In a sense, this is pure Gramsci: take anything literally or colloquially sacred, and shit on it. Not actually - this would spur resistance and a sense of martyrdom. Better to shit on it by undercutting it, replacing it, tainting it, corrupting it and who better to serve that mission than a "victim" of the current leader of the right? LotR franchise already set this up by their rather extensive wrecking of The Hobbit, of course.

So you're asserting the applicability of amendments is constrained by time/technology?
So...freedom of speech doesn't apply to the internet?
Freedom of assembly doesn't apply if it's posted on facebook?
Freedom of religion doesn't apply to amplified preaching?

What a radical concept?

Of course, with equivalent mental gymnastics one could point out that when the 2nd amendment was written, muzzle loading arms were the state of the art...and militia members were allowed to keep these state of the art weapons at home. They were even allowed to put cannons on their private vehicles and build warships themselves, by that same token US citizens today should be able to own the most lethal weapons technologically available, right?

If going to prohibit guns being owned by people who shoot other people ... I think you'd be called racist because it would be black people that are most likely to shoot others, according to FBI statistics? And trans people are pretty damned dangerous too.

If he's 17-45, male, and is or has declared intention to be a US citizen, he's a member of the unorganized militia, smart-pants.

Sort of sexist of you to insist that women can't carry guns in 2026, but you be you.

Per US code:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/us...
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia areâ"
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.

That article - setting aside the usual specious bullshit of the Brennan center - is about PRIVATE militias vs STATE militias, and about them being regulated. And yes, obviously the state has a significant interest in the limiting of private armies within its boundaries.

"The right to keep and bear arms" by such a (state) militia SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.
This certainly means that militia members should be able to keep (ie own) and bear (ie wield) arms, yes?

Therefore, all US men 17-45 who are or who are in the process of becoming citizens should be able to keep and bear arms without restriction.*

It's sort of a weird take for you to be so blatantly sexist in 2026 but you be you.

*https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/246
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia areâ"
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia. ...that's all men 17-45.

There IS a compelling military argument: there are precisely 2 places on the moon that have a) 24/7 solar power, b) more-or-less constant line of sight to earth (as well as ideal positioning for surveilling the entire side of the ecliptic) as well as c) potential reserves of water ice locally.

The advantages of polar locations are many and abundant; I believe the S pole is significantly more likely to have water ice and large quantities, meaning "first" to build a base is going to have a major advantage.

And with the genuine pressure from the Chinese, the US space program needs to quit fucking around.

This will be as critical for the next century or two (or more) as Gibraltar was for the last several.

I know you're too stupid to have a username/account, but who said that I didn't think these things were toxic when done by the US?

You're a China bot, though, I get it.
Say hi to Pooh-bear.

The original gateway plan was ill conceived, ridiculously complicated, and not even (apparently) thought-through before torrents of funding were dumped toward it.
It hand-waved technologies that don't exist and I'm not sure why anyone aside from government contractors thought it was feasible.

But there is about:
- constantly lying about economic indicators to international organizations
- manipulating currency exchange rates
- endorsing/subsidizing massive ip theft
- disregarding environmental regulations
- deep disregard for worker health and safety
- complete disregard for product safely ... I'd keep going but it's pointless because you're probably a Chinese funded bot anyway.

....I'm curious how they'd tell the difference?

WILL they follow their natural 'fuck Trump and everything he does' combined with the power of their innate 'EV advocacy' stance?

Or, will the herd find themselves unable to rationalize away ceaselessly toxic Chinese behavior, industrially, economically, commercially and find themselves ... if not supporting, then not directly able to attack Trump on this one?

Or will someone manage to simply do BOTH and to hell with intellectual consistency?

Awkward bedfellows are almost certain to follow! Stay tuned with bated breath!

(if /. posting code was from the 21st century, I'd toss in the animated meme of Michael Jackson in a theater eating popcorn eagerly awaiting the show!)

"73.7% of the weight of goods moved less than 250 miles in 2023"

Yes, and you know what happened next?
THEY TOOK ANOTHER LOAD instead of waiting for hours to refill their tanks.
The vast majority of trucking is city driving, which indeed are MUCH shorter than 250, likely shorter than 100mi. Which means those trucks are running 2-3-4-5 loads a day. ...and nearly none of that time is spent refueling.

Do you think the trucks just drive to a place and come back and one load they're done?

"And everyone should get a free pony!"

You keep waving that magic wand. 'Long hauls need to stop being a thing'.
That's fine, you go ahead and completely restructure the US freight distribution market. I'll wait.

I suggest "Layoff Phone".

Lol when "slightly less left" has all the socialists crying foul.

CBS was eating $50m/yr to keep Colbert on the air, because when the Progressives were in charge, *any* loss was acceptable to "resist" the Bad Orange Man and push The Message.

Setting aside the rest of your bullshit,
"Denying them entry to apply for asylum, which is their legal right per international treaty to which we are a signatory (making it the second-highest law of the land, per the constitution) is therefore an act of culturally and nationally entrenched racism. "

In fact, they are legally obligated to take asylum in the first country they come to.
So... Mexicans, you may have a leg to stand on.
Nicaraguan, Honduran, Costa Rican, Venezuelan, Somalian etc by the letter of the "law" YOU quote, can fuck right off then.

Your insistence that racism forms and creates everything undercuts your point: if it's so thoroughly universal, it sounds fundamentally human so why fight it? On what basis can you assert it's even possible to not be racist, when *everything* is defined thereby?
A black man commits a crime. (Compelled to do so because victim of racism)
He is arrested. (Racism)
He is set free because of his skin color and the history of racism (racism)

What are you proving?