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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by w0de0 on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @02:29PM (#42796558)
> Constitutional stasis

Tickles me to see “stasis” so used - not incorrectly, ofc, but nonetheless as a perfect contranym of the original Greek.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasis_(ancient_Greece)]

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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @04:07PM (#42797514)
I'd argue it's quite similar. Since Nixon, we've been in a hyperpartisan divide that doesn't permit Constitutional flexibility.
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