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Robert Black
@hurricanexyz.bsky.social
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Constitutional scholar, general law nerd, Izzet mage, bear lover, Mets fan.
Trans rights are constitutional rights!
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https://www.eveningconstitutional.net

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · Jun 3
I have an announcement!!

Introducing a new project at The Evening Constitutional: Constitutional Perspectives!

This is a series of explanatory essays aiming to be of use for readers with any level of prior knowledge of constitutional law

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Introducing: Constitutional Perspectives!
Announcing a new project here at The Evening Constitutional! As I wrote shortly after last November's election, one of my ambitions for this site is to create a library of materials explaining Americ...
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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 2h
Personally I've found that it's entirely possible to have a reasoned argument with him without anybody resorting to internet terrors

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 2h
Since it seems to be "abolishing jury trials" o'clock out there??

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 2h
They should uhhh

They should probably write down one of them republican constitutions, at this point, huh

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 2h
Alas, the comparison was intended

The important difference though is I DON'T CALL MYSELF A CATHOLIC

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 2h
I have been condemned by the Pope

Life goals tbh

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 2h
We must get Pope Bob's official stance on Korrasami

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 2h
The Church says yes, Korra DID have to choose between Mako and Asami... wait. Hrmmm... that Mako had to choose between Korra and Asami?

Something!

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 2h
Oh no, he saw my Posts

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 2h
Like, in bizarre, double-barreled fashion? Independently for free speech simpliciter and establishment grounds??

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 2h
Am I crazy or is this unconstitutional??

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 3h
I am not a vegan. Same, basically. And, I dunno, I'm sorry but for me it's the killing that's the firm moral line, y'know?

(I do go out of my way to try to find, like, decently humane dairy products etc., to the extent that's feasible)

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 3h
Ah, it's a fair cop

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 3h
Sure am!

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 4h
Hey I'm one of those and I'm not a centrist!

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 5h
About as bad as the public polling?

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 5h
Right. And the thing is, I think oftentimes in trying to "protect" ourselves and our children from emotional pain, we accomplish less than nothing: we don't actually prevent pain, we just leave ourselves brittle in the face thereof, rather than strong and resilient

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 5h
Yeah I have come to believe we should embrace getting hurt! It's part of life, and love. Fear leads to anger, etc.

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 5h
Right, and like, I think it's low-key insane that teenagers are expected to be making decisions about how exactly they want to pare down their various feelings into specific arrangements. Have fun! Mess around!

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 5h
(People generally need to chill about interpersonal drama lol. She hurt him! It happens. It's not a mortal sin or anything. He forgives her, so should we.)

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 5h
Hahaha okay fair. Here be dragons.

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 5h
It's not even that I ship them exactly haha, just, the jealousy! The totally unnecessary jealousy!

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 5h
(Eventually the situation evolves past the need for Mako in any case, I think. But they could've saved a certain amount of angst along the way!)

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 5h
Getting ready to reignite the monogamy debate from a couple days ago with my "what everyone really needed in season one of Legend of Korra is for Asami, Korra, and Mako to realize that all three of them were into both of the other two and they should've just been a throuple" Take 😅

Reposted by Robert Black

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 6h
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
Pope Leo and the Vatican reject polygamy in sweeping doctrinal praise of monogamy
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
www.sltrib.com

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 8h
That's, uhhhh, that's actually not good at all

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 8h
Uh oh

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 8h
You! Have! Westlaw!

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 8h
Oh my godddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 9h
The idea (shared in the American system!) that putting someone IN PRISON for six months is, like, no biggie absolutely baffles me

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 11h
Yes it contains within itself the seeds of complete illiberalism