“Today, I’m affirming what I have long believed,” Joe Biden declared on Twitter. “The 28th Amendment is the law of the land.”
This might actually prove the necessity of the 25th Amendment, because … well …
Today I’m affirming what I have long believed and what three-fourths of the states have ratified:
The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex. pic.twitter.com/oZtS6Q89zG
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 17, 2025
Needless to say, that’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.
At least Biden’s mass commutations today (about which more later) fall within the constitutional authority of presidents, although Congress and the states may want to do something about that soon. But that would only happen through action taken by Congress and the states…