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Seth D. Michaels@sethdmichaels.bsky.social |
It took them about 15 minutes to decide that the actual text of section 3 of the 14th Amendment was unenforceable and optional, and months to deliberate on the extent of a completely invented presidential immunity that’s not in the constitution at all. Objectively pro-insurrection behavior
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Jason Parton
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2 weeks for the States right people to tell states they don't have the right to not put Trump on their ballot. 6 months ago Jack wanted the court to look at the immunity thing. 6 months. The delay is the acquittal.
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Zach Rabiroff
@zachrabiroff.bsky.social
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Ironically, who needs an insurrection when the radical, authoritarian right already has this kind of undisputed control of the courts?
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A K M Adam
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Because the Framers' original intent was that presidents should be as much like monarchs as possible…
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pophouse
@pophouse.bsky.social
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the fact that smith asked them to take the case 8 months ago gives the game away, not that it seems to matter
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Truskers
@truskers.bsky.social
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And the John Roberts defenders refuse to grapple with his role in all the hijinks. At least Thomas and Alito are honest about being corrupt fascist nincompoops
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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him
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Worse than unenforceable--they stood it on its head, changing the conditions from "an insurrectionist can stand for office only with approval from Congress" to "an insurrectionist can only be *barred* from office by act of Congress". Literal up-is-down-ism.
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Chair of the Sewer Maintenance Board
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And there's still a chance they just kick it back right? So that the trump trial just extends indefinitely
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@bsaks.bsky.social
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The only way I can see this bull working is for an actual executive order which may look like overstepping but is actually using common sense to resolve a made up ridiculous scenario.
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@squaresville.bsky.social
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It’s a matter of finding the best way to give Trump a path to President for Life without extending the same blanket rules to Biden or any Democratic challenger. They need to thread a very fine needle so any statements of immunity only apply to Trump.
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@jiminnh.bsky.social
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I think the only reason Alito, et al. would delay the decision is because they have no other gift to deliver to their shriveled, orange lord and master but delay. He has lost and so they are dragging it out as long as possible to hopefully push the case past the election. At least, that is my hope
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Greg reinvented
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The Long Memory
@thelongmemory.bsky.social
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The most galling thing about the Republican hacks in robes is how flagrantly obvious it is that there's no principal involved other than their preferred policy and political outcomes.
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Slip Slidin' Away
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Not really surprising when you consider WHO OWNS THEM, is it?
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Seth D. Michaels
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the only real temptation I have to post on twitter anymore is to see what my conservative follows like Tim Carney would say in response to this, but then I remember that it would be dumb and make me mad and not really provoke any reflection
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