1. John Eastman, author of infamous coup memos, is an eminently respectable member of the legal establishment as both a professor and star in The Federalist Society. His role as an advocate for a coup should spark an effort to delegitimize not just him but that establishmenthttps://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1441004137165041670 …
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4. Something like The Federalist Society has power in part because media liberal legal types, universities & moderate Republicans treat it as legitimate institution, participate in its events, elevate its voice, etc. What if they just didn't?
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5. Any liberal legal bigwig who gets invited to act as token opponent in a Federalist Society debate should ask themselves, "Why am I helping legitimize an institution that supports destroying American democracy?"
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6. What's true of Federalist applies also to Claremont. The Eastman case should be an occasion for asking what role these institutions play in American society and whether they deserve sanction:https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/ostracise-john-eastman?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …
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But he is doing what the Federalist Society wants. That is why they support him.
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