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This has been my philosophy a few years now. The current system has outlived its usefulness and needs an entire overhaul. Unfortunately the system is also stuck in the grime... https://bsky.app/profile/mcopelov.bsky.social/post/3mnwunrrtak2i Mark is correct. There are no "fair maps" under single-member districts. https://leedrutman.substack.com/p/why-you-cant-just-ban-gerrymandering

June 10 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/june-10?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2026-0610-06102026&om_rid=&~campaign=hist-tdih-2026-0610

Fifth Amendment: Guarantees the right to a grand jury, protects against double jeopardy and self-incrimination, and requires due process and just compensation for property taken by the government. LII | Legal Information Institute +1 Sixth Amendment: Guarantees the right to a fair, speedy, and public trial by an impartial jury, as well as the right to confront witnesses and to have legal counsel in criminal cases. LII | Legal Information Institute +1 Seventh Amendment: Guarantees the right to a jury trial in federal civil (non-criminal) lawsuits. LII | Legal Information Institute +1 Eighth Amendment: Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. LII | Legal Information Institute +1 Ninth Amendment: Clarifies that the listing of certain rights in the Constitution does not mean that people do not have other, unwritten rights. National Archives (.gov) +2 Tenth Amendment: States that any powers not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved for the states or to the people. First Amendment: Protects the freedoms of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government. Library of Congress – Constitution Annotated (.gov) +1 Second Amendment: Protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Library of Congress – Constitution Annotated (.gov) +1 Third Amendment: Prevents the government from forcing citizens to house (quarter) soldiers in their private homes during peacetime. Library of Congress – Constitution Annotated (.gov) +2 Fourth Amendment: Protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures and requires warrants to be supported by probable cause. Library of Congress – Constitution Annotated (.gov) +3

Once again. Why the Ten Commandments and not the Bill of Rights in the Constitution..

MoreMAGA Pretzel logic

I call this a victory....

June 9 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/june-9?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2026-0609-06092026&om_rid=&~campaign=hist-tdih-2026-0609

The Pennsylvanians in Congress are also urged to concur with other delegates in seeking foreign assistance, in a swift pivot from the Assembly's previous stance. It meets on the second floor of Independence Hall, while one floor below them Congress is debating this very issue. 2/2

June 8 From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Flint–Beecher_tornado

Goggles are the next big thing at Comerica. Next home stand...

Wife and I yelled so loud we scared the dog