True. I suppose I should add there is another constraint: the size of SCOTUS’s docket. But I don’t want to dismiss the disconnect between what the legal establishment says law is and what the general public perceives it to be. Their sense is grounded in a lot of uncomfortable truths.
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One thing many prominent attorneys dismiss is the degree to which constitutional law is, well, whatever five votes on the Supreme Court say it is. The only constraint on their behavior is norms. Motivated reasoning can get around any legal roadblock when you’re the final arbiter of what laws mean.
03.02.2025 16:39 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
@mcuban.bsky.social do you think ranked choice voting can help make America less divided?
01.02.2025 02:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Some personal news: I’m joining @fairvote.bsky.social as their new Senior Policy Counsel. Excited to join the movement to renew American democracy!
30.11.2024 03:38 — 👍 22 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Two weeks after Election Day, and we finally have a result in Alaska’s Ballot Measure 2: voters narrowly (50.1-49.9) elected to keep their open primaries and ranked choice voting system. A big victory for the RCV and open primaries movements.
21.11.2024 03:17 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
But Boise’s only loss is a one score defeat to the #1 team. If anything that’s more impressive than what Texas has done. I’d rank the broncos in the top 10.
20.11.2024 00:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
People: the algorithms and AI will take our jobs, they’re too smart!
The algorithms:
24.09.2023 15:59 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Come work with me! We’re hiring in public administration (details below).
I’m more than happy to chat and answer any questions that I can about the university, the department, the job, and the town.
Also, the successful candidate will get to meet Zuzu.
21.09.2023 17:23 — 👍 13 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 2
Very glad to be here!
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