Coach Pāṇini ®<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> to self-manage a budget, amirite<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2/114333069436498181" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@knittingknots2/1</span><span class="invisible">14333069436498181</span></a></p>
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RonSupportsYou<p>"California defies Trump order to certify that all school districts have eliminated DEI ... 16 states are attempting to comply with the order, including New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Texas. 10 others have refused — including New York, Wisconsin, and Oregon": <br><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-defies-trump-order-certify-030935959.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/california-defi</span><span class="invisible">es-trump-order-certify-030935959.html</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a></p>
America (Sam's Version)<p>So, what's it gonna be conservatives? States Rights, or nah? 🇺🇸 </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SaveAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveAct</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hypocrisy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a></p>
SaanichGuy 🇨🇦🇨🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@dalfen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dalfen</span></a></span> too much other BS is crowding out the important pieces. Typical <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> to flood so many instructions including illegal Egos that take time to review, analyze and combat. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/statesrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statesrights</span></a></p>
Old Hippie Ⓥ Resistance!<p>"It scarcely needs stating at this point that this is wildly, unambiguously unconstitutional. Dictator shit."</p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/trump-climate-change-punish-states-executive-order-greenhouse-gases-pam-pondi-co2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/trump-climate-change-punish-states-executive-order-greenhouse-gases-pam-pondi-co2/</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>The Webster-Hayne debate was a series of back-and-forth speeches between Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Senator Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina in January 1830. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanCivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanCivilWar</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AndrewJackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewJackson</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DanielWebster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanielWebster</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JohnCCalhoun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnCCalhoun</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RobertYHayne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertYHayne</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HistoryFact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryFact</span></a> <a href="https://whe.to/ci/1-24196-en/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">whe.to/ci/1-24196-en/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Dave Rahardja<p>Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno is introducing a bill that repeals emissions rules, gives tax breaks to car makers (and their workers, much to my surprise), and prohibits states (i.e. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>) from adding emissions rules on top of national rules.</p><p>(Aside: It’s funny how Republicans will yell out <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> on all kinds of human rights things, but demand uniform Federal rules when it comes to the right to pollute.)</p><p>Don’t get me wrong; I prefer a national standard for emissions. But history has shown us that CAFE standards (which this bill guts) has been insufficient, and that California’s CARB rules are quite effective in raising the bar in emissions and efficiency.</p><p>As a car enthusiast, do I want more freedom to mod my car to get better sound and performance? Yes. But do I want that freedom at the price of having a smog blanket over LA once again? Absolutely not. CARB is much-hated, but works well on average.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CARB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CARB</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/02/us-sen-bernie-moreno-introduces-bill-to-repeal-emissions-rules-give-tax-breaks-to-automakers.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cleveland.com/news/2025/02/us-</span><span class="invisible">sen-bernie-moreno-introduces-bill-to-repeal-emissions-rules-give-tax-breaks-to-automakers.html</span></a></p>
Justin D Kruger (he/him)<p>What happened to <a href="https://me.dm/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> ?</p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> voted for humane chicken and egg farming practices. We have been less affected by bird flu because our chickens are less densely packed and cage free!</p><p>Will <a href="https://me.dm/tags/gavinnewsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gavinnewsom</span></a> and <a href="https://me.dm/tags/ScottWiener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottWiener</span></a> fight for states rights?</p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-02-26/egg-prices-trump-bird-flu-california" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/environment/story/</span><span class="invisible">2025-02-26/egg-prices-trump-bird-flu-california</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Of course</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin launches probe into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>'s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> sports participation policy</p><p>This is because Gov <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JanetMills</span></a> dared to stand up to Trump.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/21/trump-administration-maine-transgender-sports-participation-policy-00205554" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/02/21/t</span><span class="invisible">rump-administration-maine-transgender-sports-participation-policy-00205554</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"This is a shortsighted, unfair, & extremely undemocratic power grab. The elected reps of NYC & NYS voted this program into existence to improve quality of life in Manhattan & transit INFRA across the MTA. Take <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to court."<br>-S Biederman</p><p>"The Trump admin *will* face an immediate lawsuit from NY. <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOT</span></a> didn't go through any orderly regulatory review to rescind the toll authorization. The program is meeting all of its objectives."<br>-M Chapman</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/19/us-news/nyc-congestion-pricing-axed-as-trump-pulls-approval-of-hated-toll/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nypost.com/2025/02/19/us-news/</span><span class="invisible">nyc-congestion-pricing-axed-as-trump-pulls-approval-of-hated-toll/</span></a></p>
Mazhippo<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@aliceonboard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aliceonboard</span></a></span> dear friend, </p><p>With regrets, I would like to inform you that about 77 millions Americans braved the weather and took significant time and effort to elect the coup leader along with his lackeys, who now constitute the majority of both Houses of Congress, into offices.</p><p>Expecting Congress to do "their best" is rather pointless at this time. </p><p>If there is ever a time when federation structure and state rights/powers can shine, now is the time. I am honestly shocked that only California takes this seriously. All loyal (to the Constitution as written), freedom loving, American states claiming heritage of the original revolutionaries of 1776 should be fighting for their freedom and rights right now.</p><p>With regrets, I will have to reduce your hope and trust in Congress until at least 2027. And even then, remember to remind those sexist racist voters that the leopards *will* eat their faces if they vote for Nazis again.</p><p>Sincerely, <br>Fellow American<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/youvotedforthis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youvotedforthis</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/statesrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statesrights</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@VeroniqueB99" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>VeroniqueB99</span></a></span> <br>There's a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGAt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAt</span></a> congresswoman who wants to add <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaziDon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaziDon</span></a> to Mt. Rushmore (why do <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> want to add every <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potus</span></a> to the monument?)</p><p>Add <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheOrangeMenace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheOrangeMenace</span></a> next to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lincoln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lincoln</span></a>?</p><p>Lincoln fought a war to put the Federal gov't over <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a>.</p><p>He invested in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> *during a war* to build the Transcontinental RR.</p><p>Went to war with the Deep <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/South" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>South</span></a> over <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> for black people.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DictatorDon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DictatorDon</span></a> couldn't be more opposite to Lincoln, Washington, Teddy or Jefferson.</p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>heidilifeldman</span></a></span> <br>EVERY <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> governor should do this (and more), and make Trumpsters regret ever pushing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a>.</p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@br00t4c" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>br00t4c</span></a></span> <br>That can't *possibly* be true!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> SWORE up & down that they'd NEVER try to impose a Nationwide <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> ban. And we ALL know Republicans can be trusted. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sarcasm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> 😞</p>
Labor Party (US)<p>The ACLU denounces federal intimidation of state and local officials resisting mass deportation enforcement. Our Constitution prohibits such coercion, ensuring states can act in their communities' best interests. <a href="https://buff.ly/3E4hvfe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3E4hvfe</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ImmigrantsRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrantsRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACLU</span></a></p>
WillR_LDN<p>Maybe in the upcoming conflicts between blue states and the Trump administration Democratic Governors and left/liberal advocates should pick up some of the old paleoconservative arguments for state's rights and state nullification of federal laws. Marxism-Calhounism?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/leftism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leftism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/federalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/unitedstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unitedstates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/limitedgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>limitedgovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/statesrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statesrights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nullification</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/liberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberalism</span></a></p>
officerripley<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/statesrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statesrights</span></a> </p><p>"States ' rights", my ass. What part of the *UNITED* States of America do these assholes not understand?!</p>
Deborah Sampson<p>The Problem w/Legal <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gambling</span></a> That Everyone Seems to Be Ignoring <a href="https://apple.news/AkJpB1oiKS8-WF72cMcnEMw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/AkJpB1oiKS8-WF72cMc</span><span class="invisible">nEMw</span></a> </p><p>This is a question I’ve been asking, as well.<br>When did the harm of gambling get mitigated?</p><p>When did <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gambling</span></a> become morally acceptable?<br>(Yes, I’m asking all you <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evangelical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evangelical</span></a> -<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/football" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>football</span></a> -fans…<br>Y’all have much to say on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sex</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> but crickets on gambling?🎰)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> arguments have perpetrated monstrous & heinous behavior on vulnerable folks as long as we’ve been a country. Time to stop!</p>
itgrrl :donor:<p>In the latest edition of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/itgrrlReadsLegislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>itgrrlReadsLegislation</span></a>, I’m down a bit of a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RabbitHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RabbitHole</span></a> 🐰🕳️ relating to the singular vs plural usage of “United States” [1] & I’m fascinated /repulsed by this sort of article: </p><p>“The” vs. “These” <br><a href="https://theacru.org/2023/11/15/the-vs-these/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theacru.org/2023/11/15/the-vs-</span><span class="invisible">these/</span></a></p><p>The d00d is writing on the American Constitutional Rights Union website (🚩) but despite this mostly invokes the US Declaration of Independence 🤔 to “support” his “argument” – but it’s clear he’s only actually interested in “states rights”</p><p>He says:</p><p>“That brings us to the topic of this brief, “the” vs. “these.” We often hear people say “the United States of America.” I would offer that is not the correct way of referring to our nation. The correct way would be “these United States of America.””</p><p>He also fixates on capitalisation in the Declaration of Independence:</p><p>“In the closing paragraph of our Declaration of Independence, Jefferson refers to the gathered body of 56 as “Representatives of the united States of America.” In that phrase you will notice that “united” is not capitalized, but States is.”</p><p>Followed by some hand-wavy dismissals:</p><p>“Furthermore, you will see that Jefferson uses the language of “United Colonies,” and, yes, “United” is capitalized, and in several instances he says “Free and Independent States,” using capitalization. This is why reading the entire Declaration of Independence is vital to understanding the construct, foundation, which would establish our rule of law, the US Constitution.”</p><p>(but don’t worry about that bit ‘coz it doesn’t support his “argument” 🤪)</p><p>It’s super interesting to me that the US Constitution consistently uses “the United States” – not once does it use “these United States” (I checked 😩)</p><p>Nor does the phrase “these United States” appear in the Declaration of Independence [2], although the phrases “the thirteen united States” (once) & “the united States” (once) are used, along with “these Colonies” (3 times), “these States” (3 times), “these Colonies” (once), & “these United Colonies” (once).</p><p>The phrase is also absent from both the US Constitution [3] & the Bill of Rights [4]. 🤔</p><p>For someone writing on a website allegedly devoted to upholding “Constitutional rights”, he’s pretty sloppy in his selective quoting… 🤔🤔</p><p>But of course, this d00d & the org whose website he’s published on aren’t particularly interested in upholding the combination of Declaration of Independence, Constitution, & Bill of Rights in their entirety. They’re doing what fundamentalists always do – cherry-picking the bits of “sacred texts” that support their bigotry & biases to further their ideological agenda 🤢🤮 while rejecting anything that comes after their arbitrary purity cut-off date as being an something pushed by “the progressive socialist left” (lol, as if that actually exists in modern-day mainstream US politics)<br> <br> <br>Interestingly, referring to the United States as a plural entity was much more common in the very early days of the republic – in the form of “the United States are…” Later, usage shifted to “the United States is…” This shift seems to have occurred after the US civil war.</p><p>The use of “these United States” was actually common until the late 1800s / early 1900s (as recorded in court proceedings), so that particular shift doesn’t seem to have been related to the civil war. I guess courts take a while to catch up with popular usage. 🙃<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>[1] don’t worry, it’s for a joke in a presentation I’m writing that will probably be on screen for <1s 🤪</p><p>[2] I’m referencing the “engrossed copy” as the source of truth here, which is the version that the Second Continental Congress ordered on 19 July 1776 be engrossed on parchment (hand-written by Timothy Matlack). Full text transcription at <a href="https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence_(engrossed_copy)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Unite</span><span class="invisible">d_States_Declaration_of_Independence_(engrossed_copy)</span></a></p><p>[3] full text transcription at <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/full-text" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">constitutioncenter.org/the-con</span><span class="invisible">stitution/full-text</span></a></p><p>[4] full text transcription at <a href="https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">archives.gov/founding-docs/bil</span><span class="invisible">l-of-rights-transcript</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/federalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalism</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MtP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MtP</span></a> had an interview with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RubyBridges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RubyBridges</span></a> this morning (first child to integrate public school), and it included the following photo:</p><p>Notice the signs touting "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a>". It's what the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilWar</span></a> was supposedly about (the South's right to practice slavery), and it's the argument Southern states used every time to reject The Supremacy Clause.</p><p>So when you hear <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGAts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAts</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> whining about "States Rights" on ANY issue, THIS is where it comes from and what they REALLY mean: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a></p>
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