Chrysippus
@chrysippus-1.bsky.social
Old-fashioned country lawyer. Constitutional law professor. Hero: Thomas Paine. Advocate for Pro-Democracy & Constitutional Order. Hate: willful ignorance and stupidity. Love: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
1/7 The Unrecognizable America.
I suggest that it is the myth that you no longer recognize. We have become familiar with the writings of Thomas Paine. But he was deliberately used by the founders to incite the patriots. The founders did this by editing his pamphlet "Common Sense."
I suggest that it is the myth that you no longer recognize. We have become familiar with the writings of Thomas Paine. But he was deliberately used by the founders to incite the patriots. The founders did this by editing his pamphlet "Common Sense."
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
1/7 The Unrecognizable America.
I suggest that it is the myth that you no longer recognize. We have become familiar with the writings of Thomas Paine. But he was deliberately used by the founders to incite the patriots. The founders did this by editing his pamphlet "Common Sense."
I suggest that it is the myth that you no longer recognize. We have become familiar with the writings of Thomas Paine. But he was deliberately used by the founders to incite the patriots. The founders did this by editing his pamphlet "Common Sense."
1/7 Predatocracy.
Predatory Government: The Rule of Predators.
A government run by predators.
I haven’t seen a term that really encapsulates the sociopathic predatory nature of these malignant people. I suggest the term “predatocracy”.
A government run by and for the predators.
Predatory Government: The Rule of Predators.
A government run by predators.
I haven’t seen a term that really encapsulates the sociopathic predatory nature of these malignant people. I suggest the term “predatocracy”.
A government run by and for the predators.
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
1/7 Predatocracy.
Predatory Government: The Rule of Predators.
A government run by predators.
I haven’t seen a term that really encapsulates the sociopathic predatory nature of these malignant people. I suggest the term “predatocracy”.
A government run by and for the predators.
Predatory Government: The Rule of Predators.
A government run by predators.
I haven’t seen a term that really encapsulates the sociopathic predatory nature of these malignant people. I suggest the term “predatocracy”.
A government run by and for the predators.
1/6 www.thedailybeast.com/ice-agent-sh...
How despicable a man is Vance. This audio/video proves it was murder but Vance thinks she had it coming to her. His view means she had her murder coming to her!
How despicable a man is Vance. This audio/video proves it was murder but Vance thinks she had it coming to her. His view means she had her murder coming to her!
ICE Agent Shouted Vile Slur at Renee Good After Shooting, Video Shows
Dramatic footage provides more insight into the moments that preceded Renee Nicole Good being killed.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:03 AM
1/6 www.thedailybeast.com/ice-agent-sh...
How despicable a man is Vance. This audio/video proves it was murder but Vance thinks she had it coming to her. His view means she had her murder coming to her!
How despicable a man is Vance. This audio/video proves it was murder but Vance thinks she had it coming to her. His view means she had her murder coming to her!
1/5 The relatively lukewarm response from the EU members shows fear, resignation, and passivity. Some of them preach allegiance to the rule-based order.
January 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
1/5 The relatively lukewarm response from the EU members shows fear, resignation, and passivity. Some of them preach allegiance to the rule-based order.
1/ The conservatives believe deeply in the fiction of a unitary president. It is a fiction because it is found nowhere in the Constitution. It is their legal theory used to re-define the literal words of the Constitution and constitutional case law.
August 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
1/ The conservatives believe deeply in the fiction of a unitary president. It is a fiction because it is found nowhere in the Constitution. It is their legal theory used to re-define the literal words of the Constitution and constitutional case law.
1/ I am currently reading a book about Anne Frank. I have read several, including, of course, her diary. One of the last entries in her diary was written just a few days before she and her family were arrested, sent to a concentration camp. All but her father were murdered.
August 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
1/ I am currently reading a book about Anne Frank. I have read several, including, of course, her diary. One of the last entries in her diary was written just a few days before she and her family were arrested, sent to a concentration camp. All but her father were murdered.
1/ Headline from PBS:
“Trump allowed to keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles by Appeals Court”
"An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids."
“Trump allowed to keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles by Appeals Court”
"An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids."
June 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
1/ Headline from PBS:
“Trump allowed to keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles by Appeals Court”
"An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids."
“Trump allowed to keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles by Appeals Court”
"An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids."
The Brooding of John Roberts:
"For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."
#JohnRoberts
"For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."
#JohnRoberts
March 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Brooding of John Roberts:
"For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."
#JohnRoberts
"For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."
#JohnRoberts
What is worth noting is that Trump is NOT telling anyone what he plans to do, NOT giving an Oval Office statement, NOT alerting the press in advance. He is collapsing the institutional framework without notice. This is obviously by design.
January 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
What is worth noting is that Trump is NOT telling anyone what he plans to do, NOT giving an Oval Office statement, NOT alerting the press in advance. He is collapsing the institutional framework without notice. This is obviously by design.
((1) Recently, I was asked to define fascism. I can think of no better working definition of fascism than the one given by Robert Paxton, in his book *Anatomy of Fascism*. Paxton is a political scientist and historian. He's still alive at 92.
January 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
((1) Recently, I was asked to define fascism. I can think of no better working definition of fascism than the one given by Robert Paxton, in his book *Anatomy of Fascism*. Paxton is a political scientist and historian. He's still alive at 92.