

Who Counts as a Person? The illusion of the 14th Amendment
THE MISSING AMENDMENT by FRANKIE
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Jul 13, 2026
10:57
Episode notes
Who counts as a person? This is not, in my opinion, as complicated a question as members of SCOTUS might have us believe. In this episode, I briefly discuss the absurdity of Citizens United, then walk back to the late 19th Century and Myra Bradwell, the woman who pushed for her autonomy in law and practice. (This podcast is my interpretation of the case, the history, and the 14th Amendment
Reference: Citizen's United v Federal Election Commission, 2010
Reference: Bradley v Illlinois, 1873
Reference: https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xiv
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Equality, History, Founding Fathers
women's rights
SCOTUS
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