Listened to Lawfare's podcast on the issue this morning and was a little stunned that Ben Wittes breezed by the NY case. @kovarsky.bsky.social jumped in to say, hold up there.
Nothing can be assumed anymore!
/3 5 or 6 SCOTUS judges, who normally love harmless error like a 15-year-old-boy loves a tube sock, will find that it doesn’t apply to introduction of evidence of Presidentially-immune acts, and that the NY court didn’t analyze official acts doctrine right and remand for more proceedings.
Trump could order the assassination of Eric Adams, and NY could prosecute him. But DC would have no recompense if he sets the same order to Muriel Bowser.
there are no state crimes in the District of Columbia.
there is nothing now, no law, no system of justice, that prevents a President from ordering the slaughter of judges or of federal legislators at their place of office and then pardoning his execution squad.
there are no state crimes in the District of Columbia.
there is nothing now, no law, no system of justice, that prevents a President from ordering the slaughter of judges or of federal legislators at their place of office and then pardoning his execution squad.
I really have lost my former tolerance for "we're doomed/fucked/it's all over/they've won" takes at this point, in that they're the most dangerous attitudes one could possibly have when confronted with a truly existential political threat (which we still DO have levers to address).
If the Supreme Court decides in favor of Trump’s claim that a sitting president has immunity from prosecution, the logical and legal thing for Biden to do would be to simply assassinate him before the election
BREAKING: The Supreme Court holds, 6-3, that a former president is absolutely immune from prosecution for actions within their "conclusive and preclusive" authority and presumptively immune from prosecution for all official acts.
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Both the “black jobs” remark and using palestinian as a slur are hopefully clarifying as to actual Trump’s ideology and worldview, in contrast with the imaginary trump some people have built up in their heads as the memory of his administration has receded
The correct response to Chevron being overturned is for every single environmental group to start filing millions of lawsuits, right now, today, arguing that various regulatory decisions didn't go far enough.
Absolutely flood the zone.
Hard agree. They should also be hammering at so many of Trump's former cabinet and military advisors now saying he's unfit for office. Run commercials with one quote/audio clip after another. Over and over and over.
If any are willing, line them up to speak at the DNC.
As Reagan and Elizabeth Warren said, personnel is policy. Biden needs to be hyping his whole team. At the same time, democrats should be talking about Trump’s team—the collection of freaks and geeks coming up with and who would be implementing Project 2025.
Good morning Third Grade! Today we will learn that Judah fucked his daughter-in-law (because he mistook her for a prostitute) and the resulting baby was an ancestor of Jesus.
Billy, stop crying.
