If he were a Columbia student and said this his citizenship would be revoked
Justices Gorsuch, Sotomayor, and Jackson concur in Hunter v. US to get pretty close to saying that plea bargaining is unconstitutional. Worth a read.
For 150 years of our history, constituent communications with their representatives were read into the Congressional record as a requirement of 1A’s Petition Clause. They’re part of our national posterity, preserved in the Library of Congress.
This effort is impt but should not be necessary.
This is another direct attack on Congress' power of the purse.
It is impeachable.
@repdelbene.bsky.social this is your Constitutional power. Given to you by your constituents to guard for them. Their rights are at stake.
Will you not defend them? Do you not care?
“Can he live in New York on $3?”
“Like a prince.
Of course, he won't be able to eat,
but he can live like a prince.”
BEHOLD THE LAW ORANGUTAN:
@maggieblackhawk.bsky.social et al created an online database of constituents’ voices for the period during which this right was respected.
*This* is the vox populi.
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
Yes, he’s invested in specific legislation like SAVE. Imo, it obviously isn’t that he thinks he needs laws to pursue his policies—it’s a purely political calculation that some outrages are easier to impose when he has broader cover.
As we can see, election fuckery is proceeding with or without SAVE
They’re so close to getting it.
Passing laws to an executive that doesn’t obey them is a futile exercise. He doesn’t need your bills. The function you all serve rn is occupying space that might otherwise be claimed by someone who would pull the lever labeled “impeach”.
www.ms.now/news/trump-t...
