The Constitution isn't self-enforcing. It never was. The only thing that has ever made it work is a citizenry that cares enough to punish politicians who violate it—and votes accordingly. @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com and @hurricanexyz.bsky.social

Holy god, this week's Daredevil???

These changeups to right handed batters though???

Man, the South Carolina secession ordinance is quite something, huh?

Crowd-sourcing question, for my upcoming Constitutional Perspectives module on the nature of the Union: What are the best, most iconic, canonical speeches/other statements of the Compact Theory? The theory of nullification, the theory of secession?

I'm a bit eccentric, I think, in that I find a "yes" answer to this question normatively unappealing

Why in god's name would you pull Wrobleski from this game???

Mets are not technically getting perfect game'd tonight, but boy does it feel like they are getting perfect game'd

Oh, now Freddie Freeman is batting with the bases loaded and nobody out, I'm sure this will go great

Wait, Mason Miller's FIP is negative 1.63??

Of course he is wrong about the expulsion vote being improper. No process whatsoever is due before expulsion! But, still. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

You're so close, buddy!

Lmao they finally figured it out

Of course as a Jewish atheist I am ideologically in favor of mocking god, but this doesn't even do THAT in a good way

I mean I feel like what the goodly Archbishop is missing here is that Trump is the Antichrist, and therefore the Pope is very much his rival

Ascension 7: defeated! ...now the real fun begins, huh?

Also, uhhh, warning for those who haven't built up a tolerance, Jim Nantz concentrations are about to reach dangerous levels

I am inclined to say that today's win moves McIlroy firmly past Mickelson for the position of "thirteenth greatest male golfer of all time"

By the by, though that putt of Rory's on 16 was very, very good, it was not in the same league as Tiger's chip, and not only because it didn't go in (The angle was quite different)

I would actually be quite interested to read about like, how and why that consolidation eventually broke down

Okay that was one of the goofiest birdies I've ever seen, from Scottie (And I've spent many a year watching Phil Mickelson)

So you're telling me that sometimes, when a fascist strongman finally loses in the face of overwhelming popular opposition, it gives the opposition a chance to remake the Constitution???

Get wrecked, fascists

Adults in charge: the trouble is, little boys just don't like girls Little boys: I love Rumi and Bluey and Elsa and Ms Rachel and the Lionesses and my friends and Adults in charge: EW. NO. You're supposed to be a chauvinist by now. Probably because of phones.

Rory wyd

Of course this is what people like about him

Turns out the devil can cite scripture for his purpose

In the movie black panther, an African hero stops an American mercenary from plundering an African nation’s resources and using them to conquer the world. It is not the story of a heroic black American revolutionary who is thwarted in his efforts at global liberation.

C'mon Mets, I'm gonna need you to score literally any runs at all

Ha ha ha ha goddamn, Rory

Good (early) evening! A couple days ago, the subject of the Equal Rights Amendment came up On Here, and that prompted me to get around to continuing my (ironically, long-dormant) series on the legal issues surrounding the ERA's validity eveningconstitutional.net/the-curious-...

🤔 Anyone else having trouble posting links right now, or just me?

Of course they had to lose in a way that involved giving up six whole extra runs This is what I get for briefly caring about the Rockies

Suddenly strangely invested in whether the Rockies can close out the win in the bottom of the tenth, and get to over .500 for the first time since, I believe, April 2023

"Rory McIlroy has grey in his hair" no, fuck you

Rory McIlroy has realized that winning the Masters is actually easy

Look, among other things, you don't get to claim a "personal attachment" to the ownership of land! That is not, fundamentally, about YOU. It is, in Rawls's terms, not about the "good," your conception of what a good life means for you. It's about the RIGHT, what you have the right to do to others

Okay I actually read the Philip Hamburger essay, because, you know, I had too many living brain cells It's gobbledegook He's making shit up, throughout, transparently because he doesn't like the actual rule of the Constitution

Carl Schmitt—core philosopher of the Third Reich—said there must always exist somewhere a power that cannot be constrained by law. @hurricanexyz.bsky.social argues that's exactly how people now talk about Trump. www.theunpopulist.ne...

You know it's actually very revealing that these people think the persistence of racial inequality after the Civil Rights Act just proves that, yup, black people are naturally inferior after all

Big "Sozin telling Avatar Roku that his loyalty is to the Fire Nation" energy

Wait what, one of the on-course correspondents for the Masters par-3 contest is... Jason Kelce??

Extremely funny how much this is reminiscent of what happened when someone finally turned the "What is a woman?" question around on the questioner

Which, to be clear, "cut and run" has seemed like the best move for USA since this war started But, you know, in general it's not considered advisable to start a war of choice where "cut and run" immediately becomes your best play

Uhhhhh Looks like we're going with the "Trump surrendered to the mullahs" option???

I appreciate the inclusion of "piracy" here

Gen. Caine and Adm. Cooper should put a statement now making clear the U.S. military will not follow orders that would mean committing war crimes, including military actions whose purpose would be to destroy a country or a civilization.

A war powers resolution will not be enough. Yes. We need to assert congressional authority and stop this illegal war in Iran. But, Trump is clearly an unstable warmonger at odds with the will of the people. Removal is the top priority. No more war criminal in the White House.

Trump just threatened to wipe out an entire civilization. We cannot let war make us lose sight of our humanity. We cannot forget that Iranian children are children of God too. We cannot allow war crimes to be committed in our name. Congress must act now.

He's not wrong