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“The genius of the Founding Fathers, we are told, was creating a system of checks and balances. Unlike the king of England, if the president stepped out of line, Congress or the Supreme Court would rein them in. But when [Andrew] Jackson defied the Supreme Court, nothing happened. The abuse of power went unchecked…In the end, it would be another time John [Ridge] and his tribe [Cherokee] leveraged their mastery of American law, only to learn the law didn’t matter”
― By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
― By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
“Home is not a given and, for many, a hard, sometimes impossible place to find.”
― Rental House
― Rental House
“Some research shows people's faith in the Supreme Court may be tied to their faith in law itself. If half our citizens don't believe the Supreme Court is legitimate, how will our democracy function?
"Like the Miner's Canary," an early scholar of federal Indian law wrote, "the Indian marks the shift from fresh air to poison gas in our political atmosphere." How our government treats Indigenous peoples, he argued, "reflects the rise and fall of our democratic faith.”
― By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
"Like the Miner's Canary," an early scholar of federal Indian law wrote, "the Indian marks the shift from fresh air to poison gas in our political atmosphere." How our government treats Indigenous peoples, he argued, "reflects the rise and fall of our democratic faith.”
― By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
Damini’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Damini’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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74 friends
140 books
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51 books
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42 books
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22 books
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299 books
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334 books
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7 friends
81 books
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Favorite Genres
Art, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Memoir, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Young-adult, and Nonfiction
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