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"Moreover, this gradual (and, of late, rapidly progressive) decay of freedom goes almost without challenge; the American has grown so accustomed to the denial o
by kook_throwaway 5y ago
"Moreover, this gradual (and, of late, rapidly progressive) decay of freedom goes almost without challenge; the American has grown so accustomed to the denial of his constitutional rights and to the minute regulation of his conduct by swarms of spies, letter-openers, informers and agents provocateurs that he no longer makes any serious protest."
- H L Mencken
The American Credo: A Contribution toward the Interpretation of the National Mind (1920)
- dehrmann 5y agoIn recent news, Biden lawyer shopped until he found someone who supported reinstating the CDC's eviction ban, despite the supreme court strongly suggesting the previous ban overstepped CDC's power, but letting it stand for mostly practical reasons. This isn't about the ban; it's that a president got a strong signal from the supreme court that he can't do X, then did X two weeks later.
- robbedpeter 5y ago'Signal" implies something indirect, subtle, or nuanced in some way. The Supreme Court was very clear in the majority opinion (and lower courts had ruled) that the cdc overstepped its authority, that it had absolutely no power to impose these bans. The moratorium would have to be implemented by congress - it is their job when things like a brazen violation of basic property rights is involved. That the cdc would go right ahead and roll out a new moratorium is a stunning failure of checks and balances.
- anonymouse008 5y agoI’ve often said we need the next constitutional convention to revise the government in light of society’s progress — this reinforces that view with the heat of boiling blood
- redis_mlc 5y ago> In recent news, Biden lawyer shopped It's worse than that. Biden admitted on video that it was unconstitutional - it was a bizarre experience listening to what he was saying since if he doesn't have to follow any laws, why should anybody else?
- matheusmoreira 5y agoNot only does he not protest, he welcomes the violation and shames those that "have something to hide" as if exercising one's right to privacy was a crime unto itself.