The rule of law is not partisan. Neither is separation of powers. Speaking up for the rule of law should not fall to civil rights lawyers, Democratic Party lawyers or Never Trumpers. Every lawyer who has taken the oath to defend the Constitution must speak, must stand.
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I have been waiting for the full measure of voices who lead our profession to speak powerfully, unequivocally & publicly. The law firm partners. The former govt. attorneys. The law profs. Our profession will not recover from the failure to fight collectively for the rule of law.
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I am proud of the work of civil rights lawyers and those former U.S. attys and the handful of law firm leaders who are speaking truth to power and fighting publicly against these threats to the rule of law. But I hope that our entire profession will stand up united.
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@washingtonpost and others are framing this as a power struggle, sometimes using yet another lie from the Trump administration in the headline or lede, as though this were just another Sunday talk show he said/he said and not an attempt to thwart oversight. -
.The failure of media to impress upon the public the material damage to democracy in the United States of America will lead to more of the same. These aren't power plays by the Trump administration, these are full-frontal assaults on the Constitution, which is in crisis.
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@SpeakerPelosi@RepCummings@RepAdamSchiff@RepJerryNadler Time to take action to protect the Constitution or future presidents will do even worse than Trump and Barr. -
Time to protect the constitution or there won't be any more presidents. At least non not named trump
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If requests and subpoenas are ignored, censure and impeachment of the proper cabinet heads should follow next.
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Si far that is Trump, Barr and Mnuchin.
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I'd start with Barr, because he was biased for the president when he wrote that memo to get nominated, wasn't honest in confirmation hearings, and issued a very misleading synopsis of the Mueller report. Also, he is not defending the rule of law the way an AG is charged to do.
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Can some in this thread speak out about the real options that Congress has to enforce the subpoenas? Up sides and down sides.
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#InherentContempt power, not exercised since 1935, that would allow them to direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest & detain for punishment or to compel compliance. Since the traditional contempt process is not useful (Barr would not prosecute criminal contempt 1/ -
2/ and criminal contempt would only punish- not compel compliance with testimony or evidence. So the inherent contempt power is the ideal solution in this extreme situation. Handcuffs are an extreme solution but it would be effective- & is necessary now.
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There must be action. Not polite outrage. This is contempt full stop. If this process becomes understood as toothless partisanship, the future is grim.
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In a perverse sort of way, this is actually good. There's lots of nooks&crannies in the Constitution that have never been adjudicated. Let's get the rulings on the books so that no future president will even be able to pull this shit ever again. P.S. I stlll miss cousin Gwen.
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Not with this Supreme Court.
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Maybe not but an on the books challenge with wide public support can’t be overlooked. Every dent in the machinery. Look what’s happened with NRA. I credit the Parkland kids. Time to be bold.
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Agreef. But the "wide public support" part is vital. Parkland kids fought in public opinion with mass mobilization. Too many still think the courts will save us.
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Yeah,not sure about the metric of too many? But perhaps the avenue of social media has afforded an opportunity to get mass support not envisioned previously. Look how beautifully The Women’s March was pulled off. This is the time.
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Social Media? Mass support? Women's march yea, but have HAVE YOU FOLLOWED
@DevinCow TODAY?
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Yup! How else would we know about the San Diego shooting?
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