General Discussion

Chris Murphy, Bernie, AOC, Adam Schiff, and Jamie Raskin. I know I'm forgetting a few, but the ones I mention are very astute and do cut them off at the knees. Justice Sotomayor issued a lengthy dissent to this decision.

The ic.institute (first post from Bluesky) is for California secession. I admit that I am thinking longingly of a secession of the Northeastern states. We Northeasterners and California have the money and the intellect. If the rest of this country wants to go down this road, let them, but do it on their own, not with our money. Here's how that breaks out:

Which states send more to the federal government than they receive?
In terms of net contributions, 19 states sent more to the federal government than they received in 2023. The largest gaps were in New York ($89 billion), California ($78 billion), and New Jersey ($70 billion).

On a per-person basis, Delaware ($10,505), Minnesota ($7,605), and New Jersey ($7,456) contributed the highest net total.

https://usafacts.org

This does not solve the problem for our fellow Democrats in red states, and that is a big problem. I don't know what to do about that, either. It is a huge expenditure of energy, time, and money to be fighting these backward, corrupt republicans all the time. There are so many better things to be doing for imperative issues like climate change. If we can be the example, maybe the rest of the country will see what the country can be. It's better to have some of the country with Constitutional principles than none.