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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The Chase case is a terrible example for several reasons laid out here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24396727-kermit-roosevelt-amicus?responsive=1&title=1

That's an amicus brief for this case, filed with the Supreme Court by the great-great-grandson of Teddy Roosevelt, a historian who spends a great deal of time explaining the full context of the fourteenth from actual historical record and case law, including (and excoriating) Chase.

A lawyer and commentator for Lawfare declared it the best of the briefs he's seen, and he cited other excellent ones as well that do not rely on Chase.

It's 54 pages, so not for the timid, but I found it a fascinating read and anyone wanting to know the actual history will as well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

This is amazing. Cryptography is truly the sorcery of our age.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

A slap on the wrist just confirms FIFA's complicity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This conveniently ignores that Trump's situation is predicated on actual behavior during an actual honest-to-goodness insurrection (yes, it has been adjudicated an insurrection many times at this point, see Jan 6 convictions). He publicly and directly addressed the terrorist group Proud Boys in televised remarks, the group at the heart of the insurrection, whose leaders are now jailed for it, calling them to attention to "stand by". No one doubts he failed his constitutional duty to protect the transfer of power. He disavows it to this day! When they invaded the capitol in an insurrection, that made it a lot harder for some other presidential candidate to come to the table with the same resume for being barred from the ballot. If I were any candidate in the future and the bar were this high, I'd rest easy every day of the week.

GTFO with this slippery slope bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would suggest camping out on https://www.boardgamegeek.com/ and seeing whether anything tickles your fancy in the suitable genre and weight category. Advanced search, or the genre-specific rankings are very helpful.

Many folks make geeklists that address questions such as yours as well.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Elon announced he was changing Twitters name to better reflect the core values of the company. Twitter is now to become "X Æ A-1488".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you have a Mastodon account as well, it has the bookmark feature, so in a pinch I can bookmark by boosting and then switching to my Masto account and bookmarking it there. You just need to follow your kbin account from your Masto account.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not to mention they got caught rigging the primary debates in her favor. Fuck the Democratic Party for that bit of election fraud.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm of the opinion that any rapist should have that permanently affixed to their name whenever mentioned: "Rapist Donald Trump".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any dictionary will help you with the difference between the two.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That's incorrect. AA is explicitly spiritual, not affiliated with any religion. Everyone gets to choose their own path, there is no endorsed religion.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Oh boy, here we go.

 

In lavishing gifts on the Supreme Court justice, the billionaire GOP donor may have violated tax laws, according to tax experts.

Kbin discussion: https://kbin.social/m/politics/t/210425

 

The ruling, in a case brought by a Hamburger Mary's restaurant, pauses enforcement of the state's new "Protection of Children" law, which prohibits admitting children to an "adult live performance."

 

The ruling, in a case brought by a Hamburger Mary's restaurant, pauses enforcement of the state's new "Protection of Children" law, which prohibits admitting children to an "adult live performance."

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