Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
HeerJeet's profile
Jeet Heer
Jeet Heer
Jeet Heer
Verified account
@HeerJeet

Tweets

Jeet HeerVerified account

@HeerJeet

1. Writer, The Nation https://www.thenation.com/authors/jeet-heer/ … 2. email: jeetheer1967 at gmail dot com 3. Twitter essayist 4. Drawn by Joe Ollmann

thenation.com
Joined June 2012

Tweets

  • © 2022 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Feb 2021

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Aaron Rupar

      A root confusion Trump's lawyers are trying to exploit is between a legal trial and a political trial. Impeachment is a political trial but they keep insisting on using the procedures of a criminal or civil legal trial, which don't apply.https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1360611122294972417 …

      Jeet Heer added,

      1:31
      Aaron RuparVerified account @atrupar
      "That's the way it works, folks ... I don't know why you're laughing ... there's nothing laughable here" -- the Senate chamber breaks out in laughter after van der Veen threatens to depose Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris not by Zoom, but in his office in Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/T0xiozHckE
      Show this thread
      62 replies 372 retweets 1,568 likes
      Show this thread
    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Feb 2021

      The word trial has roots that go deeper than the law and extend beyond it. A trial is contestation: Trial by combat. A trial in court is one form of contestation but not the only one. Impeachment is trial in parliament, with its own set of rules (which parliament sets)

      6 replies 17 retweets 187 likes
      Show this thread
    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Feb 2021

      Trump's lawyers, either as a strategy of deception or because they are incredibly stupid (maybe both!), keep talking about a political trial as if it were a court trial. Exploiting "law & order" brain by talking about due process, 1st Amendment, deposing witnesses, etc.

      9 replies 42 retweets 243 likes
      Show this thread
    4. James Surowiecki‏Verified account @JamesSurowiecki 13 Feb 2021
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      The distinction is much fuzzier than you're suggesting. Presidents can only be impeached, according to the Constitution, if they commit crimes. It's not called an impeachment hearing, but "trial," with a clear analogy drawn not to trial by combat but to criminal trials.

      5 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    5. James Surowiecki‏Verified account @JamesSurowiecki 13 Feb 2021
      Replying to @JamesSurowiecki @HeerJeet

      I don't even know what "a political trial" means. If it's all about politics, then why does anyone have to bother to present evidence?

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Feb 2021
      Replying to @JamesSurowiecki

      As an example, Trump as president would have had the legal right to declassify all of America's secrets and hand them to Putin. That would not have been a legal crime at all - he had the power. But I'd argue he could've been impeached for it.

      8:33 AM - 13 Feb 2021
      • 2 Likes
      • 𝕁𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕖 ℙ𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕝𝕝 Richard Keppler
      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        1. New conversation
        2. James Surowiecki‏Verified account @JamesSurowiecki 13 Feb 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Not clear to me he had the legal authority to hand them to Putin. But regardless, you're getting hung up on the definition of "crime." That's not the issue. The issue is that the president has to have committed a crime in order to be impeached, and that case has to be proven.

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Feb 2021
          Replying to @JamesSurowiecki

          Right but the rules for proof and the standard for proof are not those of a criminal case.

          2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
        4. Show replies

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2022 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info