iknewitwhenisawit

It still exists.

https://www.eurail.com/en/eurail-passes

But those are unlimited travel for a limited time, not the same as buying a ticket from point A to point B by train.

Well… without Mitchell McConnell ignoring the Constitution to get two extra appointees for Trump 1, we might be at a 4-5 decision the other way…

I think the reasoning is that since black people vote like 80% Democrat, drawing maps to ensure no black people get elected is fine. There are no federal laws against purely partisan gerrymandering, after all.

And honestly with this Supreme Court, even if the state legislatures involved said very loudly “we changed the voting districts for the express purpose of limiting black representation” they would find some convoluted way of allowing it.

I don’t think this is true. I think that Europe is trying to separate its interests from the USA as quickly as it can without causing pain for European countries or inviting retaliation from the US.

Thomas has been a weird and terrible person for decades, long before MAGA.

He was one of the main pushers of Citizens United, for example. He really believes that wealth should provide more political influence.