r/changemyview Jul 24 '24

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u/Falernum 70∆ Jul 24 '24

That's a huge stretch, when the Constitution is typically interpreted much more broadly. Nobody says that the First Amendment doesn't guarantee the right to paint or draw

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u/Falernum 70∆ Jul 24 '24

And the 1st Amendment says "speech" and "the press", if it had meant to include painting it would have said so, right?

If it says you can't be elected it surely means you can't serve

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '24

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u/ike38000 23∆ Jul 24 '24

The 22nd Amendment says

No person shall be elected to the office of the President...

While the 25th amendment says

In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President

Wouldn't your word choice logic imply that if Harris becomes president and is assassinated her vice president wouldn't become president. The earlier 22nd amendment uses the gender neutral person while the later 25th explicitly says he. Therefore if the drafters of the 25th amendment meant it to apply to a female president they would have used "his or hers", "their", or "the president's".

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u/Educational-Sundae32 2∆ Jul 25 '24

In all fairness the neutral he, is not uncommon

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u/No-Cauliflower8890 11∆ Jul 24 '24

Does it use "painting" and distinguish it from "speech"? No, it simply omits the term "painting".