I don't think Lincoln's being used as an exemplar here, but as a target. "Americanism will prevail over what this man did to our country."

I'm not even sure it *would* piss Thomas off. I could see him arguing that if your state makes your marriage illegal, you should just move to another state. Anything but acknowledge that the federal government has a role in securing rights

Of course, the medical care available was very different in 1916 versus 1997 too

As long as it ends soon for him

thanks a lot

oh no!

The opportunity cost of keeping the hate and domination machines going is fucking staggering.

I would simply implode into a tiny black hole

"I read your columns" is Chotinese for "I called your tailor."

This feels like a cheat code for extending the SoL indefinitely. Am I reading that right? I guess at some point a judge could finally decide to dismiss with prejudice.

fuck yeah

"Listening to a book" is more verbose, and also people are just used to "reading" as the word for taking in a book.

I say "I heard about [x]" or "I talked to [y]" all the time even when those were actually text-based communications with no aural component. Seems similar.

I was sure that was a young Abe Vigoda

"How are you doing, fellow Americans?"

I thought you meant Pritzker for a minute there