Author: Thomas DeBoe

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Constitutional Democracy

United States Constitution, Amendment XIV (Ratified July 9, 1868)

June 30, 2026 Update:

United States Constitution, Amendment XIV (Ratified July 9, 1868)

Section 1.

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

On June 30, 2026, four of the nine Supreme Court Justices could not uphold the plain language of this United States Constitution Amendment when Mr. Trump attempted to deny birthright citizenship.  The Court Opinion.

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Business Contracts

Business Contracts Update: May 31, 2026

 

What is a contract?  It is a legally enforceable agreement between the parties.  Before you can understand the terms of the contract you must know who the parties are.  Sometimes it is encumbered upon a judge to conduct a hearing to determine who the parties are and who agreed to what terms.  A good example of the need to unmask the who and what is a pending case involving Mr. Trump and his attorneys about his slush fund taken from the U.S. Treasury.  United States District Judge Order May 29, 2026.

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The Fourth Amendment

To address Trump’s “ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.”

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE, THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, FRED BIERY wrote in his January 31, 2026, order:

“And then there is that pesky inconvenience called the Fourth Amendment:

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and persons or things to be seized.”

U.S. CONST. amend. IV.

“Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster. That is called the fox guarding the henhouse. The Constitution requires an independent judicial officer.”

The complete Order.

You can read the complete text of the United States Constitution at the American Bar Association web page.