Nicholas Cole
@quilldir.bsky.social
British historian of American History, especially interested in constitutional history and political thought. Director the Quill Project and pro tem Academic Director of Pembroke College Oxford.
Very happy to see focus on and debate in this area!
January 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Very happy to see focus on and debate in this area!
3. I’m a historian not a lawyer. Can we do much more to explain why particular legal language was adopted? Absolutely we can. Might lawyers make good or bad use of it? Not my field!
January 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
3. I’m a historian not a lawyer. Can we do much more to explain why particular legal language was adopted? Absolutely we can. Might lawyers make good or bad use of it? Not my field!
2. Actually, as the database grows it is becoming more and more possible to explicitly charge language moving from state to state, or being crafted in response to language elsewhere. We have tooling to do this and are working on visualizations
January 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
2. Actually, as the database grows it is becoming more and more possible to explicitly charge language moving from state to state, or being crafted in response to language elsewhere. We have tooling to do this and are working on visualizations
And yes. The records of some conventions are poor. This problem can be overstated, however.
January 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
And yes. The records of some conventions are poor. This problem can be overstated, however.
On the notes of caution:
1. Where they are available, we make extensive use of press reporting as well as official records. It is true that some state records are better than others, and some reporting better than others. All historical sources need careful assessment — that is certainly true.
1. Where they are available, we make extensive use of press reporting as well as official records. It is true that some state records are better than others, and some reporting better than others. All historical sources need careful assessment — that is certainly true.
January 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
On the notes of caution:
1. Where they are available, we make extensive use of press reporting as well as official records. It is true that some state records are better than others, and some reporting better than others. All historical sources need careful assessment — that is certainly true.
1. Where they are available, we make extensive use of press reporting as well as official records. It is true that some state records are better than others, and some reporting better than others. All historical sources need careful assessment — that is certainly true.