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POLITICS - Coggle Diagram
POLITICS
The Constitution
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1st Amendment : no law respecting an establishment of religion, or abridging freedom of speech, or press
14th Amendment : Civil rights
INTERPRETATION
ORIGINALISM :
- original/ historical meaning
Textualism :
- analysis of the text/ wording
(+) : stability, judicial, constitutional.
(-) : context-free, rigidity, hyperliteracist
INCREMENTALISM :
- increments, step by step, narrow changes
(+) easily accepted, gradual changes avoiding conflicts
(-) narrower paths, takes time
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Causes :
- relativism of Truth (depends on context)
- group identities (race, gender,...)
- social media business : bubble of interest, algorithms, fake news, conspiracy theories
- neurobiological biaises
- inversion of truth/values
- loss of moral values, increasing individualisme
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ORGANIZATION :
- no concentration of power in a few)
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ACTION
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Abortion
- "must be deeply rooted in this Nation's History"
-"no reference to abortion"
- word and intention not in the Constitution
Trump's eligibility :
-"No person,...taken an oath... shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion ... or given aid or comfort to the the enemies thereof"
SUPREME COURT
Problematization
- from judicial checks & balance to judicial supremacy ?
- Has the SC become toot politicized ?
- The SC has to rule increasing social,
societal issues/ polarization
- Roe v Wade, an "Originalist" fight ?
- Is Trump's eligibility an "Originalist" or "Prasmatist fight" ?
Politicized body ?
CONSEQUENCES :
- shredding originalism/textualism
- loss of faith in elites and politics
- Trump voters felt "left-behind"
- Checks & Balance
- endangering democracy
- reinforcing a polarized post Truth world
- reinforcing negationism
- deeply questioning the definition of personhood
Judiciarization of politics (SC controls all powers)
Politicization of the judiciary (Trump appointed Conservatives judges, helped by the Senate
Political in the hands of the people ?
(+) demonstration, more pressure
(-) diminished. by the other words issues,
street losing momentum
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