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Toroid @toroidal.bsky.social

Originalism was made up in the 80s. I feel like we’re not reminded of this often enough. They don’t have some divine thread to the past imbuing them with perfect insight into the founders. They invented a legal theory to justify impeding progress on things like civil rights. Also it’s fucking dumb.

aug 5, 2025, 7:38 pm • 11 0

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Toroid @toroidal.bsky.social

(I realize this is obvious to the lawyers and various smartypants around, but for us plebs just trying to understand the basic arguments it’s rarely contextualized and has the effect of asserting presumptive authority (which was of course part of their intended framing).)

aug 5, 2025, 7:43 pm • 5 0 • view
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Donnie Two-Dolls (a/k/a The DonFather) @steverino76.bsky.social

Originalism. From the '80s. 1780s.

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aug 5, 2025, 10:42 pm • 0 0 • view