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Barbara Jordan's Constitution quote resurfaces amid trans rights debate
Original: "My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total." — Barbara Jordan, U.S. Representative from Texas #
A famous quote from Barbara Jordan, the late U.S. Representative from Texas and civil rights icon, is being widely shared: "My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total." Users are pairing the words with trans rights, LGBTQ and human rights hashtags, framing her constitutional faith as a call to defend equal protection and democracy in current American political fights.
Why now: Activists are invoking Barbara Jordan's words as a rallying cry in ongoing debates over transgender rights and constitutional protections in the United States.
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Evidence
- "My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total." — Barbara Jordan, U.S. Representative from Texas # Trans # TransRights # LGBTQ # QueerNews # Politics # News # Journalism # HumanRights # Resist # Solidarity # Democracy https://… · wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org · 7
- "My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total." — Barbara Jordan, U.S. Representative from Texas #Trans #TransRights #LGBTQ #QueerNews #Politics #News #Journalism #HumanRights #Resist #Solidarity #Democracy thistleandmoss.com/p... · thistleandmoss.com@bsky.brid.gy · 6
- "My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total." — Barbara Jordan, U.S. Representative from Texas #Trans #TransRights #LGBTQ #QueerNews #Politics #News #Journalism #HumanRights #Resist #Solidarity #Democracy… · wendythedruid@thistleandmoss.org · 4
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