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Together, we research and break down complex, and even controversial, topics facing our society. Our goal isn’t to convince you to see things our way. We want to build a foundational understanding of these complicated topics so that we can address them together. We talk about some pretty heavy stuff on this show, and we tackle topics that might feel polarizing. But we do that because we have an important goal in mind: We want to change the way people have hard conversations. And, we think we can do that using research and discussion to create common understanding. And, since you’re here, we hope you want the same thing. So we suggest getting comfortable, and maybe having a good drink on hand as we work through this stuff. Welcome to our fireside.
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Monday Dec 12, 2022
S3 | SS16: The Independent State Legislature Theory
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
We bounced around a variety of topics for this week’s episode, from Donald Trump’s assertion that we should chuck out the Constitution to The Twitter Files (dun dun dunnn). But right at the last minute, something caught our attention that could spell the END OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. (Are you paying attention yet?)
If you’re a political/legal/electoral nerd like we are, you’ve probably hear about Moore v. Harper. This Supreme Court case is likely to determine the validity of a concept called “the independent state legislature theory,” which has plagued political conversations since the 2020 election.
As always, media folks and the like are particularly bad at explaining exactly what… it means. So, we’re going to break that down. And we’ll talk a bit about why we think this decision could be a really big deal.
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