Niko Bowie
@nikobowie.bsky.social
You don't think you could replicate this, generally speaking, with a mixed-member proportional system with regional districts?
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
You don't think you could replicate this, generally speaking, with a mixed-member proportional system with regional districts?
He’s treating the Bill of Rights as a bucket list
![Text of bill of rights 1688
Bill of Rights [1688]
1688 CHAPTER 2 1 Will and Mar Sess 2
An Act declareing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Setleing the Succession of the Crowne.
X1 Whereas the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and Comons assembled at Westminster lawfully fully and freely representing all the Estates of the People of this Realme did upon the thirteenth day of February in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred eighty eight present unto their Majesties then called and known by the Names and Stile of William and Mary Prince and Princesse of Orange being present in their proper Persons a certaine Declaration in Writeing made by the said Lords and Comons in the Words following viz
The Heads of Declaration of Lords and Commons, recited.
Whereas the late King James the Second by the Assistance of diverse evill Councellors Judges and Ministers imployed by him did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant Religion and the Lawes and Liberties of this Kingdome.
Dispensing and Suspending Power.
By Assumeing and Exerciseing a Power of Dispensing with and Suspending of Lawes and the Execution of Lawes without Consent of Parlyament.
Committing Prelates.
By Committing and Prosecuting diverse Worthy Prelates for humbly Petitioning to be excused from Concurring to the said Assumed Power.
Ecclesiastical Commission.
By issueing and causeing to be executed a Commission under the Great Seale for Erecting a Court called The Court of Commissioners for Ecclesiasticall Causes.
Levying Money.
By Levying Money for and to the Use of the Crowne by pretence of Prerogative for other time and in other manner then the same was granted by Parlyament.
Standing Army.
By raising and keeping a Standing Army within this Kingdome in time of Peace without Consent of Parlyament and Quartering Soldiers contrary to Law.
Disarming Protestants, &c.
By causing severall good Subjects being Protestants to be disarmed at the same time when Papists were both Armed and Imploved …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2r7ljryv4mdb7e4svonbhugk/bafkreif75ctkmm3mneshdjpfk554gxvoykkh7rh46qt3ffewtphpnx6zaa@jpeg)
October 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
He’s treating the Bill of Rights as a bucket list
"Whenever, in the opinion of Congress, the decision of the Supreme Court is subversive of the rights and liberties of the people, or hurtful or ruinous in any respect whatever, it is not only the right but the solemn duty of Congress persistently to disregard it." —Rep. Roscoe Conkling, 1860
October 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"Whenever, in the opinion of Congress, the decision of the Supreme Court is subversive of the rights and liberties of the people, or hurtful or ruinous in any respect whatever, it is not only the right but the solemn duty of Congress persistently to disregard it." —Rep. Roscoe Conkling, 1860
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For years I’ve taught Jackson v. WWH as a Calvinball case . . . We could make it work!
September 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
For years I’ve taught Jackson v. WWH as a Calvinball case . . . We could make it work!
Hey Calvin accepts accountability
September 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Hey Calvin accepts accountability
The real heroes are our incredible AAUP members who testified about their fear of retaliation. They kept us in court and candidly showed how chilling the government has been.
September 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The real heroes are our incredible AAUP members who testified about their fear of retaliation. They kept us in court and candidly showed how chilling the government has been.
We also received a new addition to the Law of Calvinball
September 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We also received a new addition to the Law of Calvinball