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Written by Shriram Krishnamurthi on 2025-01-19 at 18:35

I'm guessing most people have forgotten or never knew that HL Mencken drew up a mock "revised constitution" that berated the power of an over-powerful monarchical president. It's worth reading right now. (But also worth remembering: it was written about FDR.)

https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2009/10/28/a-new-deal-constitution/

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Written by Irene Zhang on 2025-01-19 at 18:40

@shriramk lol, you mean our most socialist president? Who would want that?!

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Written by Ted Pavlic (he/him) on 2025-01-19 at 19:30

@shriramk An unexpected connection from New Deal to Deal-Maker-in-Chief.

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Written by Shriram Krishnamurthi on 2025-01-20 at 00:10

@tedpavlic Indeed — New-Deal-Maker-in-Chief, same as the Old-Deal-Maker-in-Chief.

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Written by Tobin Baker on 2025-01-19 at 21:05

@shriramk "unyielding hunkerousness" just entered my lexicon

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Written by Shriram Krishnamurthi on 2025-01-20 at 00:11

@tobinbaker As it must all of ours.

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