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Will the Biden administration actually do something about 2020-12-30 44 0 0 0 0 0 1344431482740195328 1344431482740195328
Heard of this pardon? 2020-12-30 49 0 0 0 0 0 1344183547377020928 1344183547377020928
The upside of Trump pardons - the pardonees can't claim 2020-12-27 63 0 0 0 0 0 1343086009152466946 1343086009152466946
Striking back at the system! 2020-12-25 47 0 0 0 0 0 1342500049251528704 1342500049251528704
Trump clemency - it's all who you know. 2020-12-25 40 2 1 1 0 0 1342495688412688384 1342495688412688384
The Republican Senate has done more to defund the police 2020-12-24 50 1 0 1 0 0 1341947399938437120 1341947399938437120
Blackwater pardons go down poorly in Iraq. Iran was 2020-12-24 48 0 0 0 0 0 1341916537813225472 1341916537813225472
Pardon abuse - another pillar of Trump's legacy. 2020-12-23 53 0 0 0 0 0 1341798546446536704 1341798546446536704
The William Barr Fan Club just got even smaller. 2020-12-23 46 0 0 0 0 0 1341772185543737344 1341772185543737344
Civil defamation litigation getting serious! 2020-12-23 58 0 0 0 0 0 1341632163435794438 1341632163435794438
Republicans, there's still time to impeach or 25th 2020-12-23 62 0 0 0 0 0 1341628257783803907 1341628257783803907
Some government secrets are vital to protecting the nation 2020-12-21 48 0 0 0 0 0 1341134130143084544 1341134130143084544
Pardon a whistle-blower? Not Trump! 2020-12-21 40 0 0 0 0 0 1341106320280223744 1341106320280223744
Barr steps out of line again on his way out. 2020-12-21 31 0 0 0 0 0 1341065881103712256 1341065881103712256
Pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it - even 2020-12-21 54 0 0 0 0 0 1340850822591049728 1340850822591049728
Now it's clear why Paxton was so keen to lead the charge 2020-12-20 39 0 0 0 0 0 1340540167178735616 1340540167178735616
Time to restore the pardon power to its original intent. 2020-12-18 38 0 0 0 0 0 1340083650344275968 1340083650344275968
Smell like insider trading to you? 2020-12-18 44 0 0 0 0 0 1339773668948234240 1339773668948234240
Will Trump pardon them too? 2020-12-17 37 0 0 0 0 0 1339659823097384960 1339659823097384960
Trump wants a special prosecutor for Hunter Biden. Why not 2020-12-17 67 0 0 0 0 0 1339602469358161920 1339602469358161920
Time to finish freeing the slaves. 2020-12-17 37 0 0 0 0 0 1339362953972174850 1339362953972174850
"In the uncertain month to come, will we find ourselves 2020-12-15 59 1 0 1 0 0 1338672737481498624 1338672737481498624
So who's going to become Acting Attorney General/Scourge 2020-12-14 67 0 0 0 0 0 1338623079434469376 1338623079434469376
Trump catches Barr playing by the wrong rules again. 2020-12-13 33 0 0 0 0 0 1338241665681641472 1338241665681641472
Merrick Garland for Attorney General? 2020-12-11 37 0 0 0 0 0 1337420347172216833 1337420347172216833
Trump cements his legacy. 2020-12-09 38 0 0 0 0 0 1336684967363923969 1336684967363923969
"a publicity stunt, not a serious legal pleading" 2020-12-09 62 1 1 0 0 0 1336662600155713539 1336662600155713539
Barr might not wait for the axe to fall. 2020-12-07 48 2 1 1 0 0 1335804133534658560 1335804133534658560
How justice works for big donors 2020-12-06 43 0 0 0 0 0 1335707226632114176 1335707226632114176
Trump mole banned from Justice Dept. 2020-12-05 39 0 0 0 0 0 1335100849983393794 1335100849983393794
Why Biden should hope Trump pardons himself. 2020-12-05 40 0 0 0 0 0 1335099615570345985 1335099615570345985
Would Trump's originalists on the Supreme Court still be 2020-12-04 47 1 1 0 0 0 1334669645542912000 1334669645542912000
Why Federal criminal prosecution of Trump is likely to 2020-12-03 47 0 0 0 0 0 1334633336313024513 1334633336313024513
Qualifications to be a constitutional lawyer are different 2020-12-03 29 0 0 0 0 0 1334631261080494080 1334631261080494080
What's certain and uncertain about presidential pardons. 2020-12-03 32 0 0 0 0 0 1334367638802243584 1334367638802243584
Fire all his enemies and pardon all his friends. 2020-12-03 29 0 0 0 0 0 1334304138331492352 1334304138331492352
Pardons for sale! That's just monetizing the asset - 2020-12-02 37 1 1 0 0 0 1333995250247892992 1333995250247892992
He's making a list - checking it twice - going to find 2020-12-02 35 0 0 0 0 0 1333976879607422980 1333976879607422980
Trump only has 50 days left to fire Barr for treason. 2020-12-02 33 0 0 0 0 0 1333944792493871104 1333944792493871104
Trump nominees defend your right to infect as many people 2020-11-27 38 0 0 0 0 0 1332163177363062786 1332163177363062786
What a gallery of patriotic heroes up for pardons! 2020-11-26 44 0 0 0 0 0 1331817560799543296 1331817560799543296
Pardons in progress for all the turkeys. 2020-11-26 45 0 0 0 0 0 1331751606296055809 1331751606296055809
75 years ago today - crimes against humanity were defined, 2020-11-21 52 1 1 0 0 0 1329983713900331008 1329983713900331008
Hang 'em high while you can! 2020-11-19 36 0 0 0 0 0 1329230075221344256 1329230075221344256
So many critical decisions - is this the most critical? 2020-11-18 38 1 1 0 0 0 1329113937225285633 1329113937225285633
Trump's legal liabilities - is the country better off 2020-11-18 43 0 0 0 0 0 1328922454811545600 1328922454811545600
Will Biden fix the clemency process and restore a rule of 2020-11-17 47 0 0 0 0 0 1328841068360548353 1328841068360548353
How Trump and Barr can hobble, if not defeat, justice. 2020-11-15 77 1 1 0 0 0 1328116099049656321 1328116099049656321
The Supreme Court has not been as activistly-friendly to 2020-11-13 61 3 2 1 0 0 1327336901506781184 1327336901506781184
Not every lawyer wants to spout Trumpist nonsense in court. 2020-11-10 48 1 0 1 0 0 1326006280226447360 1326006280226447360
Trump's judges all seem to view election law the same way. 2020-11-01 66 0 0 0 0 0 1322760076520681472 1322760076520681472
Why the Supreme Court should stay out of state election 2020-11-01 50 1 1 0 0 0 1322759584855990273 1322759584855990273
Barr has more work to do to accomplish his agenda. 2020-10-31 51 2 1 1 0 0 1322669164415213568 1322669164415213568
Justice delayed is justice denied. The Trump 2020-10-29 43 0 0 0 0 0 1321922578575810560 1321922578575810560
Will the average reactionary voter lose interest in 2020-10-29 40 0 0 0 0 0 1321622672598466560 1321622672598466560
"They won't be able to do much about this for a long time 2020-10-27 40 0 0 0 0 0 1320916480897155072 1320916480897155072
Mutual reinforcement - it's the only way minority rule 2020-10-27 40 0 0 0 0 0 1320911877673680896 1320911877673680896
Poison pills against an activist judicial system. 2020-10-26 71 15 15 0 0 0 1320842172325740544 1320842172325740544
Mechanics of judicial nominations. 2020-10-26 37 1 1 0 0 0 1320714727912206337 1320714727912206337
Republicans aren't allergic to packing courts to get a 2020-10-25 29 0 0 0 0 0 1320504207456174081 1320504207456174081
Originalism is a dead end. Even the originalists don't 2020-10-22 39 0 0 0 0 0 1319082561499328513 1319082561499328513
It's not just Barr - Wray doesn't understand that it's 2020-10-22 57 2 2 0 0 0 1319076135817207809 1319076135817207809
How long should Biden wait to change the Supreme Court? 2020-10-19 43 0 0 0 0 0 1318237705973628929 1318237705973628929
McConnell's second greatest triumph - second only to the 2020-10-18 31 0 0 0 0 0 1317876268738568192 1317876268738568192
The 2017 Women's March led to the 2018 elections and 2020-10-17 42 1 1 0 0 0 1317319844346306560 1317319844346306560
The "original literal public meaning"? The founders 2020-10-17 33 1 1 0 0 0 1317256116754001920 1317256116754001920
The Republicans have won! 2020-10-16 51 1 1 0 0 0 1317112432867692545 1317112432867692545
Front line soldiers in the battle to maintain minority 2020-10-15 37 0 0 0 0 0 1316740926966951936 1316740926966951936
Unclear on the concept! 2020-10-14 41 0 0 0 0 0 1316472711296684033 1316472711296684033
A question senators should ask all judicial nominees - 2020-10-14 37 0 0 0 0 0 1316463122849296384 1316463122849296384
Trump-inspired investigations never go anywhere. But while 2020-10-14 32 1 1 0 0 0 1316449270896107520 1316449270896107520
Ted Cruz is right! The hearings are not about 2020-10-13 75 12 12 0 0 0 1316006750798053381 1316006750798053381
Reasons why the Supreme Court might not invalidate 2020-10-12 84 9 9 0 0 0 1315794352518524928 1315794352518524928
A fairy tale about a mad king in his magic garden - 2020-10-12 57 1 1 0 0 0 1315754781239996416 1315754781239996416
Why Trump's donors are so interested in a reactionary 2020-10-12 66 0 0 0 0 0 1315692673341161473 1315692673341161473
"overturn Roe, strike down the A.C.A., bend the law toward 2020-10-12 57 0 0 0 0 0 1315488747190808576 1315488747190808576
"She would overturn the Affordable Care Act, roll back 2020-10-12 57 1 1 0 0 0 1315483581515362307 1315483581515362307
Of course Trump expects Barrett to rule in his favor. 2020-10-11 33 1 1 0 0 0 1315407958440767488 1315407958440767488
Prosecutor or president? 2020-10-11 27 0 0 0 0 0 1315377432220717056 1315377432220717056
What doesn't Barr get about the fact that the election in 2020-10-11 39 0 0 0 0 0 1315304113505148928 1315304113505148928
Still an outstanding choice for Supreme Court. 2020-10-10 81 13 13 0 0 0 1314920414015967233 1314920414015967233
Everything depends on the Barrett nomination. 2020-10-08 37 0 0 0 0 0 1314343563069542400 1314343563069542400
Private militias are unconstitutional. 2020-10-08 40 0 0 0 0 0 1314340604810129408 1314340604810129408
A reactionary Supreme Court v Democratic president and 2020-10-05 31 1 1 0 0 0 1313215127701741568 1313215127701741568

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Will the Biden administration actually do something about
bad cops?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-plans-police-reform/2020/12/22/d4812c9c-3bcc-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html

Trump wouldn't - bad cops vote Republican!

#PS1justice

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impress 44
time 2020-12-30 23:53 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1344431482740195328

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Heard of this pardon?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/29/trump-pardons-stephanie-mohr-prince-georges/

Using black people as practice targets for police dogs -
why would Trump object to that?

#PS1justice

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impress 49
time 2020-12-30 07:28 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1344183547377020928

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The upside of Trump pardons - the pardonees can't claim
the 5th to avoid testimony.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/12/22/trump-pardons-congress-investigations-self/

Presumably perjury would be a new crime, not covered by
any previous pardon.

#PS1justice

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impress 63
time 2020-12-27 06:47 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1343086009152466946

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Striking back at the system!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/us/politics/trump-pardon-power.html

Maybe Trump should order schools and colleges to change
all grades awarded to his family and friends to A+.
That'll show those teachers!

#PS1justice

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impress 47
time 2020-12-25 15:58 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1342500049251528704

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Trump clemency - it's all who you know.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/us/politics/trump-pardon-clemency-access.html

#PS1justice

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impress 40
time 2020-12-25 15:41 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1342495688412688384

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The Republican Senate has done more to defund the police
than any leftists could.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/23/republicans-just-voted-defund-police/

#PS1justice

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impress 50
time 2020-12-24 03:22 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341947399938437120

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Blackwater pardons go down poorly in Iraq.     Iran was
delighted to see Trump push Iraq away.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-baghdad-shootings-iraq-585f413732fa953d0a9a7f4c3cf77ac5

Undeterred, Trump pardoned Manafort and Kushner's father.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/politics/chris-christie-jared-kushner-father/index.html

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-campaigns-baghdad-a6741e5cf9032ce004c8f6751b3cc968

#PS1justice

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impress 48
time 2020-12-24 01:20 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341916537813225472

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Pardon abuse - another pillar of Trump's legacy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/23/no-president-has-ever-misused-pardon-power-thoroughly-trump-has/

#PS1justice

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impress 53
time 2020-12-23 17:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341798546446536704

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The William Barr Fan Club just got even smaller.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/22/barrs-refusal-worsen-atrocious-legacy-is-not-praiseworthy/

After alienating everybody else, he now has alienated
the Trumpists.

#PS1justice

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impress 46
time 2020-12-23 15:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341772185543737344

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Civil defamation litigation getting serious!

"Trump Campaign and Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell,
Michelle Malkin, Gateway Pundit, Joseph Oltmann, and
Newsmax and One America News Network".

He would settle to get his life back.

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-colorado-media-537ef789db98c14dcd4699c9f386a7b2

#PS1justice

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impress 58
time 2020-12-23 06:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341632163435794438

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Republicans, there's still time to impeach or 25th
amendment!   Trump pardoned a bunch of criminals who
lied to the FBI, and congressmen properly convicted of
financial crimes.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-campaigns-duncan-hunter-russia-87bf992ea9bece8eee58ac8ecf1f1bd6

More at

https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1320097951668054

#PS1justice

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impress 62
time 2020-12-23 06:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341628257783803907

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Some government secrets are vital to protecting the nation
from foreign enemies.    But most protect the current
administration from its domestic opposition.     However,
the government gets to decide which is which, rather than
a court.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/opinion/laura-poitras-assange-espionage-act.html

#PS1justice

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impress 48
time 2020-12-21 21:31 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341134130143084544

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Pardon a whistle-blower?     Not Trump!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-joe-biden-should-pardon-reality-winner/2020/12/21/9e6f4094-4162-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html

#PS1justice

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impress 40
time 2020-12-21 19:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341106320280223744

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Barr steps out of line again on his way out.

https://apnews.com/article/william-barr-hunter-biden-election-047487650cd50f5a874c406aad214ce7

Expect a tweet in response.

#PS1justice

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impress 31
time 2020-12-21 16:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341065881103712256

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Pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it - even
unwillingly.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/opinion/trump-justice-department-lawyer.html

They should have let Rudy do all the legal work for the
Trump administration.     He's used to pitch.

#PS1justice

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impress 54
time 2020-12-21 02:45 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1340850822591049728

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Now it's clear why Paxton was so keen to lead the charge
for Trump - it's pardon time!

https://apnews.com/article/us-news-ken-paxton-elections-crime-texas-8d1918c899f09852acad9f4140ea254a

We didn't need a constitutional amendment to clarify the
pardon power until Trump, but now we do.

#PS1justice

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impress 39
time 2020-12-20 06:10 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1340540167178735616

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Time to restore the pardon power to its original intent.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/18/want-repair-us-democracy-start-by-reforming-presidents-power-pardon/

#PS1justice

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impress 38
time 2020-12-18 23:56 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1340083650344275968

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Smell like insider trading to you?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/15/solarwinds-russia-breach-stock-trades/

That's a crime.

#PS1justice

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impress 44
time 2020-12-18 03:25 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1339773668948234240

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Will Trump pardon them too?

https://apnews.com/article/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-indictments-coronavirus-pandemic-traverse-city-10f7e02c57004da9843f89650edd4510

#PS1justice

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impress 37
time 2020-12-17 19:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1339659823097384960

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Trump wants a special prosecutor for Hunter Biden.  Why not
a special prosecutor for Hunter Biden and Donald Trump
and all Trump's children!

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-hunter-biden-prosecutor-63470e267510fd5e3d71cb0dc81121d7

Could the acting attorney general be fired after less than
a month?       Giuliani is advising Trump.

#PS1justice

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impress 67
time 2020-12-17 16:04 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1339602469358161920

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Time to finish freeing the slaves.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/opinion/abolition-prison-labor-amendement.html

#PS1justice

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impress 37
time 2020-12-17 00:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1339362953972174850

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"In the uncertain month to come, will we find ourselves
yearning for Barr?"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/14/barr-failed-his-job-his-bootlicking-resignation-letter-made-that-clear/

#PS1justice

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engage-rate 2%
impress 59
time 2020-12-15 02:30 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1338672737481498624

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So who's going to become Acting Attorney General/Scourge
of Trump for the last month?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/william-barr-resigns-trump-attorney-general/2020/12/14/0389c9a0-1796-11eb-aeec-b93bcc29a01b_story.html

#PS1justice

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impress 67
time 2020-12-14 23:13 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1338623079434469376

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Trump catches Barr playing by the wrong rules again.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/us/politics/trump-barr-biden-investigation.html

There's no partial support for Trump - you're either all
in or all out.

#PS1justice

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impress 33
time 2020-12-13 21:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1338241665681641472

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Merrick Garland for Attorney General?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/10/case-merrick-garland-attorney-general/

#PS1justice

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impress 37
time 2020-12-11 15:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1337420347172216833

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Trump cements his legacy.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-death-penalty-legacy-838932ac2b665b42373309336d130f56

He envies Grover Cleveland in more ways than one.

#PS1justice

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impress 38
time 2020-12-09 14:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1336684967363923969

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"a publicity stunt, not a serious legal pleading"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-trump-pennsylvania-election-results/2020/12/08/4d39e16c-397d-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html

It's the story of the whole Trump administration, isn't it?
That's reality-TV in action!

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/120820zr_bq7d.pdf

You can always go to the Supreme Court.    They don't have
to let you in.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-12-09 13:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1336662600155713539

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Barr might not wait for the axe to fall.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/william-barr-may-resign/2020/12/06/bbbc5f7e-382a-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html

He might as well be pursuing a profitable career elsewhere.
Like almost everybody else, time spent in the Trump
administration has not embellished his resume.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-12-07 04:31 +0000
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https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1335804133534658560

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How justice works for big donors

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/opinion/sackler-purdue-pharma-doj.html

Note that some family members donate to Democrats, and
some to Republicans -

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/04/purdue-pharma-and-the-sackler-family-under-scrutiny-for-role-in-opioid-crisis-are-big-political-spenders/

#PS1justice

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impress 43
time 2020-12-06 22:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1335707226632114176

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Trump mole banned from Justice Dept.

https://apnews.com/article/heidi-stirrup-banned-justice-department-7624560e990ec55383a2a3e421c3a52e

Even Barr has his limits.

#PS1justice

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impress 39
time 2020-12-05 05:57 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1335100849983393794

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Why Biden should hope Trump pardons himself.

https://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/news/opinion/columnists/mcmanus-why-biden-should-hope-that-trump-pardons-himself-on-the-way-out-the-door/article_c4019cc4-410c-53e2-ba80-bab617de359d.html

#PS1justice

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impress 40
time 2020-12-05 05:52 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1335099615570345985

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Would Trump's originalists on the Supreme Court still be
originalist with respect to pardons?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/03/trump-blanket-pardons-children-giuliani-law/

Trump doesn't want to spell out all the crimes he wants
pardoned.       Should be rely on a blanket pardon getting
by the Supreme Court?

#PS1justice

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time 2020-12-04 01:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1334669645542912000

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Why Federal criminal prosecution of Trump is likely to
fail, except for giving him more free publicity.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/opinion/trump-prosecution.html

New York state prosecutions for crimes committed before he
was president might be on firmer legal ground, but still
are free publicity.

#PS1justice

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impress 47
time 2020-12-03 22:59 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1334633336313024513

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Qualifications to be a constitutional lawyer are different
on reality-TV.       It's all about how you look and who
you know and what you're willing to do.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/us/politics/jenna-ellis-trump.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-12-03 22:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1334631261080494080

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What's certain and uncertain about presidential pardons.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/us/politics/trump-pardons.html

Interestingly, a pardoned person may not invoke the 5rh
amendment to avoid testifying before a court or Congress
about matters covered by the pardon.

#PS1justice

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https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1334367638802243584

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Fire all his enemies and pardon all his friends.
It's the Trump way!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-barr-election-fraud/2020/12/02/5717626c-34e2-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/trump-presidential-pardon-children/index.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-12-03 01:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1334304138331492352

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Pardons for sale!      That's just monetizing the asset -
standard practice in Wall Street and Silicon Valley.

https://apnews.com/article/lobbying-courts-271f7536f7ba3d1bd6887b21e7549287

#PS1justice

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time 2020-12-02 04:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1333995250247892992

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He's making a list - checking it twice - going to find
out who's naughty and nice!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-pardon.html

Self-pardons?    Prospective pardons?    So much new legal
ground to cover.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-12-02 03:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1333976879607422980

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Trump only has 50 days left to fire Barr for treason.
It's what they both deserve.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/barr-no-evidence-election-fraud/2020/12/01/5f4dcaa8-340a-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-12-02 01:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1333944792493871104

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Trump nominees defend your right to infect as many people
as possible.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-coronavirus-restrictions/2020/11/26/5cf84020-2ffb-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-27 03:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1332163177363062786

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What a gallery of patriotic heroes up for pardons!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/us/politics/trump-pardons.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-26 04:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1331817560799543296

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Pardons in progress for all the turkeys.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/us/politics/trump-is-said-to-plan-pardon-of-flynn.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-26 00:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1331751606296055809

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75 years ago today - crimes against humanity were defined,
tried, and punished.

https://apnews.com/article/nuremberg-war-crimes-trials-coronavirus-pandemic-berlin-9c0c0c7c092ea429b0daf8c3106cdce5

There was nobody left to pardon the guilty.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-21 03:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1329983713900331008

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Hang 'em high while you can!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/us/politics/executions-death-penalty-biden.html

Trump administration sets another record.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-19 01:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1329230075221344256

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So many critical decisions - is this the most critical?
Undoing the damage of Trump and Barr might take years.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/18/biden-attorney-general-could-be-most-important-personnel-decision/

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-18 17:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1329113937225285633

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Trump's legal liabilities - is the country better off
pursuing them or forgetting them?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/magazine/trump-investigations-criminal-prosecutions.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-18 04:46 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1328922454811545600

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Will Biden fix the clemency process and restore a rule of
law instead of a rule by personality?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-abused-the-clemency-power-will-biden-reform-it/2020/11/16/6c9a58c2-2832-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-17 23:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1328841068360548353

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How Trump and Barr can hobble, if not defeat, justice.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/11/09/trump-justice-department-pardon/

Can the president pardon  himself?      Could Pence pardon
Trump for crimes that haven't been charged yet or aren't
even known yet?       All are interesting unresolved
questions.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-15 23:22 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1328116099049656321

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The Supreme Court has not been as activistly-friendly to
Trump as was feared.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-trump-tax-returns-election-dispute/2020/11/13/2fc25b5a-252d-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html

They can avoid several disputes by letting the clock
run out.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-13 19:45 +0000
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https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1327336901506781184

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Not every lawyer wants to spout Trumpist nonsense in court.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/business/jones-day-trump-election-lawsuits.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-10 03:38 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1326006280226447360

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Trump's judges all seem to view election law the same way.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/31/trump-judges-voting-rights/

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-01 04:39 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1322760076520681472

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Why the Supreme Court should stay out of state election
law.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/supreme-court-election-rulings/2020/10/29/6a7b65d6-1991-11eb-aeec-b93bcc29a01b_story.html

Lately it's been looking a lot like legislating from
the bench.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-11-01 04:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1322759584855990273

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Barr has more work to do to accomplish his agenda.
Unfortunately for him, it doesn't coincide completely with
Trump's agenda.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/william-barr-christopher-wray-trump-election/2020/10/30/383ff9f0-1aff-11eb-befb-8864259bd2d8_story.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-31 22:37 +0000
urlclicks 1
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1322669164415213568

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Justice delayed is justice denied.      The Trump
administration is capable of moving very quickly, albeit
carelessly, when it wants to.         And simply runs down
the clock otherwise.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/us/politics/tamir-rice-shooting-investigation.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-29 21:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1321922578575810560

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Will the average reactionary voter lose interest in
politics now that the Supreme Court has a solid 5-4
majority of conservative Catholics?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/us/politics/republicans-supreme-court.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-29 01:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1321622672598466560

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"They won't be able to do much about this for a long time
to come"

You tell them Mitch!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/opinion/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-27 02:33 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1320916480897155072

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Mutual reinforcement - it's the only way minority rule
can be maintained.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/amy-coney-barrett-joins-a-supreme-court-thats-largely-out-of-step-with-the-national-consensus/2020/10/26/5bae1de6-17c5-11eb-aeec-b93bcc29a01b_story.html

#PS1justice

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impress 40
time 2020-10-27 02:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1320911877673680896

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Poison pills against an activist judicial system.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/10/26/supreme-court-conservative-barrett-progressive-poison-pill/

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-26 21:38 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1320842172325740544

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Mechanics of judicial nominations.

Will the Democrats continue Republican procedures  or
revert to tradition?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/court-barrett-senate-trump/2020/10/25/d9eed9c0-16bc-11eb-befb-8864259bd2d8_story.html

At least they should restore ABA screening of potential
nominees.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-26 13:11 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1320714727912206337

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Republicans aren't allergic to packing courts to get a
desired political outcome.

https://apnews.com/article/legislature-arizona-iowa-separation-of-powers-us-supreme-court-31f4996a200be4622361603aabf92302

You weren't surprised!

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-25 23:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1320504207456174081

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Originalism is a dead end.     Even the originalists don't
believe it when it gets in their way.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/opinion/supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-22 01:06 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1319082561499328513

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It's not just Barr - Wray doesn't understand that it's
also his #1 job to support Trump's re-election!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-wray-biden-barr/2020/10/21/6ce69f02-13b0-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html

Expect personnel changes after the election, no matter
the outcome.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-22 00:40 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1319076135817207809

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How long should Biden wait to change the Supreme Court?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/opinion/biden-supreme-court.html

As far as restructuring goes, instead of increasing the
court size, how about limiting terms to 18 years so each
Congress gets at least one chance to confirm or reconfirm
a justice.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-19 17:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1318237705973628929

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McConnell's second greatest triumph - second only to the
Supreme Court.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/politics/federal-appeals-courts-trump-voting.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-18 17:12 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1317876268738568192

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The 2017 Women's March led to the 2018 elections and
Democratic control of the House and the impeachment
of Trump.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/10/15/womens-march-will-bring-thousands-marchers-dc-cities-nationwide-this-weekend/

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-17 04:21 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1317319844346306560

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The "original literal public meaning"?  The founders
didn't always agree, so they did what politicians do -
forged a compromise with vague wording that they could get
enough votes for, and left the precise interpretation for
the future.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/originalism-constitution-founders-barrett/2020/10/16/1906922e-0f33-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-17 00:08 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1317256116754001920

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The Republicans have won!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/opinion/election-trump-republicans.html

Even losing the White House and Congress, they will have
a solid reactionary Supreme Court for a generation, to
block regulation of major donors.     But a generation is
too long to wait to act on climate change.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-16 14:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1317112432867692545

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Front line soldiers in the battle to maintain minority
rule!

The real prize that their unlimited dark money funds is
an end to Federal regulation in all economic spheres.
But they are glad to use social issues as a front.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/us/politics/severinos-amy-coney-barrett.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-15 14:01 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1316740926966951936

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Unclear on the concept!

https://www.npr.org/sections/live-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-confirmation/2020/10/13/923436423/barrett-to-coons-i-wont-be-pawn-for-trump-in-possible-election-dispute

Trump is clear - he nominates  to protect his election
and to overturn Obamacare and Roe.          Republican
senators agree.

Expect Trump's wrath if you fail to deliver  - ask Barr -
or recuse - ask Sessions.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-14 20:15 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1316472711296684033

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A question senators should ask all judicial nominees -
is it ok to steal children from their parents in order to
raise them in a different religion?

And then ask all the Jewish major Republican donors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortara_case

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/the-popes-jews/615736/

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-14 19:37 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1316463122849296384

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Trump-inspired investigations never go anywhere.  But while
they are active they give him a way to say his opponents
are "under investigation".        And who would know more
about being under investigation than Donald Trump?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/barr-unmasking-review-no-charges/2020/10/13/0f63fd2e-0d67-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-14 18:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1316449270896107520

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Ted Cruz is right!       The hearings are not about
Barrett.       No evidence needed to confirm Barrett any
more than none needed to acquit Trump.    It's all about
stacking the court in time for the election and Obamacare
decisions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/12/confirmation-hearings-arent-about-barrett-theyre-about-supreme-court-legitimacy/

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-13 13:23 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1316006750798053381

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Reasons why the Supreme Court might not invalidate
Obamacare -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/amy-coney-barrett-affordable-care-act-threat/2020/10/12/19207b0a-0cc0-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html

But three justices were nominated to invalidate Obamacare,
among other goals.

Yet the justices know that judicial partisanship might be
remedied by Congressional partisanship.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-12 23:19 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315794352518524928

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A fairy tale about a mad king in his magic garden -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/confirming-barrett-is-a-fairy-tale-temptation-rife-with-dark-trade-offs/2020/10/12/7bc7694e-0cb6-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html

Sounds like Faust - a friend of the devil is a friend of
Trump - though the devil keeps his bargains better.

But man does not live by power alone, and no man can serve
two masters.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-12 20:42 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315754781239996416

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Why Trump's donors are so interested in a reactionary
Supreme Court.

Trump has his reasons; Trump voters have their reasons;
Trump donors outvote them 1-2.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/opinion/charles-koch-amy-coney-barrett.html

It's all part and parcel of minority rule.

https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html

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time 2020-10-12 16:35 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315692673341161473

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"overturn Roe, strike down the A.C.A., bend the law toward
big business interests and make it harder to vote"

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/11/us/politics/amy-coney-barrett-life-career-family.html

Truly a daughter of Roger Taney.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-12 03:05 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315488747190808576

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"She would overturn the Affordable Care Act, roll back
abortion rights and favor Trump in any challenge that
might arise from Nov. 3."

Why else would he nominate her?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/11/us/politics/barrett-supreme-court-hearings.html

Barrett will join the Supreme Court.  The fight is about
Election Day.

#PS1justice

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https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315483581515362307

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Of course Trump expects Barrett to rule in his favor.
Why else would he have nominated her, and why else would
McConnell be in such a rush?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/11/justice-barrett-must-recuse-herself-deciding-future-president-who-picked-her/

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-11 21:44 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315407958440767488

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Prosecutor or president?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/harris-supreme-court-barrett/2020/10/10/ed1e4e1c-0a47-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-11 19:43 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315377432220717056

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What doesn't Barr get about the fact that the election in
November 3?       What good is a report after the election?

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-voting-fraud-and-irregularities-elections-archive-a5d340d781afa64288ffaaf5ea9abebb

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time 2020-10-11 14:51 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315304113505148928

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Still an outstanding choice for Supreme Court.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/merrick-garland-supreme-court-nomination/2020/10/06/7098085a-0719-11eb-9be6-cf25fb429f1a_story.html

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time 2020-10-10 13:27 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1314920414015967233

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Everything depends on the Barrett nomination.

repeal Roe v Wade repeal Obamacare repeal Voting Rights
Act protect Trump re-election

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/opinion/amy-coney-barrett-coronavirus.html

Why don't they just vote now?  No minds will change.
Voters are not going to think less of their senators.

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time 2020-10-08 23:14 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1314343563069542400

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Private militias are unconstitutional.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/opinion/militias-gretchen-whitmer.html

They are prohibited in almost every state and are not
protected by the Federal 2nd Amendment.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-08 23:03 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1314340604810129408

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A reactionary Supreme Court v Democratic president and
Congress - how to proceed?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/05/supreme-courts-right-wing-revolution-has-quietly-begun/

Let go of the controversial decisions for now and quietly
put minority rule in concrete first.       Most voters
don't care about redistricting, for instance.

#PS1justice

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time 2020-10-05 20:30 +0000
https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1313215127701741568