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PacNorthwest @pnwwestcoast.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 02:40 UTC

the Federalist Society Six -- that's really good.

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PacNorthwest @pnwwestcoast.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 14:18 UTC

Gorsuch's mother -- that nutty Anne Gorsuch Burford, ran the EPA under Reagan for a short time.

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PacNorthwest @pnwwestcoast.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 14:15 UTC

From Wiki -- The presidency of Ronald Reagan was marked by numerous scandals, resulting in the investigation, indictment or conviction of over 138 administration officials, the largest number for any president of the United States. Goes to show why they were so keen on giving Trump the store.

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Holly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 22:12 UTC

My article for @newrepublic
“The Supreme Court has effectively ruled that 250 years of U.S. history under a republic is enough.”
newrepublic.com/article/1833...

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PacNorthwest @pnwwestcoast.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 01:56 UTC

Like providing a legal roadmap to a criminal on how to commit a crime without the worry of being held accountable.

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PacNorthwest @pnwwestcoast.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 22:32 UTC

I was thinking about this earlier today.

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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:41 UTC

Somewhere soon, at a right wing law school event near you 🗣️: "I would prefer that the president not liquidate members of his cabinet in cold blood for disagreeing with him as a matter of policy, but as a legal matter...."

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PacNorthwest @pnwwestcoast.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 19:51 UTC

Very inspiring one.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:12 UTC

Pretty clear that the Federalist Society project to take over the courts for the far right is the most successful and consequential political effort in history. Only took them a few decades. Meanwhile, Dems are like "Let's not be hasty, blue slips serve an important function in preserving comity."

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:21 UTC

I can’t believe the Supreme Court just ruled that the president can sleep outdoors in a public space.

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