southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social

If Jefferson had just ordered Madison to kill Marbury and then pardoned him for it, then his problem would’ve been solved and the courts wouldn’t have gotten involved.

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@lexiitea.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 17:16 UTC

'But he wouldn't do that right, right?' Is now the law of the land. If your system of checks resembles the Star Wars Anakin Padme meme probably not good.

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riwoche རི་བོ་ཆེ་ @riwoche.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 19:20 UTC

Can you imagine ... !?

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Cloud's Strife @jmgreene28.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:53 UTC

If only the founders had embraced this kind of Machiavellian scheming.

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Dr. M.A. Davis @mikedavis.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:54 UTC

There is the problem, Madison was very noodly.

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