This will change nothing. The Confederates dont care.
Ooo, scorched is a nice change of pace from being slammed.
“Scorched” is the right word here:
- The judge photocopied a handwritten anonymous post card he received directly at the top of the page, before the case caption.
- The post card reads like a veiled threat: “Trump has pardons and tanks. What do you have?”
- then the judge writes a public letter to the post card writer, inviting them to read the opinion too see how it works. At the very end, he invites the post card writer to come see the administration of justice in person, at the Boston court house.
- Out of 161 pages, the judge spends 12 pages talking about Donald Trump’s flaws as a person and as a President. This section is not super related to the main opinion, which is about the first amendment and immigrants.
- This judge was appointed by Ronald Reagan, and he’s been on the bench since approximately forever ago.
The whole piece seems to have serious literary aspirations, not typical of a judicial opinion. Especially with the post card as a literary framing device. The judge seems to be talking, not just to the litigants in this case, but to the average MAGA American, represented by the post card writer. And also to all patriotic Americans, now and in the future. This is a bugle call, cutting above the din, calling to ordinary Americans to retake Constitutionalism as Americanism. The rule of law as American patriotism.
The judge seems to be talking, not just to the litigants in this case, but to the average MAGA American
And they will never read it.
Image description: A still from King of the Hill where an angry teacher is chiding Bobby, saying “If those kids could read they’d be very upset.”
