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Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta... by krapp on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:33PM (#50398087)
Insurance and stocks were not subject to the Interstate Commerce clause until the 19th and 20th century, and the Dutch East India company dealt in physical goods, which is what I was talking about.

Why the fuck can't you read?

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Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta... by 15155 on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:37PM (#50398139)
The Dutch East India Company's ownership was traded internationally... on a stock market. "Non-physical goods didn't exist back then"

> Why the fuck can't you read?

I'm not the one throwing "well-regulated militia" out as a serious argument (as if prefatory clauses somehow change the remainder of a sentence.) Why the fuck can't you read? Perhaps you should volunteer to be on the door-to-door confiscation squads.

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Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta... by krapp on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:40PM (#50398179)
>I'm not the one throwing "well-regulated militia" out as a serious argument (as if prefatory clauses somehow change the remainder of a sentence.)

Take it up with the Supreme Court then.

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Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta... by 15155 on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:40PM (#50398194)
I'll keep machining away, good luck with your facially-incorrect theories!
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