#Pardon

Jessica K. Lowe

jessicaklowe

Even though some republican theory suggested that pardons were incompatible with republican government (Beccaria, Montesquieu), the consensus at the founding was that, practically, they were necessary and even indispensable. /1https://twitt

Nick Hudson

NickHudsonCT

CRUCIAL LISTENING. Among the replies to this tweet was a link from @Bman78518518 to a great discussion of the obvious corruption that this JAMA paper points to. 1/8https://twitter.com/NickHudsonCT/status/1347803080541286402 50:00 into

Randy Cox

randypcox

Let’s be very clear about what’s really going on here Amy @Amy_Siskind It’s been awhile since I’ve done a thread but this final assault on our Republic, ironically by

Jonathan Turley

JonathanTurley

Despite my disagreement with the commutation, such a statement is almost charmingly quaint. The sordid history of White House pardons makes this commutation look positively chaste in comparison.https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/506876

Ashlie Weeks

ashlie_weeks

THREAD: I have to say this bc it is out there floating around & it’s incredibly dangerous. We r in the position w the most corrupt criminal evil inept lawless

Rory Turnbull

_roryturnbull

German and English words are usually pretty similar. Maus~mouse, Milch~milk, Wasser~water, sechs~six, Vater~father. But the German word for horse, "Pferd", is nothing like English. What happened? A thread. /1 English

The Glen

Glenlyon17

This is going to take a few tweets but given the lack of social interaction we've all had, I feel like sharing this gem from the glen today. It is

ClearingTheFog

clearing_fog

Texas (Ken Paxton) just sued PA, GA, WI, and MI in the Supreme Court over 'unlawful election results' in 2020 presidential raceMAGA is going crazy over this, believing that this

Brandi, Bobby Flay Backup Dancer 😾

ItsTheBrandi

I know my most pressing presidential discussion is usually "Americans used to send possums, both alive and dead, to Taft as a joke and it became a thing" but can

Palmer Report

PalmerReport

The mainstream media is still pushing the absurd false narrative that if January 6th had been a little more violent, it would have resulted in Trump somehow magically remaining in

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

FACTS (1 of 2) Trump is committing mass wire fraud. He's raised $208 million for an "Election Defense Fund," but only 4% has gone to "election defense." Most of the

BPerry-CO42 Anti-Kleptocracy

Perryalt1

THREADTHE MOTIVE BEHIND THE GL9BAL ELECTON FRAUD. It is election fraud, not vote fraud. It involved foreign interference on a global scale with Obama Admin & CIA. If you haven't

RAWPUBLIC♂️(SECULAR,PHEMINIST SPC.)🏳️‍🌈

RAWPUBLIC_JR

I smell hypocrisy here . Every civilised person should have idea when go out from home yes i am a Man i know when i have to go out of

Cam

verbia

People who went to American public schools are now pretending like they're experts on Louis XVI and the French Revolution because they had a history unit on it for a

DEAR GOD? - EP

Official_TRCP

CIVILISED WAYS TO SHOW COURTESY.Courtesy costs nothing but is very valuable. It should be taught in all schools and the message pinned in every public place.1. In case you miss

Elie Honig

eliehonig

Here are some direct questions that need to be asked of Barr (thread): Can you point to other cases during your tenure where you have recommended dismissal of a case

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