Jim Stewartson 

Interesting article. TL;DR:
“Conservatives” have run out of ways of twisting the boundaries of English syntax and logical leaps in their “originalist” strategy of misinterpreting the Constitution.

So they have invented a new way called “Common good constitutionalism” which just means they can do whatever the fuck they want as long as it’s “in the common good” as defined by them. 😑
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/09/revolutionary-conservative-legal-philosophy-courts-00069201

Critics Call It Theocratic and Authoritarian. Young Conservatives Call It an Exciting New Legal Theory.

‘Common good constitutionalism’ has emerged as a leading contender to replace originalism as the dominant legal theory on the right.

POLITICO
Dec 9, 2022 at 10:55pmWeb
Show threadJim Stewartson Dec 9, 2022

“Common good constitutionalism” is just another way to say “rich white people really want to stay that way.”

It’s also another version of “Longtermism” which is a cryptofascist idea by people like Elon Musk who believe they are so superior to everyone else that they are responsible for being the guardians of the “future of humanity” — and therefore the rest of us should just shut up and take our medicine.

OK, #Elmo.
https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/longtermism-the-stupid-idea-with

Longtermism — The Stupid Idea with the Stupid Name

This is another way to say “I’m an arrogant asshole”

MindWar: The Psychological War on Democracy
Show threadTim PalmerDec 9, 2022
@jimstewartson
The inevitable conclusion of longtermist analysis of existential threats is the highest probability threat is longtermism thinking.
Show threadI am hereDec 10, 2022
@jimstewartson looks like a two year old torso
Show threadMore Or LesDec 9, 2022
@jimstewartson The way we deal with things like this in the Army goes this way:
"Regulations are meant to be read, not interpreted"
Show threadPonygirlDec 9, 2022

@jimstewartson This is chilling:

"Unlike originalists and legal liberals, common good constitutionalists would not “suffer from a horror of political domination and hierarchy,” and they would display a “candid willingness to ‘legislate morality.’” 

In other words: Morality police

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@jimstewartson

Catholic theocrats (integralists, the Catholic analogue of dominionists) want to mass imprison all #LGBT people. I'll need to flee the country before this lot of judges that DeSantis will appoint are sworn in.