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To: woodpusher
I do not find it amazing that U.S. law has followed Calvin's Case since 1776

That is an assertion. You know all the examples of cited cases where it didn't. (Such as Sailor's snug harbor)

Neither do I find it amazing that nobody remembers the two dissenting opinions, who wrote them, or what they said.

It's not amazing that people don't remember the dissenting opinions. It is amazing that there WERE any dissenting opinions.

With the entire force of the King coming down on the Judges, and civil war as a prospect for voting against the king, it is amazing that two judges still had the balls to do it.

Am I not explaining the point in a clear enough manner that you can get it?

Those two judges were potentially taking their own life in their hands for voting against the King.

It is unremarkable that the majority will cave if threatened. It is quite remarkable that two of them would not cave under pressure.

The Asch conformity experiment shows that 80% of a population will go along with the majority, while 20% will insist on the truth.

2 out of 12 is close to 20%. (16.6666%)

73 posted on 03/17/2026 3:04:05 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp
I do not find it amazing that U.S. law has followed Calvin's Case since 1776

That is an assertion. You know all the examples of cited cases where it didn't. (Such as Sailor's snug harbor)

You are just spewing bullshit, as usual. I am well aware of the Court's opinion in Inglis v. the Trustees of Snug Harbor. Sometime you should read the opinion of the court and search for where it did whatever it is you imagine it did, and then you can give a quote and/or citation to support your vivid imagination.

83 posted on 03/19/2026 3:44:06 PM PDT by woodpusher
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