Turns out I didn't need four years of college and three years of law school. The rule of law under the Roberts SCOTUS is six white people asking "what would Alexander Stephens and Adolf Hitler do?"

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A fairly large chunk of Benedict Arnold in there too, as they seem to have no problem with allowing the capture of American assets by foreign actors.

@theleftistlawyer β€œwhat if we tried to bring back The Star Chamber?”

@revndm @theleftistlawyer

that is the first time i heard that term.

it is great.

Derived from "petty" (small) and "fogger" (a 16th-century term for a shady dealer, likely from a German banking family name), a pettifogger was originally a small-time, disreputable lawyer.

@amiserabilist @theleftistlawyer and now it’s a Supreme Court chief justice. If you just keep committed to the grift…
@theleftistlawyer thomas? racists & liars practicing law abound lying their way to power w one hand on the bible. #expandscotus weans our truth-challenged justices from #leachingoffbillionaires because buying one justice or even six remains off-the-books affordable but constantly forking over several millions to hundreds of supreme court justices is a real expense eventually affecting the bottom line. wearing price tags displaying bribery rates during confirmation? truth-in-advertising measure
@theleftistlawyer justice jackson said "calvinball jursiprudence," but really it's "hitler jurisprudence"
@theleftistlawyer imagine studying international relationships and international law