tbrightwater.bsky.social
@tbrightwater.bsky.social
Musician (Renaissance lute); music engraver, knitter, gardener. Married with two cats. A fan of Heather Cox Richardson, Joyce Vance, Jay Kuo, David Gerrold, and Jim Wright, among others.
To extrapolate from LBJ's famous comment, if someone is telling you that an accident of birth automatically makes you better than someone else, check your pockets.

And if someone is telling you that an accident of birth automatically makes you less than someone else, check *their* pockets.
August 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Here's a link to the oath that Senators and Congressmen swear when they take office. Some of them apparently need a reminder.

oaths.us/senate-oath-...
Senate and House of Representatives Oath of Office – Oaths US
oaths.us
January 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"

www.nps.gov/articles/000...
September 17, 1787: A Republic, If You Can Keep It (U.S. National Park Service)
www.nps.gov
January 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM