Garrett J Jones

PhD Political Theory / American Politics. I study the Presidency and American Constitutionalism

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Published! I'm thankful for generous feedback from many mentors and experts in American political thought, including my anonymous reviewers.
"The Limits of Executive Discretion in John Marshall’s Constitutionalism" - Garrett Jeffrey Jones, 2026 https://t.co/PM6qB4nNY4

[ND Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Govt. @NDConStudies]

As the driving force animating an effort to teach young faculty members how to approach topics related to American civics in their classrooms, we recently collaborated with @UTCivics for the inaugural Teaching American Civics Seminar. Catch up at the link:
https://t.co/BBMvye2Bfd

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Today is my first day on the Forty Acres as a Postdoctoral Fellow at @UTAustin! I am eager to contribute to the mission of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas!
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Final class of the semester in the books with these Badger constitutionalists!

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Grateful to American Political Thought for publishing my article, "Judith Shklar's Constitutional Politics in States of Emergency: The Function of the Energetic Executive in the Face of Passive Injustice." https://t.co/FCVNM5325D

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It is not clear that either Biden or Trump possessed the authority to bomb the Houthis in Yemen the last 1.5 yrs. Congress has not taken action to authorize strikes, so presidents are either warping the 2001 AUMF against Al-Qaeda or stretching independent Article II powers.

[Matthew Brogdon @ProfBrogdon]

From the archive: Our greatest presidents have preserved the Constitution and transmitted it faithfully to the next generation. Washington and Lincoln are worthy examples.
https://t.co/OuQMVf2Wq7

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Prerogative power is back. Thanks for the dissertation epigraph.

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.

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Anti-fed, Cato, on the "vast and important powers of the president" fears "the unrestrained power of granting pardons...which may be used to screen from punishment those whom he had secretly instigated to commit the crime, and thereby prevent a discovery of his own guilt" 11/8/87

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Happy #ConstitutionDay ! I am putting together a Federalist Papers reading group for undergrads. Which essays are underrated and/or misunderstood and why?

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@bkleinerman Great episode. I had the privilege of witnessing the authors meet critics panel in Boston.

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https://t.co/5DlwB1z6C5

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Excited to be in Philadelphia for #APSA2024.

I’ll be presenting my intervention on how to understand the constitutional origins and limits of Executive Power.

Check out “The Implied Powers Presidency” in the panel (Re)Evaluating Presidential Power(Sat. at 4pm,📍Marriott 410).

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@tylersyck Gordon Wood claims Blackstone's concept of legal sovereignty forced American theorists to transfer indivisible sovereign power to "the people." Do you know if Adams's support for the American System is linked to debates about popular vs. compact sovereignty?

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@publius57 Thank you, Professor!

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Dissertation prospectus defended ✅
It’s a new dawn.

[Gerardo L. Munck @GerardoMunck]

Montesquieu on political liberty, the abuse of power and the limits to power.

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@tylersyck Thank you!