a traditional English term used to describe a political community as having been founded for the common good,
Ah yes, sure the indigenous peoples agree
I knew PA was didn’t know Kentucky was
Yup. They’re both working for the common good.
The “commonwealth” appellation is merely stylistic and carries no legal or political significance.
It’s just a name, it means nothing legally
Well it does mean in criminal cases you don’t call the prosecutors the state, but you call them “the commonwealth” which is interesting.
sometimes we Pennsylvanians like to be a little fancy
I doff my had to you good sir
ikr? Colonialism is so damn fancy.
i mean it wouldn’t be any less colonial if it was called a state :( but that’s a fair point
Mass, maybe. Virginia, probably not. Pennsylvania, no. Kentucky is where the common good goes to die.
Massachusetts also has Baltimore, the nation’s largest independent city.
Weird way to spell Maryland
No. That’s not correct. Get your shit straight.
Baltimore ma……
Gosh dang it! Welp, I’ll see myself out.
…ssassappi
