954 (Segregation in public schools) (overturned Plessy v. Ferguson).

Article: "The GOP's feverish hunt for NC election fraud uncovers a shocking result – clean elections" by News & Observer.

Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

I'll be talking with Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Co-founder, Democracy At Work / Author of numerous books - his latest is The Sickness is the System (now also available as an eBook)

Plus, Science Revolution: I'll be talking with Grace "Gracy" Olmstead, author of "Uprooted: Recovering the Legacy of the Places We've Left Behind"

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