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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 13h

Jan. 3, 2027 — assuming Mike Johnson doesn't appoint a new House Clerk to play fuck-fuck with election results.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 13h

And then introduce the bill (as one of a thick sheaf) on Hour 1 of a new Congress.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 06/10/2026

Shaming Talarico for ordering a potato and egg breakfast taco in Texas is a stunningly effective way to prove you don’t know shit about Texas

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Constitution specifically lists bribery and treason as mpeachable offenses. Not to mention the _explicit_ constitutional prohibition against expending money from the Treasury without congressional authorization.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Perhaps blanket pardons should be per se void? And no pardon is valid unless tailored and explained? "You're pardoned, whatever you happen to have done" hardly seems like a pardon for offense. But that would have blocked Carter's pardon to VN-era draft resisters — not to mention many of Biden's.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

IIRC there was an episode of Téa Leoni's _Madam Secretary_ TV series where the electrical grid in some Russian city (Moscow?) suddenly went 100% dark after the regime had perpetrated yet another outrage. But US/Europe would be vulnerable to a counterstrike.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Akin to how debris from an exploding satellite could crap up standard orbits

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

> random panels of federal judges are convened for Supreme Court cases. That might be widely palatable. (CJ is constitutionally mandated.) For continuity: Maybe even keep 2 or 4 assoc. jj. permanently — eliminate other seats by attrition. (Or assign others to their circuits as part of the pool.)

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ditto — RPG = rocket-propelled grenade, right? (The "never played any tabletop RPG" was a context clue. I might use that as an example of the rules of interpretation, for my law students.)

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I used a free Canvas account for several years till my school finally switched to it from Blackboard (which I’d found wanting)

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Reminiscent of what was said decades ago about then-Prince Charles: His mind was like a pillow, bearing the impression of whatever head with which it last came into contact.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Comma, comma, down-dooby-do-down-down (Showing my age.)

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Works for oral argument in court, too.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

But now you’re being practical ….

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

They could put up enough of it to be a sniper nest, claiming that it's just the first phase.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Imagine: The Nov. election is a blue tsunami. The new Congress convenes Jan. 3, 2027. But holdover GOP officials in Congress play fuck-fuck with the election results. They refuse to seat new Dems. People take to the streets. ICE sniper fire breaks out. Drones swoop & shoot. Sci-fi — right?

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My gut reaction is that this new height (low?) in judicial informality goes beyond readability and risks trivializing the authority of courts and the rule of law. But I'm an old fart and could be persuaded otherwise. The excerpts below don't do it justice. cases.justia.com/federal/appe...

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It’s a citation parenthical — seems OK to me. No need to get into the 2008 “even if” follow-on comment.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A British prime minister made similar comments about Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s — parroting the unceasing demands of The Leader of Germany’s ruling party.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Not just oil. Anyone who can hold and control Bab el-Mandeb can bottle up all southbound traffic from the Med through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea and block access to the Indian Ocean.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Experts don’t always have the whole picture — and sometimes ignore all except what their customer / client / patient wants. Old joke: Client asks accountant — an expert: “How much is 2+2?” Accountant: “How much do you want it to be?” Lawyers — experts — can do the same thing.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

And: Specifics matter. By analogy: For traffic laws it'd be really dumb — as in, just plain stupid — for the argument to be, "I get to drive as fast as I want, always and everywhere!" versus "No, you're not allowed to drive fast, anywhere or ever!"

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Brute fact: "Society," i.e., other people, have legit. interests — and the vote. Abortion: Roe v. Wade got it _roughly_ right. Trans: Adults: No limits, but balance: Others can legit'ly recognize differences between cis women & former men. Children? Yes, limits — just as in so many other areas.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

That plus the offer of a $5,000 bribe to vote his way.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You seem to be unconsciously assuming that "the whole loaf" **as you define it** is something you're entitled to _demand_ that the rest of us support. The half-a-loaf view is that sometimes victories must be won w/ patience & persistence to give people time to _gradually_ change their views.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We're not talking about _anyone_ giving anything up, but rather about trans folks getting more — over time. Civil rights: LBJ stayed friends w/ his racist southern Senate colleagues who held the power. He played the long game, and got a LOT done — over time. Think movie, not freeze-frame.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

**I'm** the one whining? C'mon, you can do better than that, can't you?

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You haven't actually said anything worth responding to. All you've said is that there are no valid arguments against trans athletes participating in sports. I've pointed out that lots of people disagree. That has upset you.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

> there’s literally not a single valid arguement [sic] against it A whole shitload of parents would disagree with you.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Read more closely, please. (Toddlers scream "you're lying!!!" when they dislike — or just don't comprehend — what's been said.)

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

> You are ignorant and seem to be happy to assert that ignorance as fact. Your reading skills could use some brushing up.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

> I am sure you could make time if you cared. I do, but there are other things that I care about more.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I stand by my original statements in this long thread: A Dem majority in Congress and state legislatures would be FAR better for trans people than the GOP, even if some Dems aren't sufficiently "pure" for your tastes. But you do you.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If only there were 80 hours in a day.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I was quite careful to be factual — or to identify the limits of my knowledge and where I was or conjecturing — in my statements about my associations with them.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

TBH, as painful as it might be to some of y'all, I rarely think about trans people at all except when I get sucked into conversations like this. But it's been informative.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Do you always make shit up like this? I explicitly stated the limits of my knowledge about them, and where I'm speculating — I don't brazenly assert it as fact.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

They're more like acquaintances, and always were. I haven't seen either in probably several years, and only sporadically before that.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

> Because they deserve to know you can't be trusted. I was never close to either one. But I suspect they aren't as rabid about ideological purity as some of the folks in this conversation.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

> Like, these must not be close friends? Correct — neither one of them is.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm not so sure. My guess (and that's all it is) is that they're not unhappy to be treated like the person they are / were — especially since I knew them for years before they transitioned. I'd think that my using their chosen names would have said something.

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Dell C. "DC" Toedt III @dctoedt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Why should I bring up these subjects just because they're trans? That'd be like a Doonesbury cartoon from the 70s.

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