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Sep 28, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
THREAD I suppose I need to state my belief on this for the record because it will save me time. Folks, I want to believe Kavanaugh wont be confirmed because even if you dont #BelieveHer, the man is not fit for the bench. #sorrynotsorry (Evidenced by his own behavior yesterday)
But I have zero trust that the people in Congress who need to do the right thing, will.
I often see people shocked! at the injustice of it all. For me, I am just totally too close to the situation to be shocked. About any of it.
I operate from doubt most of the time tho I am...
optimistic. Because I believe in the power of good people and progress. But I also have a good idea of how power works & I have watched congresspeople throw away their own voters interests time and time and time again. It isnt specific to one party, either.
Ppl on here assume a lot about each others beliefs/stmts. But I promise I am just here to give it to you straight. Not get your hopes up. Not lie to you. Theres no benefit in that for me. All I want is a more honest egalitarian world. But I know the power paradigm, well, doesn't.
But for that very reason, I get up every day and I push and I push and I try and I ask and I learn and I watch and I listen and I act. I have to because if I didnt keep fighting for what I think is good, just and humane, I would be too depressed. Life for me would be meaningless.
So, I hope things with Kavanaugh air on the right side of history. Id love to be proved wrong. Yesterday was a shameful day. But by God, if you're mad as hell! and you cant take it anymore! come to D.C. and show them what ur 1A can do. I'll be here. Ready to report.

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Oct 4, 2018
THREAD - Some observations I recorded while at the protest this afternoon:
- There were several federal employees (recognized by their badges) who had some very, very nasty things to say about people exercising their 1A.
- Protestors were very calm, very respectful but emotional
- The crowd was incredibly diverse. Every color, creed, orientation, age, from infants to the elderly, + the heat stopped no one
- Every time a rape survivor or assault survivor would get on a mic or bullhorn, and share their story, the crowd replied: "I believe you."
- Each person I talked to, of which there were several, expressed their concern over the gravity of Kavanaugh's appointment and how it would impact future generations
- Above anger or outrage, there was a palpable sadness in ppl's voice when they considered my questions
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Oct 2, 2018
THREAD - It is time to head to @Scotus. On deck: Madison v. Alabama. Is it a violation of the Constitution to execute a man who can't remember his crime? Well into his 60s & w/dementia, Vernon Madison argues executing someone who doesn't understand why he is being punished...1/4
implicitly fails to serve the purposes of the death penalty. The execution would not deter future crimes nor would it punish him for his conduct. The state, Alabama, doubts his claims of incapacity, suggesting he knows when to decline certain meds etc. Also even if he doesn't...
recall killing the officer, a court appointed psychologist says he has a "rational" understanding as to why he'll be executed, state argues. Alabama hinges their position on 8A, which they say, does not prevent them from executing him because he claims he can't remember. 3/4
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Sep 27, 2018
THREAD - In October, I'll cover several arguments at @Scotus:
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Fish and Wildlife Service, which challenges the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designation of 1,544 acres of land in Louisiana as critical habit for the dusky gopher frog.
1/4
 @CourthouseNews
Weyerhauser operates a logging business on the land and maintains the frog cannot live there without "radical change in land use."
2/4
Then, I'll cover Madison v. Alabama, which is about a death penalty challenge brought by a man who has dementia and says he can no longer remember committing the crime.
3/4
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Sep 27, 2018
THREAD - Some reactions from Democratic Senators at a press conference this a.m. during the lunch break:
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del. “It is striking how many survivors of sexual assault are watching and choosing this moment to come forward with their accounts."
1/4
 @CourthouseNews
Coons cont.: "It speaks to what a public service is being done here by having a measured and respectful hearing of Dr. Ford’s allegations.”
2/4
Sen Patrick Leahy's, D-Vt., take on questioning from the Republican prosecutor:
“She’s very professional and you have to ask the question, why don’t they ask their own questions?”
Then told reporters: "Maybe someone should ask why they’re hiding their other witnesses."
3/4
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Sep 25, 2018
THREAD - A group of attorneys general filed a comment with Interior Department rejecting Secy Zinke's proposed rollback of protections in the #EndangeredSpeciesAct. You can read their letter here:
documentcloud.org/documents/4941…
@CourthouseNews
1/5
AGs from the Commonwealths of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania plus states of California, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia signed off.
2/5
I recently covered the proposed rollback here: courthousenews.com/public-comment…
3/5
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Sep 25, 2018
THREAD - Later today, the House Committee on Rules votes on a resolution I have my eye on: H. Res. 1071—Recognizing that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United States citizens. (1/3)
@CourthouseNews
The bill is sponsored by House majority leader Kevin McCarthy who is gunning for Paul Ryan's job. If it is passed, the resolution effectively states that this res is the formal position of the House.
(2/3)
It is also a signal by McCarthy that he wants to push back against cities like San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and others, that have extended voting rights to those immigrants who are here w/o legal documentation. (3/3)
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