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David Kaye

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i can't stop thinking about the short jump from the way in which the torture/geneva/wartime post 9/11 memos were written/justified (by a thomas clerk of course) to the way this court approaches law.

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Nanjala's avatar Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social
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Yes!!

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Pwnallthethings's avatar Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social
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100%. It's the same fundamental (pathological) logic

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David Kaye's avatar David Kaye @davidkaye.bsky.social
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i should really say 'approaches presidential power'. it's the same idea, that the president needs to operate without constraint. it's lawlessness justified according to the requirements of power.

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