#dissent — Public Fediverse posts
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A quotation from Abraham Fortas
Any departure from absolute regimentation may cause trouble. Any variation from the majority’s opinion may inspire fear. Any word spoken, in class, in the lunchroom, or on the campus, that deviates from the view of another person may start an argument or cause a disturbance. But our Constitution says we must take this risk, and our history says that it is this sort of hazardous freedom — this kind of openness — that is the basis of our national strength and of the independence and vigor of Americans who grow up and live in this relatively permissive, often disputatious, society.
Abraham Fortas (1910–1982) American academic, jurist, lawyer; US Supreme Court Justice (1965–69)
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503, 508 (1969) [majority opinion]More about this quote: wist.info/fortas-abe/13226/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #abefortas #America #argument #belief #Constitution #control #debate #disagreement #dissent #disturbance #firstamendment #freespeech #freedom #freedomofexpression #freedomofspeech #heterodoxy #majority #openness #opinion #popularopinion #SCOTUS #troublemaking #protest
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A quotation from Abraham Fortas
Any departure from absolute regimentation may cause trouble. Any variation from the majority’s opinion may inspire fear. Any word spoken, in class, in the lunchroom, or on the campus, that deviates from the view of another person may start an argument or cause a disturbance. But our Constitution says we must take this risk, and our history says that it is this sort of hazardous freedom — this kind of openness — that is the basis of our national strength and of the independence and vigor of Americans who grow up and live in this relatively permissive, often disputatious, society.
Abraham Fortas (1910–1982) American academic, jurist, lawyer; US Supreme Court Justice (1965–69)
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503, 508 (1969) [majority opinion]More about this quote: wist.info/fortas-abe/13226/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #abefortas #America #argument #belief #Constitution #control #debate #disagreement #dissent #disturbance #firstamendment #freespeech #freedom #freedomofexpression #freedomofspeech #heterodoxy #majority #openness #opinion #popularopinion #SCOTUS #troublemaking #protest
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A quotation from Abraham Fortas
Any departure from absolute regimentation may cause trouble. Any variation from the majority’s opinion may inspire fear. Any word spoken, in class, in the lunchroom, or on the campus, that deviates from the view of another person may start an argument or cause a disturbance. But our Constitution says we must take this risk, and our history says that it is this sort of hazardous freedom — this kind of openness — that is the basis of our national strength and of the independence and vigor of Americans who grow up and live in this relatively permissive, often disputatious, society.
Abraham Fortas (1910–1982) American academic, jurist, lawyer; US Supreme Court Justice (1965–69)
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503, 508 (1969) [majority opinion]More about this quote: wist.info/fortas-abe/13226/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #abefortas #America #argument #belief #Constitution #control #debate #disagreement #dissent #disturbance #firstamendment #freespeech #freedom #freedomofexpression #freedomofspeech #heterodoxy #majority #openness #opinion #popularopinion #SCOTUS #troublemaking #protest
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A quotation from Abraham Fortas
Any departure from absolute regimentation may cause trouble. Any variation from the majority’s opinion may inspire fear. Any word spoken, in class, in the lunchroom, or on the campus, that deviates from the view of another person may start an argument or cause a disturbance. But our Constitution says we must take this risk, and our history says that it is this sort of hazardous freedom — this kind of openness — that is the basis of our national strength and of the independence and vigor of Americans who grow up and live in this relatively permissive, often disputatious, society.
Abraham Fortas (1910–1982) American academic, jurist, lawyer; US Supreme Court Justice (1965–69)
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503, 508 (1969) [majority opinion]More about this quote: wist.info/fortas-abe/13226/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #abefortas #America #argument #belief #Constitution #control #debate #disagreement #dissent #disturbance #firstamendment #freespeech #freedom #freedomofexpression #freedomofspeech #heterodoxy #majority #openness #opinion #popularopinion #SCOTUS #troublemaking #protest
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The #AirMarshal agency presumes that requests for assistance from the #FBI, which are not unusual, are relevant to a legitimate investigation. But the bureau’s behavior here undermines that confidence….
The FBI’s decision to ask air marshals for help also puzzled some former law-enforcement officials, who asked why the FBI hadn’t put its own agents on the plane to conduct #surveillance, which would have been a routine matter.
#Trump #law #dissent #FreeSpeech #MafiaState #fascism #tyranny
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The #AirMarshal agency presumes that requests for assistance from the #FBI, which are not unusual, are relevant to a legitimate investigation. But the bureau’s behavior here undermines that confidence….
The FBI’s decision to ask air marshals for help also puzzled some former law-enforcement officials, who asked why the FBI hadn’t put its own agents on the plane to conduct #surveillance, which would have been a routine matter.
#Trump #law #dissent #FreeSpeech #MafiaState #fascism #tyranny
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The #AirMarshal agency presumes that requests for assistance from the #FBI, which are not unusual, are relevant to a legitimate investigation. But the bureau’s behavior here undermines that confidence….
The FBI’s decision to ask air marshals for help also puzzled some former law-enforcement officials, who asked why the FBI hadn’t put its own agents on the plane to conduct #surveillance, which would have been a routine matter.
#Trump #law #dissent #FreeSpeech #MafiaState #fascism #tyranny
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The #AirMarshal agency presumes that requests for assistance from the #FBI, which are not unusual, are relevant to a legitimate investigation. But the bureau’s behavior here undermines that confidence….
The FBI’s decision to ask air marshals for help also puzzled some former law-enforcement officials, who asked why the FBI hadn’t put its own agents on the plane to conduct #surveillance, which would have been a routine matter.
#Trump #law #dissent #FreeSpeech #MafiaState #fascism #tyranny
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The #AirMarshal agency presumes that requests for assistance from the #FBI, which are not unusual, are relevant to a legitimate investigation. But the bureau’s behavior here undermines that confidence….
The FBI’s decision to ask air marshals for help also puzzled some former law-enforcement officials, who asked why the FBI hadn’t put its own agents on the plane to conduct #surveillance, which would have been a routine matter.
#Trump #law #dissent #FreeSpeech #MafiaState #fascism #tyranny
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…Despite the seriousness of the accusations against #EricSwalwell, many aspects of the FBI’s request to the Federal #AirMarshal Service were unusual, current & former officials said. For one thing, the #FBI does not usually investigate #SexualAssault. For another, asking air marshals to obtain a subject’s electronic passcodes is considered out of the ordinary even for traditional subjects of #surveillance.…
#Trump #law #dissent #Constitution #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #fascism #tyranny
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…Despite the seriousness of the accusations against #EricSwalwell, many aspects of the FBI’s request to the Federal #AirMarshal Service were unusual, current & former officials said. For one thing, the #FBI does not usually investigate #SexualAssault. For another, asking air marshals to obtain a subject’s electronic passcodes is considered out of the ordinary even for traditional subjects of #surveillance.…
#Trump #law #dissent #Constitution #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #fascism #tyranny
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…Despite the seriousness of the accusations against #EricSwalwell, many aspects of the FBI’s request to the Federal #AirMarshal Service were unusual, current & former officials said. For one thing, the #FBI does not usually investigate #SexualAssault. For another, asking air marshals to obtain a subject’s electronic passcodes is considered out of the ordinary even for traditional subjects of #surveillance.…
#Trump #law #dissent #Constitution #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #fascism #tyranny
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…Despite the seriousness of the accusations against #EricSwalwell, many aspects of the FBI’s request to the Federal #AirMarshal Service were unusual, current & former officials said. For one thing, the #FBI does not usually investigate #SexualAssault. For another, asking air marshals to obtain a subject’s electronic passcodes is considered out of the ordinary even for traditional subjects of #surveillance.…
#Trump #law #dissent #Constitution #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #fascism #tyranny
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…Despite the seriousness of the accusations against #EricSwalwell, many aspects of the FBI’s request to the Federal #AirMarshal Service were unusual, current & former officials said. For one thing, the #FBI does not usually investigate #SexualAssault. For another, asking air marshals to obtain a subject’s electronic passcodes is considered out of the ordinary even for traditional subjects of #surveillance.…
#Trump #law #dissent #Constitution #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #fascism #tyranny
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But #EricSwalwell is an enemy of sorts to the #Trump admin. For years, the #Democrat has been one of Trump’s most visible political antagonists, having served as a manager in the president’s second #impeachment trial. Deputy Chief of Staff #StephenMiller has called Swalwell a “scumbag” on national TV. And #FBI Dir #KashPatel …described him as one of the “corrupt actors of the first order” in his 2023 book, Government Gangsters.
#law #dissent #Constitution #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #fascism
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But #EricSwalwell is an enemy of sorts to the #Trump admin. For years, the #Democrat has been one of Trump’s most visible political antagonists, having served as a manager in the president’s second #impeachment trial. Deputy Chief of Staff #StephenMiller has called Swalwell a “scumbag” on national TV. And #FBI Dir #KashPatel …described him as one of the “corrupt actors of the first order” in his 2023 book, Government Gangsters.
#law #dissent #Constitution #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #fascism
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But #EricSwalwell is an enemy of sorts to the #Trump admin. For years, the #Democrat has been one of Trump’s most visible political antagonists, having served as a manager in the president’s second #impeachment trial. Deputy Chief of Staff #StephenMiller has called Swalwell a “scumbag” on national TV. And #FBI Dir #KashPatel …described him as one of the “corrupt actors of the first order” in his 2023 book, Government Gangsters.
#law #dissent #Constitution #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #fascism
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But #EricSwalwell is an enemy of sorts to the #Trump admin. For years, the #Democrat has been one of Trump’s most visible political antagonists, having served as a manager in the president’s second #impeachment trial. Deputy Chief of Staff #StephenMiller has called Swalwell a “scumbag” on national TV. And #FBI Dir #KashPatel …described him as one of the “corrupt actors of the first order” in his 2023 book, Government Gangsters.
#law #dissent #Constitution #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #fascism
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But #EricSwalwell is an enemy of sorts to the #Trump admin. For years, the #Democrat has been one of Trump’s most visible political antagonists, having served as a manager in the president’s second #impeachment trial. Deputy Chief of Staff #StephenMiller has called Swalwell a “scumbag” on national TV. And #FBI Dir #KashPatel …described him as one of the “corrupt actors of the first order” in his 2023 book, Government Gangsters.
#law #dissent #Constitution #MafiaState #PrerogativeState #fascism
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The #AirMarshals Keeping Watch On #EricSwalwell
The #FBI made a highly irregular request for #surveillance of one #Trump’s most visible critics.
On august 8, former Rep Eric Swalwell boarded a United Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington, DC. He didn’t know it, but federal agents were watching him throughout the 9-hr trip.
#law #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #MafiaState #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/eric-swalwell-air-marshals-fbi/688489/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxYvC8wrCfonJl2StDrFJELk -
The #AirMarshals Keeping Watch On #EricSwalwell
The #FBI made a highly irregular request for #surveillance of one #Trump’s most visible critics.
On august 8, former Rep Eric Swalwell boarded a United Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington, DC. He didn’t know it, but federal agents were watching him throughout the 9-hr trip.
#law #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #MafiaState #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/eric-swalwell-air-marshals-fbi/688489/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxYvC8wrCfonJl2StDrFJELk -
The #AirMarshals Keeping Watch On #EricSwalwell
The #FBI made a highly irregular request for #surveillance of one #Trump’s most visible critics.
On august 8, former Rep Eric Swalwell boarded a United Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington, DC. He didn’t know it, but federal agents were watching him throughout the 9-hr trip.
#law #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #MafiaState #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/eric-swalwell-air-marshals-fbi/688489/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxYvC8wrCfonJl2StDrFJELk -
The #AirMarshals Keeping Watch On #EricSwalwell
The #FBI made a highly irregular request for #surveillance of one #Trump’s most visible critics.
On august 8, former Rep Eric Swalwell boarded a United Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington, DC. He didn’t know it, but federal agents were watching him throughout the 9-hr trip.
#law #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #MafiaState #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/eric-swalwell-air-marshals-fbi/688489/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxYvC8wrCfonJl2StDrFJELk -
The #AirMarshals Keeping Watch On #EricSwalwell
The #FBI made a highly irregular request for #surveillance of one #Trump’s most visible critics.
On august 8, former Rep Eric Swalwell boarded a United Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington, DC. He didn’t know it, but federal agents were watching him throughout the 9-hr trip.
#law #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #MafiaState #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/eric-swalwell-air-marshals-fbi/688489/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxYvC8wrCfonJl2StDrFJELk -
#SCOTUS’ #BirthrightCitizenship opinion is looong.
Mostly the #dissent by Justice #ClarenceThomas & joined by #Gorsuch. The majority opinion is 26 pages long, Thomas’s dissent runs to 91 pages.
Imagine being that freaking #racist.
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
Those who believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God may infer that any unusual opinion or peculiar taste is almost a form of impiety, and is to be viewed as a culpable rebellion against the legitimate authority of the herd. This will only be avoided if liberty is as much valued as democracy, and it is realized that a society in which each is the slave of all is only a little better than one in which each is the slave of a despot. There is equality where all are slaves, as well as where all are free. This shows that equality, by itself, is not enough to make a good society.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Lecture (1949-01-16), “The Conflict of Technique and Human Nature,” Reith Lecture, “Authority and the Individual” No. 4, BBC RadioMore about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/837…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #authority #conformity #democracy #dissent #equality #freedom #freedomofthought #herd #heterodoxy #liberty #majority #mob #popularopinion #slavery #tyrannyofthemajority #wethepeople #voxpopuli
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Men differ daily, about things which are subject to Sense, is it likely then they should agree about things invisible.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1743 ed.)More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/59…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichard #abstraction #belief #differenceofopinion #disagreement #dissent #ideology #invisible #religion #spirituality #theology
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“That’s the big question,” #RuthBenGhiat said, adding that it depends partly on #Trump’s ability to impose party #fealty, #intimidate critics & install competent bureaucrats who are effective at using levers of #power to advance his personal aims.
“It is about criminalizing #dissent,” she said. “There is a method to his madness in that he has taken people on a journey of #indoctrination.”
#law #autocracy #tyranny #authoritarianism #democracy #HarrisWalz2024