[-] binaryphile@kbin.social 1 points 7 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.

[-] binaryphile@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

I'm just calling it American History X from now on.

[-] binaryphile@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

I'm just calling it American History X from now on.

[-] binaryphile@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] binaryphile@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Let's be real, in the US there's only an enforcement system, not a justice system.

[-] binaryphile@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Offsite backup

[-] binaryphile@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Musk fighting at-will employment now. How socialist of him. /s

[-] binaryphile@kbin.social 37 points 1 year ago

A person is lucky to do one thing that affects a huge number of people's lives for the better, and even luckier if they know what it was and have been appreciated for it. Well done, Bram.

[-] binaryphile@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A person is lucky to do one thing that affects a huge number of people's lives for the better, and even luckier if they know what it was and have been appreciated for it. Well done, Bram. Rest easy.

[-] binaryphile@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

"Ask and you shall receive", this guy really thinks he's God.

[-] binaryphile@kbin.social 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.

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