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The US Constitution Is for Simple Folk Still Burdened by the Belief That Words Have Meaning (www.mcsweeneys.net)
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“Every serious legal mind must inevitably face a fundamental choice: Read the Constitution and apply its words as the bedrock laws of the land, or transcend ...

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 hours ago

"The Founders were visionaries. They foresaw every modern conservative grievance with astonishing precision. They knew the exact moment when a constitutional guarantee would become inconvenient. They planted secret escape hatches in every amendment, visible only through a powerful lens of resentment, perpetual grievance, and off-the-books Winnebago gifts loaded with all the extras."

This isn't even satire