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#Potentially a play on the phrase “breaking the internet”, meaning going viral on social media, though "breaking social media" is not an idiom. | #Potentially a play on the phrase “breaking the internet”, meaning going viral on social media, though "breaking social media" is not an idiom. | ||
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− | | State law || | + | | State law || Likely a pun on "State Law Breaker." |
Taken literally, it would either disable enforcement of State Law or nullify every single one, creating a state of lawlessness similar to the premise of the popular movie, "The Purge". It's unclear if this refers to Randall's state of Massachusetts or State Law as a general concept. | Taken literally, it would either disable enforcement of State Law or nullify every single one, creating a state of lawlessness similar to the premise of the popular movie, "The Purge". It's unclear if this refers to Randall's state of Massachusetts or State Law as a general concept. | ||
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| rowspan="2"|"Legal" items | | rowspan="2"|"Legal" items | ||
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− | | Federal law || | + | | Federal law || Likely a pun on "Federal Law Breaker," though it could also be taken literally, as above. |
The ramifications of nullifying every US Federal law are immense. Disabling Federal Law while keeping State Law would theoretically fulfill the goals of the "States Rights" advocates, groups of conservatives across US history aiming to return Federal power to the States. | The ramifications of nullifying every US Federal law are immense. Disabling Federal Law while keeping State Law would theoretically fulfill the goals of the "States Rights" advocates, groups of conservatives across US history aiming to return Federal power to the States. |