https://nostr.ae https://nostr.ae/npub1f2204982vaaef3xxjw2ak0ewdauts8xcvr6kg8ugkj4u55rq9acsteltwj https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy5ggrtlvve9s4e5fvrjkzrp8gxzc5w5j6mgm774rke79t7x5rynczyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhznd5e9y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdn6exyj5taevv02j6klwtc762w6nkwyfm7lsjl3qrrqmtqtyxq6gpmh6aa'>nevent1q…h6aa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No. Article 1 § 3 ¶ 1 is exactly on point and the elections clause is not. The National Archives even handily highlights the &#39;chosen by the legislature thereof&#39; for the historical change, hyperlinking to the 17th Amendment talking about the two options.<br/><br/><a href="https://archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript#1-3">https://archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript#1-3</a><br/><br/>States may determine the time, place, &amp; manner; but the choice between immediate elections and interim appointments comes from the constitution text itself.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mmhv0n9gzlgcs3mks49w9ty39jfm8265kr0l0jvhxs7tp225w3msa780qm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>WorldTravelerAll7</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mmh…80qm</span>)</a></span> <br/>#ConstitutionalLaw #USLaw 2026-07-16T17:25:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2s5qedjmaxv4gqum2338m8s7qjcnc7njq790cv0usqgl8utdk8xqzyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhzh76d43 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszs8xufmjlff492myajgt0rel9emrth9ncv2w30t4xye344sf32pg9gpp0e'>nevent1q…pp0e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To understand this fully, you have to remember that the U.S.A. didn&#39;t start out as a democracy, any more than the U.K. was a democracy in the latter 18th century.<br/><br/>In the century and a bit when we were having progressivism and Reform Acts and whatnot, the U.S.A. was having its own democratic reforms, of a system that was originally designed by people deeply suspicious of that.<br/><br/>The 17th Amendment (q.v.) was one such reform.<br/><br/>#ConstitionalLaw #history 2026-07-16T15:59:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsphcc4y930ecng3m7xftuk48ju2dt6gqjt69autm9re9jykrcpcsqzyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhzn49xlh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfklewa9748dkwh7tkqss7dcphgr89dpd4jffk4cc2m38ezuk0z0q7jd7gd'>nevent1q…d7gd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No. It would have been article 1 section 3, were it not for those pesky kids and their 17th Amendment. (-:<br/><br/>Which was as recent as 1913.<br/><br/>This is not a states rights thing. It&#39;s a long history of unforseen consequences of the original indirect design. Direct universal suffrage elections were not the norm back when the constitution was created; not here, not there. Compare the Electoral College.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mmhv0n9gzlgcs3mks49w9ty39jfm8265kr0l0jvhxs7tp225w3msa780qm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>WorldTravelerAll7</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mmh…80qm</span>)</a></span> <br/>#ConstitutionalLaw #USLaw #USPolitics 2026-07-16T15:45:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz2khm9zh97gmhqd7dghjxx8wllhwfpwh58lfxmzpjzwev7x4af5qzyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhz6y7knk I thought that #ElonMusk causing 14 millions deaths was yet another piece of social media bullshit, propagated via the usual nonsense of anonymous sourceless screenshots.<br/><br/>It isn&#39;t. It&#39;s a study in next month&#39;s #TheLancet, a collaboration between Brazilian &amp; Spanish universities.<br/><br/><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01186-9">https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01186-9</a><br/><br/>It does not include other Department of Dodgy life-affecting consequences such as cuts to aviation safety at the FAA, NOAA cuts, cuts at the NIH, and others.<br/><br/>#USPolitics #DOGE #TrumpDeaths 2026-06-27T19:52:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr8rpv49dszrt9a4wxy62yd49lmv4s89l9y3fdzwp8lzlpt5jr5aqzyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhzns69mm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxzstnyvh0hqzu6qeqh463vnuegsawm40xvgalt8mpv6z0pq9x47s9h3rcl'>nevent1q…3rcl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think that you&#39;ll enjoy #CountBinface&#39;s own observation in another interview from that night about what we used to do to floppy discs in the 1990s.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtube.com/v/l5W1OQJj0xk">https://youtube.com/v/l5W1OQJj0xk</a><br/><br/>#UKPolitics #ReformUKLtd #RestoreBritainLtd 2026-06-21T13:27:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxzstnyvh0hqzu6qeqh463vnuegsawm40xvgalt8mpv6z0pq9x47szyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhzx7hfrq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswpkwnmltwwek03fx7vjxpckued596xyrdy0kr7yzmtdpg8l5nsncanaqgr'>nevent1q…aqgr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There is a suggestion in the comments section of this video that the #CountBinface Party be renamed &#39;Refuse&#39;.<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@JdeBP/116776847428636964">https://mastodon.scot/@JdeBP/116776847428636964</a><br/><br/>#UKPolitics<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1a5tw7mj6pdw9pa0596kaxkr62jxdfygzvvvdl53lfeac2w990yxsyvnmdh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1a5t…nmdh</a></span><br/> </div> Most political commentators treat <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1pam6exar58ww6nvzf4sjyf7vm08ytkz6re0ygyu3dxtwhns7lsqqljjaj4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Count Binface</span> (<span class="italic">npub1pam…jaj4</span>)</a></span> as a bit of fun. Also: One quickly learns that the person under the costume is quite sharp and makes some relevant points under the guise of comedy.<br/><br/>However, Jon Craig of Sky News, supposedly a political commentator for over 20 years, acts like a pompous blustering fool. Mind you, xe did once work for the #DailyExpress.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtube.com/v/MCCVt8IhJkA">https://youtube.com/v/MCCVt8IhJkA</a><br/><br/>#CountBinface #UKPolitics #Makerfield </blockquote> 2026-06-19T12:54:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw69h0dedqkhzs7h6zatwntpa9frx5jypxxxxl6gl5u7u98zjhjrgzyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhz7lsa6v Most political commentators treat <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1pam6exar58ww6nvzf4sjyf7vm08ytkz6re0ygyu3dxtwhns7lsqqljjaj4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Count Binface</span> (<span class="italic">npub1pam…jaj4</span>)</a></span> as a bit of fun. Also: One quickly learns that the person under the costume is quite sharp and makes some relevant points under the guise of comedy.<br/><br/>However, Jon Craig of Sky News, supposedly a political commentator for over 20 years, acts like a pompous blustering fool. Mind you, xe did once work for the #DailyExpress.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtube.com/v/MCCVt8IhJkA">https://youtube.com/v/MCCVt8IhJkA</a><br/><br/>#CountBinface #UKPolitics #Makerfield 2026-06-19T12:48:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8gp9ctl90ctpvduptu3ehgvv5j4ar8kt6595ev2lc68ecrmqp3nqzyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhzc7jks2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgu36wlg3ykvzuc4knxdux8acxcqkhjvdrew4efrkqmqd5yr2d7pcn7v748'>nevent1q…v748</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>More direct hyperlink:<br/><br/><a href="https://thenational.scot/news/25834517.full-secret-notice-peter-mandelson-just-sent-uk-media/">https://thenational.scot/news/25834517.full-secret-notice-peter-mandelson-just-sent-uk-media/</a><br/><br/>#TheNational #IPSO #PeterMandelson #UKPolitics #EpsteinFiles #DonaldJTrump 2026-02-07T12:38:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxgm5auy9tfsjmgzgqcv00zkw0cnm7u3q9mn5284f50h67vulzx2qzyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhza6zznk Damn!<br/><br/>Happily searching the #EpsteinFiles for bizarre inclusions of computer software stuff (e.g. Adobe Flash README, #NetBSD, Python), I tried looking up qmail.<br/><br/>I stumbled upon #PeterMandelson e-mails that the journalists won&#39;t find because one has to understand Received: headers to know whom they are from, and the base64 encoding of the body hides the text from the search engines.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00754474.pdf">https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00754474.pdf</a><br/><br/>#UKPolitics 2026-02-03T19:39:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspa6hgvpapcefx6jdz3c6ghnc3xspgtjlv8gn0kzcymnmz5dngmtszyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhzm5me5h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq5sas4vxx7g0eufpv2antu8n82m0qxhu9s6nvva8e4rsut0a3q7crq6nhx'>nevent1q…6nhx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People don&#39;t realize how far gone this is.<br/><br/>A state of emergency was declared, under several provisions of federal law, half a year ago.<br/><br/>I stopped counting how many emergencies had been declared. But back in May 2025 it was in the double digits.<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@JdeBP/114269041345118934">https://mastodon.scot/@JdeBP/114269041345118934</a><br/><br/>The tariffs, the National Guard mobilizations, and other stuff, have all been done through emergency powers.<br/><br/>#USPolitics #DonaldJTrump #USLaw #MartialLaw #EmergencyPowers #fascism 2025-10-07T11:48:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstcscca3xq02rrcs4pgh359g2pesr0gzklewfmxawvgerr7xl523czyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhzkjznxx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqya5yuef79jkw5kvc8djt7wq59hlrfsmg0hfrwzez99kck3sww4qe0xadw'>nevent1q…xadw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As @cstross has pointed out, you then have Vance to worry about.<br/><br/>By the way: #DonaldJTrump dying before 2024-11-02 has different consequences to xem dying before the Presidential election on 2024-12-17 (if I have my &#34;first Tuesday after the second Wednesday&#34; right) which in its turn differs from the farcical situation of xem dying in the 5 week window after winning the 2024-12-17 election (c.f. discussion in the hyperlinked thread).<br/><br/><a href="https://mas.to/@Barbramon1/113306868053951013">https://mas.to/@Barbramon1/113306868053951013</a><br/><br/>#USPolitics 2024-10-19T06:30:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswhccv7uzy4nzcktjfltpxhwz2yrmugga4wwj75x4yk5y0p4unzyqzyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhzd3k6a2 Imagine a person from the past visiting the present.<br/><br/>S.F. people generally overestimate the culture shock. People from the past accommodate the present all of the time, after all.<br/><br/>Funnily enough, all of the old people did *not* have to die off to let us switch to fuel in litres and decimal coinage. (-:<br/><br/>But imagine someone from the 1920s coming to the 2020s and finding that *Labour* is concerned about Russia funding and supplying the propaganda for the *Conservative* Party.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics 2024-09-06T10:06:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr25pxshy5nhl8t9vr5jq43wla7z6sqa6gy37xgkeq9k2d3e06etqzyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhzeu5f2r Andrew Kerr and Mary McCool of #BBCNews present Scotland&#39;s lack of involvement in the #EnglandRiots as some sort of great mystery …<br/><br/>… yet name the English Defence League as soon as the piece gets past the first quote.<br/><br/>People dressed in the English flag, shouting about how the non-English are bad, associated with the people in C4&#39;s RUK exposé talking about &#34;proper English&#34; things.<br/><br/>And 2 professors and an expert journalist cannot figure out why this is unattractive in #Scotland‽<br/><br/>#UKPolitics 2024-08-11T08:49:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq8hel2h7440zjghlshk66c5496snkr4cjc7vytwzu8v7pt8gte8qzyp9ff755afnhh9xyc6fetkel9ehh3wqumps02eql3z62hjjsvqhhzm5e80n It is a total non-surprise that the fascist criminal gangs failed to turn up in #Birmingham *again* today.<br/><br/>They have yet to turn up in Birmingham and the West Midlands in this supposed &#34;U.K.&#34; rioting that #BBCNews and others have misportrayed it to be.<br/><br/>They didn&#39;t turn up in #Bristol today either, according to the Bristol Cable, and it almost goes without saying that Scotland and Wales are still not parts of this.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics #UKRiots 2024-08-07T22:53:31Z