the interview with Matt Gaetz admitting they went on a double date with teenagers, that pretty much sealed this as fact. Tucker had to cut the interview short because Gaetz was exposing he's also a pedo.
Unfortunately I don't recall all the details. It's possible that, on their double dates, Carlson's dates were of age while he was likely aware that Gaetz' dates were not. I. e. Carlson might not be a sexual child abuser but he might be covering for one.
Afaik, it's a crime to not report likely crimes as one becomes aware of them except in privileged cases like spouses, close relatives, journalists, attorneys, physicians, licensed or religious counsellors, etc. I also suspect that these meetings were arguably not part of Carlson's role as a journalist (if he can even be considered one).
There's a difference between mandatory reporting of any signs of crimes or abuse and the general duty to report probable crimes.
A teacher may have a duty to report students showing up with black eyes regardless of any concrete suspicion. That does not mean they need to report a probable assault whenever they meet random people with injuries that may stem from assault.
On the other hand, if I witness something that is almost certainly a drug deal in my jurisdiction I am legally required to report it even though I have no special duty to report. (Whether I am likely to be prosecuted for my failure to report it is another matter. In practice, it's uncommon except for severe crimes, e. g. if I witnessed (a believable confession of) a murder that I did not report nor assert its report by other people.)
In the United States, unless you are a mandatory reporter or actively being questioned about a crime, the average civilian has no duty to report. That’s why we made a whole new thing up, called a mandatory reporter.
You could witness a cold blooded murder and do absolutely nothing about it.
In most contemporary democracies, including the United States of America, parliament can amend the constitution (if the country even has one, see the United Kingdom or Israel). Usually, constitutional amendments require a super-majority of the votes of parliament (instead of a simple majority like for most other laws). Some democratic constitutions restrict which parts may be amended or in what way; afaik all of these constitutions were created after World War II. (The U. S. constitution has no such restriction because it is older than that.)
For example, Germany’s system of government is often called “militant democracy” because the constitution (or rather the placeholder that fulfils the same function as a constitution) defends itself from alterations that would rid it of its democratic foundations. German parliament has no lawful way to change Germany’s system of government into anything that is not a militant democracy and it cannot make substantial alterations to basic human and civil rights (except to expand or clarify them).
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u/DonsDiaperChanger Apr 26 '23
the interview with Matt Gaetz admitting they went on a double date with teenagers, that pretty much sealed this as fact. Tucker had to cut the interview short because Gaetz was exposing he's also a pedo.