| Title | Date | Im- press | En- gage | Ex- pand | URL- clicks | Like | Re- tweet | Link to Text | Link to Tweet |
| Will the Biden administration actually do something about | 2020-12-30 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1344431482740195328 | 1344431482740195328 |
| Heard of this pardon? | 2020-12-30 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1344183547377020928 | 1344183547377020928 |
| The upside of Trump pardons - the pardonees can't claim | 2020-12-27 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1343086009152466946 | 1343086009152466946 |
| Striking back at the system! | 2020-12-25 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1342500049251528704 | 1342500049251528704 |
| Trump clemency - it's all who you know. | 2020-12-25 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1342495688412688384 | 1342495688412688384 |
| The Republican Senate has done more to defund the police | 2020-12-24 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1341947399938437120 | 1341947399938437120 |
| Blackwater pardons go down poorly in Iraq. Iran was | 2020-12-24 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1341916537813225472 | 1341916537813225472 |
| Pardon abuse - another pillar of Trump's legacy. | 2020-12-23 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1341798546446536704 | 1341798546446536704 |
| The William Barr Fan Club just got even smaller. | 2020-12-23 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1341772185543737344 | 1341772185543737344 |
| Civil defamation litigation getting serious! | 2020-12-23 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1341632163435794438 | 1341632163435794438 |
| Republicans, there's still time to impeach or 25th | 2020-12-23 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1341628257783803907 | 1341628257783803907 |
| Some government secrets are vital to protecting the nation | 2020-12-21 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1341134130143084544 | 1341134130143084544 |
| Pardon a whistle-blower? Not Trump! | 2020-12-21 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1341106320280223744 | 1341106320280223744 |
| Barr steps out of line again on his way out. | 2020-12-21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1341065881103712256 | 1341065881103712256 |
| Pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it - even | 2020-12-21 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1340850822591049728 | 1340850822591049728 |
| Now it's clear why Paxton was so keen to lead the charge | 2020-12-20 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1340540167178735616 | 1340540167178735616 |
| Time to restore the pardon power to its original intent. | 2020-12-18 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1340083650344275968 | 1340083650344275968 |
| Smell like insider trading to you? | 2020-12-18 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1339773668948234240 | 1339773668948234240 |
| Will Trump pardon them too? | 2020-12-17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1339659823097384960 | 1339659823097384960 |
| Trump wants a special prosecutor for Hunter Biden. Why not | 2020-12-17 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1339602469358161920 | 1339602469358161920 |
| Time to finish freeing the slaves. | 2020-12-17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1339362953972174850 | 1339362953972174850 |
| "In the uncertain month to come, will we find ourselves | 2020-12-15 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1338672737481498624 | 1338672737481498624 |
| So who's going to become Acting Attorney General/Scourge | 2020-12-14 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1338623079434469376 | 1338623079434469376 |
| Trump catches Barr playing by the wrong rules again. | 2020-12-13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1338241665681641472 | 1338241665681641472 |
| Merrick Garland for Attorney General? | 2020-12-11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1337420347172216833 | 1337420347172216833 |
| Trump cements his legacy. | 2020-12-09 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1336684967363923969 | 1336684967363923969 |
| "a publicity stunt, not a serious legal pleading" | 2020-12-09 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1336662600155713539 | 1336662600155713539 |
| Barr might not wait for the axe to fall. | 2020-12-07 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1335804133534658560 | 1335804133534658560 |
| How justice works for big donors | 2020-12-06 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1335707226632114176 | 1335707226632114176 |
| Trump mole banned from Justice Dept. | 2020-12-05 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1335100849983393794 | 1335100849983393794 |
| Why Biden should hope Trump pardons himself. | 2020-12-05 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1335099615570345985 | 1335099615570345985 |
| Would Trump's originalists on the Supreme Court still be | 2020-12-04 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1334669645542912000 | 1334669645542912000 |
| Why Federal criminal prosecution of Trump is likely to | 2020-12-03 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1334633336313024513 | 1334633336313024513 |
| Qualifications to be a constitutional lawyer are different | 2020-12-03 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1334631261080494080 | 1334631261080494080 |
| What's certain and uncertain about presidential pardons. | 2020-12-03 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1334367638802243584 | 1334367638802243584 |
| Fire all his enemies and pardon all his friends. | 2020-12-03 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1334304138331492352 | 1334304138331492352 |
| Pardons for sale! That's just monetizing the asset - | 2020-12-02 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1333995250247892992 | 1333995250247892992 |
| He's making a list - checking it twice - going to find | 2020-12-02 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1333976879607422980 | 1333976879607422980 |
| Trump only has 50 days left to fire Barr for treason. | 2020-12-02 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1333944792493871104 | 1333944792493871104 |
| Trump nominees defend your right to infect as many people | 2020-11-27 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1332163177363062786 | 1332163177363062786 |
| What a gallery of patriotic heroes up for pardons! | 2020-11-26 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1331817560799543296 | 1331817560799543296 |
| Pardons in progress for all the turkeys. | 2020-11-26 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1331751606296055809 | 1331751606296055809 |
| 75 years ago today - crimes against humanity were defined, | 2020-11-21 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1329983713900331008 | 1329983713900331008 |
| Hang 'em high while you can! | 2020-11-19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1329230075221344256 | 1329230075221344256 |
| So many critical decisions - is this the most critical? | 2020-11-18 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1329113937225285633 | 1329113937225285633 |
| Trump's legal liabilities - is the country better off | 2020-11-18 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1328922454811545600 | 1328922454811545600 |
| Will Biden fix the clemency process and restore a rule of | 2020-11-17 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1328841068360548353 | 1328841068360548353 |
| How Trump and Barr can hobble, if not defeat, justice. | 2020-11-15 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1328116099049656321 | 1328116099049656321 |
| The Supreme Court has not been as activistly-friendly to | 2020-11-13 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1327336901506781184 | 1327336901506781184 |
| Not every lawyer wants to spout Trumpist nonsense in court. | 2020-11-10 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1326006280226447360 | 1326006280226447360 |
| Trump's judges all seem to view election law the same way. | 2020-11-01 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1322760076520681472 | 1322760076520681472 |
| Why the Supreme Court should stay out of state election | 2020-11-01 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1322759584855990273 | 1322759584855990273 |
| Barr has more work to do to accomplish his agenda. | 2020-10-31 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1322669164415213568 | 1322669164415213568 |
| Justice delayed is justice denied. The Trump | 2020-10-29 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1321922578575810560 | 1321922578575810560 |
| Will the average reactionary voter lose interest in | 2020-10-29 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1321622672598466560 | 1321622672598466560 |
| "They won't be able to do much about this for a long time | 2020-10-27 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1320916480897155072 | 1320916480897155072 |
| Mutual reinforcement - it's the only way minority rule | 2020-10-27 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1320911877673680896 | 1320911877673680896 |
| Poison pills against an activist judicial system. | 2020-10-26 | 71 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1320842172325740544 | 1320842172325740544 |
| Mechanics of judicial nominations. | 2020-10-26 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1320714727912206337 | 1320714727912206337 |
| Republicans aren't allergic to packing courts to get a | 2020-10-25 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1320504207456174081 | 1320504207456174081 |
| Originalism is a dead end. Even the originalists don't | 2020-10-22 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1319082561499328513 | 1319082561499328513 |
| It's not just Barr - Wray doesn't understand that it's | 2020-10-22 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1319076135817207809 | 1319076135817207809 |
| How long should Biden wait to change the Supreme Court? | 2020-10-19 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1318237705973628929 | 1318237705973628929 |
| McConnell's second greatest triumph - second only to the | 2020-10-18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1317876268738568192 | 1317876268738568192 |
| The 2017 Women's March led to the 2018 elections and | 2020-10-17 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1317319844346306560 | 1317319844346306560 |
| The "original literal public meaning"? The founders | 2020-10-17 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1317256116754001920 | 1317256116754001920 |
| The Republicans have won! | 2020-10-16 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1317112432867692545 | 1317112432867692545 |
| Front line soldiers in the battle to maintain minority | 2020-10-15 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1316740926966951936 | 1316740926966951936 |
| Unclear on the concept! | 2020-10-14 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1316472711296684033 | 1316472711296684033 |
| A question senators should ask all judicial nominees - | 2020-10-14 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1316463122849296384 | 1316463122849296384 |
| Trump-inspired investigations never go anywhere. But while | 2020-10-14 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1316449270896107520 | 1316449270896107520 |
| Ted Cruz is right! The hearings are not about | 2020-10-13 | 75 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1316006750798053381 | 1316006750798053381 |
| Reasons why the Supreme Court might not invalidate | 2020-10-12 | 84 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1315794352518524928 | 1315794352518524928 |
| A fairy tale about a mad king in his magic garden - | 2020-10-12 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1315754781239996416 | 1315754781239996416 |
| Why Trump's donors are so interested in a reactionary | 2020-10-12 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1315692673341161473 | 1315692673341161473 |
| "overturn Roe, strike down the A.C.A., bend the law toward | 2020-10-12 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1315488747190808576 | 1315488747190808576 |
| "She would overturn the Affordable Care Act, roll back | 2020-10-12 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1315483581515362307 | 1315483581515362307 |
| Of course Trump expects Barrett to rule in his favor. | 2020-10-11 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1315407958440767488 | 1315407958440767488 |
| Prosecutor or president? | 2020-10-11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1315377432220717056 | 1315377432220717056 |
| What doesn't Barr get about the fact that the election in | 2020-10-11 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1315304113505148928 | 1315304113505148928 |
| Still an outstanding choice for Supreme Court. | 2020-10-10 | 81 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1314920414015967233 | 1314920414015967233 |
| Everything depends on the Barrett nomination. | 2020-10-08 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1314343563069542400 | 1314343563069542400 |
| Private militias are unconstitutional. | 2020-10-08 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1314340604810129408 | 1314340604810129408 |
| A reactionary Supreme Court v Democratic president and | 2020-10-05 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1313215127701741568 | 1313215127701741568 |
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========== Will the Biden administration actually do something about bad cops? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-plans-police-reform/2020/12/22/d4812c9c-3bcc-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html Trump wouldn't - bad cops vote Republican! #PS1justice ===== impress 44 time 2020-12-30 23:53 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1344431482740195328 ========== Heard of this pardon? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/29/trump-pardons-stephanie-mohr-prince-georges/ Using black people as practice targets for police dogs - why would Trump object to that? #PS1justice ===== impress 49 time 2020-12-30 07:28 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1344183547377020928 ========== The upside of Trump pardons - the pardonees can't claim the 5th to avoid testimony. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/12/22/trump-pardons-congress-investigations-self/ Presumably perjury would be a new crime, not covered by any previous pardon. #PS1justice ===== impress 63 time 2020-12-27 06:47 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1343086009152466946 ========== Striking back at the system! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/us/politics/trump-pardon-power.html Maybe Trump should order schools and colleges to change all grades awarded to his family and friends to A+. That'll show those teachers! #PS1justice ===== impress 47 time 2020-12-25 15:58 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1342500049251528704 ========== Trump clemency - it's all who you know. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/us/politics/trump-pardon-clemency-access.html #PS1justice ===== engage 2 engage-rate 5% expands 1 impress 40 time 2020-12-25 15:41 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1342495688412688384 ========== The Republican Senate has done more to defund the police than any leftists could. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/23/republicans-just-voted-defund-police/ #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 50 time 2020-12-24 03:22 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341947399938437120 ========== Blackwater pardons go down poorly in Iraq. Iran was delighted to see Trump push Iraq away. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-baghdad-shootings-iraq-585f413732fa953d0a9a7f4c3cf77ac5 Undeterred, Trump pardoned Manafort and Kushner's father. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/politics/chris-christie-jared-kushner-father/index.html https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-campaigns-baghdad-a6741e5cf9032ce004c8f6751b3cc968 #PS1justice ===== impress 48 time 2020-12-24 01:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341916537813225472 ========== Pardon abuse - another pillar of Trump's legacy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/23/no-president-has-ever-misused-pardon-power-thoroughly-trump-has/ #PS1justice ===== impress 53 time 2020-12-23 17:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341798546446536704 ========== The William Barr Fan Club just got even smaller. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/22/barrs-refusal-worsen-atrocious-legacy-is-not-praiseworthy/ After alienating everybody else, he now has alienated the Trumpists. #PS1justice ===== impress 46 time 2020-12-23 15:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341772185543737344 ========== Civil defamation litigation getting serious! "Trump Campaign and Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, Michelle Malkin, Gateway Pundit, Joseph Oltmann, and Newsmax and One America News Network". He would settle to get his life back. https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-colorado-media-537ef789db98c14dcd4699c9f386a7b2 #PS1justice ===== impress 58 time 2020-12-23 06:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341632163435794438 ========== Republicans, there's still time to impeach or 25th amendment! Trump pardoned a bunch of criminals who lied to the FBI, and congressmen properly convicted of financial crimes. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-campaigns-duncan-hunter-russia-87bf992ea9bece8eee58ac8ecf1f1bd6 More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1320097951668054 #PS1justice ===== impress 62 time 2020-12-23 06:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341628257783803907 ========== Some government secrets are vital to protecting the nation from foreign enemies. But most protect the current administration from its domestic opposition. However, the government gets to decide which is which, rather than a court. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/opinion/laura-poitras-assange-espionage-act.html #PS1justice ===== impress 48 time 2020-12-21 21:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341134130143084544 ========== Pardon a whistle-blower? Not Trump! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-joe-biden-should-pardon-reality-winner/2020/12/21/9e6f4094-4162-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html #PS1justice ===== impress 40 time 2020-12-21 19:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341106320280223744 ========== Barr steps out of line again on his way out. https://apnews.com/article/william-barr-hunter-biden-election-047487650cd50f5a874c406aad214ce7 Expect a tweet in response. #PS1justice ===== impress 31 time 2020-12-21 16:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1341065881103712256 ========== Pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it - even unwillingly. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/opinion/trump-justice-department-lawyer.html They should have let Rudy do all the legal work for the Trump administration. He's used to pitch. #PS1justice ===== impress 54 time 2020-12-21 02:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1340850822591049728 ========== Now it's clear why Paxton was so keen to lead the charge for Trump - it's pardon time! https://apnews.com/article/us-news-ken-paxton-elections-crime-texas-8d1918c899f09852acad9f4140ea254a We didn't need a constitutional amendment to clarify the pardon power until Trump, but now we do. #PS1justice ===== impress 39 time 2020-12-20 06:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1340540167178735616 ========== Time to restore the pardon power to its original intent. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/18/want-repair-us-democracy-start-by-reforming-presidents-power-pardon/ #PS1justice ===== impress 38 time 2020-12-18 23:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1340083650344275968 ========== Smell like insider trading to you? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/15/solarwinds-russia-breach-stock-trades/ That's a crime. #PS1justice ===== impress 44 time 2020-12-18 03:25 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1339773668948234240 ========== Will Trump pardon them too? https://apnews.com/article/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-indictments-coronavirus-pandemic-traverse-city-10f7e02c57004da9843f89650edd4510 #PS1justice ===== impress 37 time 2020-12-17 19:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1339659823097384960 ========== Trump wants a special prosecutor for Hunter Biden. Why not a special prosecutor for Hunter Biden and Donald Trump and all Trump's children! https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-hunter-biden-prosecutor-63470e267510fd5e3d71cb0dc81121d7 Could the acting attorney general be fired after less than a month? Giuliani is advising Trump. #PS1justice ===== impress 67 time 2020-12-17 16:04 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1339602469358161920 ========== Time to finish freeing the slaves. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/opinion/abolition-prison-labor-amendement.html #PS1justice ===== impress 37 time 2020-12-17 00:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1339362953972174850 ========== "In the uncertain month to come, will we find ourselves yearning for Barr?" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/14/barr-failed-his-job-his-bootlicking-resignation-letter-made-that-clear/ #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 59 time 2020-12-15 02:30 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1338672737481498624 ========== So who's going to become Acting Attorney General/Scourge of Trump for the last month? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/william-barr-resigns-trump-attorney-general/2020/12/14/0389c9a0-1796-11eb-aeec-b93bcc29a01b_story.html #PS1justice ===== impress 67 time 2020-12-14 23:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1338623079434469376 ========== Trump catches Barr playing by the wrong rules again. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/us/politics/trump-barr-biden-investigation.html There's no partial support for Trump - you're either all in or all out. #PS1justice ===== impress 33 time 2020-12-13 21:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1338241665681641472 ========== Merrick Garland for Attorney General? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/10/case-merrick-garland-attorney-general/ #PS1justice ===== impress 37 time 2020-12-11 15:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1337420347172216833 ========== Trump cements his legacy. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-death-penalty-legacy-838932ac2b665b42373309336d130f56 He envies Grover Cleveland in more ways than one. #PS1justice ===== impress 38 time 2020-12-09 14:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1336684967363923969 ========== "a publicity stunt, not a serious legal pleading" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-trump-pennsylvania-election-results/2020/12/08/4d39e16c-397d-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html It's the story of the whole Trump administration, isn't it? That's reality-TV in action! https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/120820zr_bq7d.pdf You can always go to the Supreme Court. They don't have to let you in. #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 62 time 2020-12-09 13:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1336662600155713539 ========== Barr might not wait for the axe to fall. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/william-barr-may-resign/2020/12/06/bbbc5f7e-382a-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html He might as well be pursuing a profitable career elsewhere. Like almost everybody else, time spent in the Trump administration has not embellished his resume. #PS1justice ===== engage 2 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 48 time 2020-12-07 04:31 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1335804133534658560 ========== How justice works for big donors https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/opinion/sackler-purdue-pharma-doj.html Note that some family members donate to Democrats, and some to Republicans - https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/04/purdue-pharma-and-the-sackler-family-under-scrutiny-for-role-in-opioid-crisis-are-big-political-spenders/ #PS1justice ===== impress 43 time 2020-12-06 22:06 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1335707226632114176 ========== Trump mole banned from Justice Dept. https://apnews.com/article/heidi-stirrup-banned-justice-department-7624560e990ec55383a2a3e421c3a52e Even Barr has his limits. #PS1justice ===== impress 39 time 2020-12-05 05:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1335100849983393794 ========== Why Biden should hope Trump pardons himself. https://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/news/opinion/columnists/mcmanus-why-biden-should-hope-that-trump-pardons-himself-on-the-way-out-the-door/article_c4019cc4-410c-53e2-ba80-bab617de359d.html #PS1justice ===== impress 40 time 2020-12-05 05:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1335099615570345985 ========== Would Trump's originalists on the Supreme Court still be originalist with respect to pardons? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/03/trump-blanket-pardons-children-giuliani-law/ Trump doesn't want to spell out all the crimes he wants pardoned. Should be rely on a blanket pardon getting by the Supreme Court? #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 47 time 2020-12-04 01:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1334669645542912000 ========== Why Federal criminal prosecution of Trump is likely to fail, except for giving him more free publicity. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/opinion/trump-prosecution.html New York state prosecutions for crimes committed before he was president might be on firmer legal ground, but still are free publicity. #PS1justice ===== impress 47 time 2020-12-03 22:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1334633336313024513 ========== Qualifications to be a constitutional lawyer are different on reality-TV. It's all about how you look and who you know and what you're willing to do. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/us/politics/jenna-ellis-trump.html #PS1justice ===== impress 29 time 2020-12-03 22:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1334631261080494080 ========== What's certain and uncertain about presidential pardons. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/us/politics/trump-pardons.html Interestingly, a pardoned person may not invoke the 5rh amendment to avoid testifying before a court or Congress about matters covered by the pardon. #PS1justice ===== impress 32 time 2020-12-03 05:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1334367638802243584 ========== Fire all his enemies and pardon all his friends. It's the Trump way! https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-barr-election-fraud/2020/12/02/5717626c-34e2-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/trump-presidential-pardon-children/index.html #PS1justice ===== impress 29 time 2020-12-03 01:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1334304138331492352 ========== Pardons for sale! That's just monetizing the asset - standard practice in Wall Street and Silicon Valley. https://apnews.com/article/lobbying-courts-271f7536f7ba3d1bd6887b21e7549287 #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 37 time 2020-12-02 04:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1333995250247892992 ========== He's making a list - checking it twice - going to find out who's naughty and nice! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-pardon.html Self-pardons? Prospective pardons? So much new legal ground to cover. #PS1justice ===== impress 35 time 2020-12-02 03:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1333976879607422980 ========== Trump only has 50 days left to fire Barr for treason. It's what they both deserve. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/barr-no-evidence-election-fraud/2020/12/01/5f4dcaa8-340a-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html #PS1justice ===== impress 33 time 2020-12-02 01:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1333944792493871104 ========== Trump nominees defend your right to infect as many people as possible. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-coronavirus-restrictions/2020/11/26/5cf84020-2ffb-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html #PS1justice ===== impress 38 time 2020-11-27 03:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1332163177363062786 ========== What a gallery of patriotic heroes up for pardons! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/us/politics/trump-pardons.html #PS1justice ===== impress 44 time 2020-11-26 04:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1331817560799543296 ========== Pardons in progress for all the turkeys. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/us/politics/trump-is-said-to-plan-pardon-of-flynn.html #PS1justice ===== impress 45 time 2020-11-26 00:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1331751606296055809 ========== 75 years ago today - crimes against humanity were defined, tried, and punished. https://apnews.com/article/nuremberg-war-crimes-trials-coronavirus-pandemic-berlin-9c0c0c7c092ea429b0daf8c3106cdce5 There was nobody left to pardon the guilty. #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 52 time 2020-11-21 03:03 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1329983713900331008 ========== Hang 'em high while you can! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/us/politics/executions-death-penalty-biden.html Trump administration sets another record. #PS1justice ===== impress 36 time 2020-11-19 01:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1329230075221344256 ========== So many critical decisions - is this the most critical? Undoing the damage of Trump and Barr might take years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/18/biden-attorney-general-could-be-most-important-personnel-decision/ #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 38 time 2020-11-18 17:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1329113937225285633 ========== Trump's legal liabilities - is the country better off pursuing them or forgetting them? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/magazine/trump-investigations-criminal-prosecutions.html #PS1justice ===== impress 43 time 2020-11-18 04:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1328922454811545600 ========== Will Biden fix the clemency process and restore a rule of law instead of a rule by personality? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-abused-the-clemency-power-will-biden-reform-it/2020/11/16/6c9a58c2-2832-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html #PS1justice ===== impress 47 time 2020-11-17 23:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1328841068360548353 ========== How Trump and Barr can hobble, if not defeat, justice. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/11/09/trump-justice-department-pardon/ Can the president pardon himself? Could Pence pardon Trump for crimes that haven't been charged yet or aren't even known yet? All are interesting unresolved questions. #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 77 time 2020-11-15 23:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1328116099049656321 ========== The Supreme Court has not been as activistly-friendly to Trump as was feared. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-trump-tax-returns-election-dispute/2020/11/13/2fc25b5a-252d-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html They can avoid several disputes by letting the clock run out. #PS1justice ===== engage 3 engage-rate 5% expands 2 impress 61 time 2020-11-13 19:45 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1327336901506781184 ========== Not every lawyer wants to spout Trumpist nonsense in court. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/business/jones-day-trump-election-lawsuits.html #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 48 time 2020-11-10 03:38 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1326006280226447360 ========== Trump's judges all seem to view election law the same way. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/31/trump-judges-voting-rights/ #PS1justice ===== impress 66 time 2020-11-01 04:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1322760076520681472 ========== Why the Supreme Court should stay out of state election law. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/supreme-court-election-rulings/2020/10/29/6a7b65d6-1991-11eb-aeec-b93bcc29a01b_story.html Lately it's been looking a lot like legislating from the bench. #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 50 time 2020-11-01 04:37 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1322759584855990273 ========== Barr has more work to do to accomplish his agenda. Unfortunately for him, it doesn't coincide completely with Trump's agenda. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/william-barr-christopher-wray-trump-election/2020/10/30/383ff9f0-1aff-11eb-befb-8864259bd2d8_story.html #PS1justice ===== engage 2 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 51 time 2020-10-31 22:37 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1322669164415213568 ========== Justice delayed is justice denied. The Trump administration is capable of moving very quickly, albeit carelessly, when it wants to. And simply runs down the clock otherwise. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/us/politics/tamir-rice-shooting-investigation.html #PS1justice ===== impress 43 time 2020-10-29 21:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1321922578575810560 ========== Will the average reactionary voter lose interest in politics now that the Supreme Court has a solid 5-4 majority of conservative Catholics? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/us/politics/republicans-supreme-court.html #PS1justice ===== impress 40 time 2020-10-29 01:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1321622672598466560 ========== "They won't be able to do much about this for a long time to come" You tell them Mitch! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/opinion/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court.html #PS1justice ===== impress 40 time 2020-10-27 02:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1320916480897155072 ========== Mutual reinforcement - it's the only way minority rule can be maintained. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/amy-coney-barrett-joins-a-supreme-court-thats-largely-out-of-step-with-the-national-consensus/2020/10/26/5bae1de6-17c5-11eb-aeec-b93bcc29a01b_story.html #PS1justice ===== impress 40 time 2020-10-27 02:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1320911877673680896 ========== Poison pills against an activist judicial system. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/10/26/supreme-court-conservative-barrett-progressive-poison-pill/ #PS1justice ===== engage 15 engage-rate 21% expands 15 impress 71 time 2020-10-26 21:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1320842172325740544 ========== Mechanics of judicial nominations. Will the Democrats continue Republican procedures or revert to tradition? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/court-barrett-senate-trump/2020/10/25/d9eed9c0-16bc-11eb-befb-8864259bd2d8_story.html At least they should restore ABA screening of potential nominees. #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 37 time 2020-10-26 13:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1320714727912206337 ========== Republicans aren't allergic to packing courts to get a desired political outcome. https://apnews.com/article/legislature-arizona-iowa-separation-of-powers-us-supreme-court-31f4996a200be4622361603aabf92302 You weren't surprised! #PS1justice ===== impress 29 time 2020-10-25 23:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1320504207456174081 ========== Originalism is a dead end. Even the originalists don't believe it when it gets in their way. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/opinion/supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett.html #PS1justice ===== impress 39 time 2020-10-22 01:06 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1319082561499328513 ========== It's not just Barr - Wray doesn't understand that it's also his #1 job to support Trump's re-election! https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-wray-biden-barr/2020/10/21/6ce69f02-13b0-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html Expect personnel changes after the election, no matter the outcome. #PS1justice ===== engage 2 engage-rate 4% expands 2 impress 57 time 2020-10-22 00:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1319076135817207809 ========== How long should Biden wait to change the Supreme Court? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/opinion/biden-supreme-court.html As far as restructuring goes, instead of increasing the court size, how about limiting terms to 18 years so each Congress gets at least one chance to confirm or reconfirm a justice. #PS1justice ===== impress 43 time 2020-10-19 17:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1318237705973628929 ========== McConnell's second greatest triumph - second only to the Supreme Court. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/politics/federal-appeals-courts-trump-voting.html #PS1justice ===== impress 31 time 2020-10-18 17:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1317876268738568192 ========== The 2017 Women's March led to the 2018 elections and Democratic control of the House and the impeachment of Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/10/15/womens-march-will-bring-thousands-marchers-dc-cities-nationwide-this-weekend/ #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 42 time 2020-10-17 04:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1317319844346306560 ========== The "original literal public meaning"? The founders didn't always agree, so they did what politicians do - forged a compromise with vague wording that they could get enough votes for, and left the precise interpretation for the future. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/originalism-constitution-founders-barrett/2020/10/16/1906922e-0f33-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 33 time 2020-10-17 00:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1317256116754001920 ========== The Republicans have won! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/opinion/election-trump-republicans.html Even losing the White House and Congress, they will have a solid reactionary Supreme Court for a generation, to block regulation of major donors. But a generation is too long to wait to act on climate change. #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 51 time 2020-10-16 14:37 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1317112432867692545 ========== Front line soldiers in the battle to maintain minority rule! The real prize that their unlimited dark money funds is an end to Federal regulation in all economic spheres. But they are glad to use social issues as a front. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/us/politics/severinos-amy-coney-barrett.html #PS1justice ===== impress 37 time 2020-10-15 14:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1316740926966951936 ========== Unclear on the concept! https://www.npr.org/sections/live-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-confirmation/2020/10/13/923436423/barrett-to-coons-i-wont-be-pawn-for-trump-in-possible-election-dispute Trump is clear - he nominates to protect his election and to overturn Obamacare and Roe. Republican senators agree. Expect Trump's wrath if you fail to deliver - ask Barr - or recuse - ask Sessions. #PS1justice ===== impress 41 time 2020-10-14 20:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1316472711296684033 ========== A question senators should ask all judicial nominees - is it ok to steal children from their parents in order to raise them in a different religion? And then ask all the Jewish major Republican donors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortara_case https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/the-popes-jews/615736/ #PS1justice ===== impress 37 time 2020-10-14 19:37 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1316463122849296384 ========== Trump-inspired investigations never go anywhere. But while they are active they give him a way to say his opponents are "under investigation". And who would know more about being under investigation than Donald Trump? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/barr-unmasking-review-no-charges/2020/10/13/0f63fd2e-0d67-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 32 time 2020-10-14 18:42 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1316449270896107520 ========== Ted Cruz is right! The hearings are not about Barrett. No evidence needed to confirm Barrett any more than none needed to acquit Trump. It's all about stacking the court in time for the election and Obamacare decisions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/12/confirmation-hearings-arent-about-barrett-theyre-about-supreme-court-legitimacy/ #PS1justice ===== engage 12 engage-rate 16% expands 12 impress 75 time 2020-10-13 13:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1316006750798053381 ========== Reasons why the Supreme Court might not invalidate Obamacare - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/amy-coney-barrett-affordable-care-act-threat/2020/10/12/19207b0a-0cc0-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html But three justices were nominated to invalidate Obamacare, among other goals. Yet the justices know that judicial partisanship might be remedied by Congressional partisanship. #PS1justice ===== engage 9 engage-rate 11% expands 9 impress 84 time 2020-10-12 23:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315794352518524928 ========== A fairy tale about a mad king in his magic garden - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/confirming-barrett-is-a-fairy-tale-temptation-rife-with-dark-trade-offs/2020/10/12/7bc7694e-0cb6-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html Sounds like Faust - a friend of the devil is a friend of Trump - though the devil keeps his bargains better. But man does not live by power alone, and no man can serve two masters. #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 57 time 2020-10-12 20:42 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315754781239996416 ========== Why Trump's donors are so interested in a reactionary Supreme Court. Trump has his reasons; Trump voters have their reasons; Trump donors outvote them 1-2. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/opinion/charles-koch-amy-coney-barrett.html It's all part and parcel of minority rule. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-minority.html #PS1justice ===== impress 66 time 2020-10-12 16:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315692673341161473 ========== "overturn Roe, strike down the A.C.A., bend the law toward big business interests and make it harder to vote" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/11/us/politics/amy-coney-barrett-life-career-family.html Truly a daughter of Roger Taney. #PS1justice ===== impress 57 time 2020-10-12 03:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315488747190808576 ========== "She would overturn the Affordable Care Act, roll back abortion rights and favor Trump in any challenge that might arise from Nov. 3." Why else would he nominate her? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/11/us/politics/barrett-supreme-court-hearings.html Barrett will join the Supreme Court. The fight is about Election Day. #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 57 time 2020-10-12 02:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315483581515362307 ========== Of course Trump expects Barrett to rule in his favor. Why else would he have nominated her, and why else would McConnell be in such a rush? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/11/justice-barrett-must-recuse-herself-deciding-future-president-who-picked-her/ #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 33 time 2020-10-11 21:44 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315407958440767488 ========== Prosecutor or president? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/harris-supreme-court-barrett/2020/10/10/ed1e4e1c-0a47-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html #PS1justice ===== impress 27 time 2020-10-11 19:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315377432220717056 ========== What doesn't Barr get about the fact that the election in November 3? What good is a report after the election? https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-voting-fraud-and-irregularities-elections-archive-a5d340d781afa64288ffaaf5ea9abebb #PS1justice ===== impress 39 time 2020-10-11 14:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1315304113505148928 ========== Still an outstanding choice for Supreme Court. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/merrick-garland-supreme-court-nomination/2020/10/06/7098085a-0719-11eb-9be6-cf25fb429f1a_story.html #PS1justice ===== engage 13 engage-rate 16% expands 13 impress 81 time 2020-10-10 13:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1314920414015967233 ========== Everything depends on the Barrett nomination. repeal Roe v Wade repeal Obamacare repeal Voting Rights Act protect Trump re-election https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/opinion/amy-coney-barrett-coronavirus.html Why don't they just vote now? No minds will change. Voters are not going to think less of their senators. #PS1justice ===== impress 37 time 2020-10-08 23:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1314343563069542400 ========== Private militias are unconstitutional. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/opinion/militias-gretchen-whitmer.html They are prohibited in almost every state and are not protected by the Federal 2nd Amendment. #PS1justice ===== impress 40 time 2020-10-08 23:03 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1314340604810129408 ========== A reactionary Supreme Court v Democratic president and Congress - how to proceed? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/05/supreme-courts-right-wing-revolution-has-quietly-begun/ Let go of the controversial decisions for now and quietly put minority rule in concrete first. Most voters don't care about redistricting, for instance. #PS1justice ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 31 time 2020-10-05 20:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1313215127701741568