No kings!

(OK, maybe one exception)

No kings

(OK, with one exception)

Woodie Guthrie post mortem declared member of a terrorist organization, a ban on his music considered, according to unidentified sources

And, then again, sometimes seems crystal clear

So, basically, political violence is evil, we're told. Unless, of course, it is directed towards our enemies--it is implied.

Well, I beg to differ:
Political violence is evil unless it is directed towards our oppressors.
Then, and only then, it's not only legitimate but also desirable

It appears as if Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite has grown up to become president.
Only this time he has to deal with Napoleon Clown

Genuinely hilarious!
The book I've read most times. (I've lost counting)

Speaking of which, Higgins' Reclaiming the European Street, edited by J. Fischer & @fergallenehan.bsky.social, is an excellent source of what presidential power in a parliamentary system means

I'm of course aware of Martin Loughlin's brilliant "Swords and Scales".
Yet, for people closer to the Orient, as I am, scales are predominantly associated with the market, indeed the street fair

Our edited volume
"The People's Constitution: The Populist Transformation of Constitutional Law"

link.springer.com/book/9783031...

Forthcoming in December