Regarding the topic of the article, this piece is wonderfully sharp. The comparison of constitutional limits to end-user license agreements is just brilliant. As a techer, I totally felt that bit about civics teachers throwing chalk. Who needs amendments when you have 'accept all' anyway, right?
Thank you for your comment and for reading my piece. (I'm working on a follow-up right now. So if you're not already a subscriber, that might be a reason to become one.) The saddest part of the "click-through" without reading aspect is that the Constitution takes about 30 minutes to read for the average person.
That's it. Just 30 minutes to see how the government is *supposed* to work. I didn't time the Amendments yet, but I felt like they take less time. There are a couple of long ones, but most are just a few short sentences.
It will be interesting to see if there are enough people to resist what appears to be coming.
Meanwhile, I'll keep writing. I hope you'll keep reading.
To me, this is the most frightening aspect of the current administration. And the people in power who are allowing it to happen with not even a whimper of protest.
I agree. But they won't whimper in protest because too many 'merkins are cool with what is happening. There's a LOT of "hidden brain" racism going on right now, not to mention the Niemöller effect.
Regarding the topic of the article, this piece is wonderfully sharp. The comparison of constitutional limits to end-user license agreements is just brilliant. As a techer, I totally felt that bit about civics teachers throwing chalk. Who needs amendments when you have 'accept all' anyway, right?
Thank you for your comment and for reading my piece. (I'm working on a follow-up right now. So if you're not already a subscriber, that might be a reason to become one.) The saddest part of the "click-through" without reading aspect is that the Constitution takes about 30 minutes to read for the average person.
That's it. Just 30 minutes to see how the government is *supposed* to work. I didn't time the Amendments yet, but I felt like they take less time. There are a couple of long ones, but most are just a few short sentences.
It will be interesting to see if there are enough people to resist what appears to be coming.
Meanwhile, I'll keep writing. I hope you'll keep reading.
To me, this is the most frightening aspect of the current administration. And the people in power who are allowing it to happen with not even a whimper of protest.
I agree. But they won't whimper in protest because too many 'merkins are cool with what is happening. There's a LOT of "hidden brain" racism going on right now, not to mention the Niemöller effect.