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Breaking: #SCOTUS allows North Dakota voter ID requirement, which had been enjoined during the primaries, to be enforced during the general election. 
Here was the filing asking #SCOTUS to lift the stay that had been entered by the 8th Circuit of the district court's injunction: documentcloud.org/documents/4999…
Here was North Dakota's opposition to the request. (The state hired William Consovoy in DC as outside counsel.) —> supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/1…
Off to #SCOTUS, where Justice Brett Kavanaugh has joined the court and will be hearing arguments in two criminal sentencing cases today.
Another person to watch: Chief Justice John Roberts, who now gets to decide what to do with his Supreme Court. Read my story about that aspect of this change: buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/c…
#SCOTUS, Oct. 9, 2018: Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s first day on the court, as a small group of protesters remain: “This isn’t over.”
My latest —> Chief Justice John Roberts Now Gets To Decide What To Do With His Supreme Court buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg… #SCOTUS
Back in January 2017, I wrote about how the chief justice had handled the 8-justice court after Scalia's death, a pattern I'd been watching since the marriage cases and have been slightly obsessed with since. —> buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
In January of this year, I put down what I'd been observing — an ever-so-slight shift from the chief — into words, noting how it wasn't quite clear yet why it was happening (or what Kennedy's departure would mean for it). buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
I realize the #justicekavanaugh confirmation has been a hyper-partisan issue (that by itself is very concerning for a Supreme Court nomination) 4 wks now but why have the #Hamilton68 Russian influencer accounts spent so much oxygen on this? Like #BeersforBrett ?
We looked at our roughly 310 Twitter accnts that we reversed engineered as #Hamilton68 accnts (described at dashboard.securingdemocracy.org) and we created wordclouds 4 various segmented categories of our Hamilton68 accounts over the past wk & highlighted them related 2 Judge #Kavanaugh
The first set we looked was our set of #Hamilton68 accounts that focus on Russian geopolitics. 14658 tweets were analyzed over a period of a week and #kavanaugh was the main hashtag promoted as it related to Judge Kavanaugh
1. When the actions of our government spark mass protest it is a sign that the democratic process is unwell - that the government is operating well-outside the mainstream. Historically, the reasons differ.
2. Usually, it is because the government is resisting change that is wanted by the majority of the country - as with the Suffrage and Civil Rights movements. It can also be due to a disagreement of the majority with policy - as with the Vietnam War.
3. The mass protests witnessed since 2016 are a bit different. We have seen a majority party not just resisting progress, but wishing to dial it back - fully aware it is against the wishes of the majority of the population.
I won't be lectured about majorities or electoral politics on the day #BrettKavanaugh was confirmed to #SCOTUS with the help of a goddamned Democrat.
I don't care where he's from or the demographics of his state. I don't care about any of that bullshit.
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I don't care where he's from or the demographics of his state. I don't care about any of that bullshit.
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He deserves some fire under his feet on the day he voted FOR a fucking lying racist rapist who is probably going to overturn ROE v. WADE and a host of other important pieces of legislation.
He could have called in sick.
He could have abstained.
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He could have called in sick.
He could have abstained.
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He could have stood on the Senate floor and said "I am casting this vote because my constituents have asked me to and I am their representative, but I personally strongly oppose this nominee, and support Professor Ford.
Instead he basically endorsed Collins speech.
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Instead he basically endorsed Collins speech.
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Big #Republican influencers were there at the beginning, the funders behind the organization called the @FedSoc that selected #Kavanaugh.
(Per White House itself, #FederalistSociety was “insourced” to White House for this.)
(Per White House itself, #FederalistSociety was “insourced” to White House for this.)
Big #Republican influencers were there after selection, behind the multi-million #darkmoney campaign to pressure Senators on #Kavanaugh.
Big #Republican influencers loomed over the Senate during hearings and votes, and are ecstatic today claiming their prize.
#SCOTUS 🇺🇸⚖️🏛️#114thJustice Brett M Kavanaugh sworn in. Attending wife Ashley, daughters Margaret and Liza administered by #ChiefJusticeRoberts and then #JusticeKennedy. Congratulation to EVERY Senator who voted for this fine man, and the President who stood by him. #MAGA🇺🇸
What a Day! Thank you President Trump #PromisesMadePromisesKept 🇺🇸
Party at the Kavanaugh's, bring your RED solo cups ❤️🇺🇸✌️😎
25 years ago, though, there was far less at
stake beyond the abortion decisions. #SCOTUS had not become omnipresent, the Chevron Doctrine an unleashing of bureacratic extremism, a willingness to dive into gerrymandering. So conservatives focused on talent, credentialed it, promoted it, and now is poised to argue to the
the new #SCOTUS a need for a renaissance in Constitutionalism, based on the originalist approach. Activist originalsim in pursuit of the rule of law, not the rule of elites, not of bureaucrats, but on the powers of Article I and II authorities, cabined by Bill of Rights.
Justice Kavanaugh Is Now Confirmed to The Supreme Court of The United States!
With a vote of 50-48
🍺🍻🍺
Justice Kavanaugh Drinks & He Knows Things!
#DrinkABeerForKavanaugh
#Kavanaugh
#KavanaughConfirmed
#KavanaughConfirmation
#IDrinkAndIKnowThings
#SCOTUS
#SaturdayMotivation
With a vote of 50-48
🍺🍻🍺
Justice Kavanaugh Drinks & He Knows Things!
#DrinkABeerForKavanaugh
#Kavanaugh
#KavanaughConfirmed
#KavanaughConfirmation
#IDrinkAndIKnowThings
#SCOTUS
#SaturdayMotivation
Woooooooo...........
#KavanaughConfirmed
#KavanaughConfirmed
The scene outside the Supreme Court right now is unreal.
Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court Confirmation Vote Was One Of The Closest In US History buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg… #SCOTUS
Only one Supreme Court nominee was confirmed on a closer vote. That vote was in 1881. buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
Let's go Justice Kav! 🍻👌
Justice Kavanaugh, cheers! 🍻
After the vote, and presuming all goes as expected, it's just a matter of paperwork passing hands until Judge Brett Kavanaugh could be sworn in. (Of course, neither the Supreme Court nor White House are saying anything about this until the vote is done.)
Here's information about the two oaths — a constitutional oath and judicial oath — that Kavanaugh would need to take before "execut[ing] the duties of their appointed office," as the court puts it: supremecourt.gov/about/oath/tex…
Gorsuch took the constitutional oath at the Supreme Court just three days after his confirmation, and the judicial oath was administered by Justice Kennedy at the White House. washingtonpost.com/politics/court…
Let it be our promise to every future life that is destroyed, changed, or affected by a Justice #Kavanaugh that we will make it a priority to see Sasse, Manchin, and Collins suffer for their vote today.
They must lose their Senate seats, and be reminded everyday why.
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They must lose their Senate seats, and be reminded everyday why.
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If we can't manage to focus long enough to carry through on our threats to our elected leaders who betray us then there will never be a reason to fear us. There will never be a reason to reconsider a decision or vote.
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And maybe no mistake, @SenatorCollins must be made an example of, if only because so much focus was placed on her and her decision making process.
But also because of that poisonous victim blaming/ shaming speech she delivered yesterday.
SUSAN COLLINS MUST LOSE IN 2020.
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But also because of that poisonous victim blaming/ shaming speech she delivered yesterday.
SUSAN COLLINS MUST LOSE IN 2020.
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I invite and welcome @sbg1 on my show almost weekly because she’s a smart, I formed, funnily liberal, but her conclusion in this piece —“For his part, Kavanaugh will take a seat on the Supreme Court forever shadowed by allegations that few will believe fully disproved”— is wrong.
In a nation of 330 million a few percent will always talk about the allegation as though it met the minimum standard @SenatorCollins described, but there will be no shadow as that will be a distinctly #BlueBubble point of view. @SenatorCollins spoke for the fair minded and the
reasonable, not those bent by ideology, and insisted that accusations must meet the “more likely than not” standard we live our lives by every day. The noise from the left, indeed the screaming of the mob, hates that standard, but it saved #JudgeKavanaugh and his reputation is
This is where it appears things stand. With Murkowski a no and Flake an all-but-certain yes, the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court will come down to the Republican senator from Maine and the Democratic senator from West Virginia.
If confirmed, the best Kavanaugh could do, given what we know, would be a 51-49 vote — the closest Supreme Court confirmation vote of any sitting justice. Justice Thomas was confirmed on a 52-48 vote.
More on this, from me —> Brett Kavanaugh's Final Supreme Court Vote Will Be One Of The Closest In US History, No Matter How It Turns Out buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
Judge Kavanaugh has spent 25 years of his career in public service. #ConfirmKavanaugh #SCOTUS
He spent the last twelve years on the D.C. Circuit, considered the second-most important federal court in the country.
His record there has been extremely impressive: the Supreme Court adopted a position advanced in Judge Kavanaugh’s opinions no fewer than a dozen times.
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Happy Anniversary to #TheStorm! One year ago today, #POTUS announced to a confused press corps: “This is the calm before the storm!“
Happy Anniversary to #TheStorm! One year ago today, #POTUS announced to a confused press corps: “This is the calm before the storm!“
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Those who have done their own research, or who are lucky enough to have discovered #QAnon, know what was meant by the reference to “The Storm.” It is now upon us, and the Deep State is in full panic mode.
Those who have done their own research, or who are lucky enough to have discovered #QAnon, know what was meant by the reference to “The Storm.” It is now upon us, and the Deep State is in full panic mode.
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Many months ago, some smart anons who are very good at seeing patterns discovered that #Q”s posts seem to relate to a clock dial in terms of timing. The dates of posts and the post numbers sometimes contain their own meaning.
Many months ago, some smart anons who are very good at seeing patterns discovered that #Q”s posts seem to relate to a clock dial in terms of timing. The dates of posts and the post numbers sometimes contain their own meaning.
Retired #SCOTUS justice John Paul Stevens said he's changed his mind about supporting Brett Kavanaugh's nomination, citing Kavanaugh's performance last week in the Senate (*now with video*) buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Stevens said he thought there was merit to criticism that Kavanaugh's partisan attacks would mean he'd need to recuse from cases: "It's not healthy to get a new justice who can only do a part-time job" buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
A big hat tip to @luluramadan of the Palm Beach Post for being there and reporting this first. Her story: mypalmbeachpost.com/news/retired-s…
#NationalPoetryDay with a #SCOTUS twist—some courtly clerihews by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Henry Taylor (from Brief Candles, LSU Press, 1998):
Antonin Scalia
likes to sing "The Rose of Tralee"—a
treat for all students
of his jurisprudence.
Antonin Scalia
likes to sing "The Rose of Tralee"—a
treat for all students
of his jurisprudence.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
said ''Titanic,'' in truth, made her wince. ''Berg
phobia?'' inquired a reporter.
''No,'' she said, ''I just wish it were shorter.''
Anthony Kennedy
was startled: when had he
removed his tie?
And why?
said ''Titanic,'' in truth, made her wince. ''Berg
phobia?'' inquired a reporter.
''No,'' she said, ''I just wish it were shorter.''
Anthony Kennedy
was startled: when had he
removed his tie?
And why?
Sandra Day O'Connor
was just about to don her
robes when her clerk
simply went berserk.
David Souter
booted up his computer
and discovered that sex is
treated dryly in LEXIS.
was just about to don her
robes when her clerk
simply went berserk.
David Souter
booted up his computer
and discovered that sex is
treated dryly in LEXIS.
The polls that came out this morning show an even bigger swing Mr President. Mama bears like me who have sons are angry. When I get angry I do something about it. VOTE 🗳️❤️ we are going to make this a #NovemberToRemember ⚖️🇺🇸
Mr President, we are daughters, sisters, and mothers of sons. We love them and WE will protect what is ours..
Freedom itself is being challenged sir, and Freedom must be defended! Women ave always stood in American history to defend their families and country. November 6th is our clarion call. #NovemberToRemember 🗳️❤️#DefyHistory
I wrote a long scholarly bio of Sandra Day O'Connor and RBG, Sisters in Law. Although most of the attention has been focused on Ginsburg, actually SOC tells the more relevant story in today's #Kavanaugh times. 1/
2/ SOC was always an odd fit; a symbolic powerhouse first woman on the Supreme Court, or the FWOTSC, as she called herself. She was technically supportive of abortion rights and voting w/ RBG on most women's cases at #SCOTUS, including in 1986 a vote for harassment victim Vinson
3/ but SOC was also a lifelong #Republican and an operative at that -- committeewoman, nominated to her first office by the #GOP committee, mentored by Barry Goldwater, William Rehnquist and Warren Burger were her sponsors on the #SCOTUS.
(2) Mitch laughing to himself about how absurd it is that he has to push his way through the crowd of reporters on 9/25/18.
(3) Sen Grassley is 85 years old. (Democrats have senators around that age, too.)
Today he had to hold onto a Capitol Police officer to reduce the risk of a reporter knocking him over. This has to stop. Senators must return to being able to walk around freely at work.
Today he had to hold onto a Capitol Police officer to reduce the risk of a reporter knocking him over. This has to stop. Senators must return to being able to walk around freely at work.
It will keep falling because Americans are fundamentally decent and fair minded, #JudgeKavanaugh obviously qualified, he and his family tortured because the left demanded it, and the process so transparently deceptive. I hope his daughters and wife can come to forgive the Ds.
Of course I am assuming his conformation based on early, whispered assessments that —as expected— Dr. Ford’s account could not be corroborated. But the nomination could still fail and, if so, the GOP’s majorities and perhaps the party will be shattered for years. Because of the
manipulation of a woman who wanted only to be anonymous, who could have remained anonymous, and because of the unleashing of the worst McCarthyism since McCarthyism. It is a sober lesson on the frailty of due process and the rule of law that this is even close.
