But my ultimate loyalty rests with the Constitution, which gives certain prerogatives to Congress.
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ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Aug. 2026
Exercising the prerogatives of citizenship meant a wearying, lifelong battle to mitigate harm—one that would invariably fail, as the experiences of one generation faded out of living memory and another one picked up the same arguments and same ideas to reconfigure them in new ways.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
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