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  • The overturn of Chevron is only significant in that courts, particularly lower appeals courts, won’t be forced to accept agency interpretations on law. They still can if that’s the better of the two. It’s a big development in APA law but it is just on how laws get reviewed when contested.

    Having not looked into the drug scheduling system much I can’t say for certain on that particular topic. But I wouldn’t be shocked if something like an interpretation on paraphernalia by the DEA got shot down.

    If you want some good from the Loper Bright case keep in mind that it limits new presidents from coming in and appointing biased ‘experts’ to agencies to create new interpretation of law to aid their causes. This is a double edged sword. But I think with time we willl benefit from the end of the practice and we will settle in to a more stable set of administrative rulings that doesn’t shift every 4 years.


  • Because no one else gave you an actual explanation I will. The highest law in the US legal system is the Constitution. In it the president’s official duties are described. Congress could not pass a law blocking him from doing his official duties as Constitution>Enacted Bill. To override the Constitution they would need to pass an amendment. Because of this any law enacted that may be otherwise lawful is unlawful as applied to the president if they were doing the act as part of their official duties.

    If Congress could pass a law saying no one can issue pardons and arrest the president for doing so they’d have effectively stripped text out of the constitution.

    As for protecting against treason and bribery, those don’t sound like official acts. But they did cite an earlier case about Nixon that had previously set restrictions on how prosecutors may obtain information, that may benefit in any trial.





  • Bikes are a scam perpetuated by big tire. Run at full speed for all of your travel.

    Pros:

    • Green (non industrial footprint)
    • No bike to get stolen
    • Harkens back to primitive man chasing gazelles
    • Fantastic for heart health
    • Just as fast as biking if you run as fast as you bike
    • No need for safety equipment (raw)

    Cons:

    • Others will be intimidated by your presence
    • May require barge poll to fend off potential suitors







  • The fact most Americans are monolingual is a factor of geography more than education. I live in New England the closest area to me that predominantly speaks a foreign language is Quebec, but most of the Quebecoise speak English conversationally. Next to that the Mexican border is 32 hours away by car.

    I studied French for 5 years, the closest I’ve come to having a French conversation outside of class is speaking three sentences with a friend I met in college who also spoke French. It just never comes up. It’s much easier to learn a language when you have actual people to speak to in it.







  • Completely different angle towards the question but Metro 2033 (and sequels) might be a good source of inspiration. Not space themed but there might be some elements that can be a source of inspiration.

    It’s about a post nuclear war Moscow where to survive humanity as set up a series of interlink communities in the underground metro tunnels. The book talks a lot about the daily life in the stations. One is known for growing mushrooms used in tea. One was burnt down leading the rest of the system to strictly control fires. Another gained a reputation as a capital like station because it’s entrance was next to a university and government building.

    Not a true hard sci fi book (has things like irradiated mutants) but a lot of thought went into the logistics of living in the metro.