Timothy M. Todd

Liberty University (@LibertyU) School of Law Dean | Law Professor | Personal Account/Views; Comments/posts/replies/etc. are not legal advice

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

1/ 250 years ago, a group of bold patriots signed their names to a document that could have gotten them killed.

A short thread on the founding, faith, and the role lawyers 🇺🇸🧵

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

Given the citizen invocation in Ottumwa, Iowa, this week, I'd like to offer a contrast from the first Continental Congress.

On September 7, 1774, the Rev. Jacob Duché opened the Continental Congress in prayer at its request. He read Psalm 35, then prayed.

He called on "O Lord our Heavenly Father, high and mighty King of kings, and Lord of lords," who reigns over "all the Kingdoms, Empires and Governments." He prayed for the American States, who had "thrown themselves on Thy gracious protection," asked that "truth and justice, religion and piety, prevail and flourish amongst the people," and closed "in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, Thy Son and our Savior."

You can read the First Prayer of the Continental Congress here: https://t.co/z6LeWHl8xB

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

@FoxNews There is no such thing as religious neutrality.
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[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

Every government has a belief system (i.e., a religion), stated or unstated.

There is no such thing as religious neutrality.

As we mark 250 years (🇺🇸), Satan invocations are neither what the Founders had in mind nor the freedom for which they pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.

We've lost the plot.

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[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

Every government has a belief system (i.e., a religion), stated or unstated.

There is no such thing as religious neutrality.

As we mark 250 years (🇺🇸), Satan invocations are neither what the Founders had in mind nor the freedom for which they pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.

We've lost the plot.

https://t.co/aDKRMhL5J0

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

When the court gets to the merits, Slaughter likely answers this in favor of removal. https://t.co/loKSC08O0Z

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

The issue here is removal, not appointment. Trump v. Slaughter likely answers it. U.S. attorneys prioritize and decide how to pursue legal actions against defendants who violate the law. Those duties are in the “heartland of executive power.”

Because they wield executive power, they must “be controlled by the Chief Executive, in whom such power is vested.”

Under the reasoning of Slaughter, then, “the President may remove his subordinates at will,” including U.S. attorneys, regardless of the appointment mechanism.

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

When it gets to the merits, Slaughter likely answers this in favor of removal. https://t.co/loKSC08O0Z

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

The issue here is removal, not appointment. Trump v. Slaughter likely answers it. U.S. attorneys prioritize and decide how to pursue legal actions against defendants who violate the law. Those duties are in the “heartland of executive power.”

Because they wield executive power, they must “be controlled by the Chief Executive, in whom such power is vested.”

Under the reasoning of Slaughter, then, “the President may remove his subordinates at will,” including U.S. attorneys, regardless of the appointment mechanism.

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

This is a removal issue. Under the reasoning of Slaughter, “the President may remove his subordinates at will,” including a U.S. Attorney, regardless of the appointment mechanism. https://t.co/loKSC08O0Z

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

The issue here is removal, not appointment. Trump v. Slaughter likely answers it. U.S. attorneys prioritize and decide how to pursue legal actions against defendants who violate the law. Those duties are in the “heartland of executive power.”

Because they wield executive power, they must “be controlled by the Chief Executive, in whom such power is vested.”

Under the reasoning of Slaughter, then, “the President may remove his subordinates at will,” including U.S. attorneys, regardless of the appointment mechanism.

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

@BLaw This is a removal question, and it is likely answered by Trump v. Slaughter. https://t.co/JMkfO5M6hD

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

The issue here is removal, not appointment. Trump v. Slaughter likely answers it. U.S. attorneys prioritize and decide how to pursue legal actions against defendants who violate the law. Those duties are in the “heartland of executive power.”

Because they wield executive power, they must “be controlled by the Chief Executive, in whom such power is vested.”

Under the reasoning of Slaughter, then, “the President may remove his subordinates at will,” including U.S. attorneys, regardless of the appointment mechanism.

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

This is a removal question, and it is likely answered by Trump v. Slaughter. https://t.co/loKSC08O0Z

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

The issue here is removal, not appointment. Trump v. Slaughter likely answers it. U.S. attorneys prioritize and decide how to pursue legal actions against defendants who violate the law. Those duties are in the “heartland of executive power.”

Because they wield executive power, they must “be controlled by the Chief Executive, in whom such power is vested.”

Under the reasoning of Slaughter, then, “the President may remove his subordinates at will,” including U.S. attorneys, regardless of the appointment mechanism.

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

The issue here is removal, not appointment. Trump v. Slaughter likely answers it. U.S. attorneys prioritize and decide how to pursue legal actions against defendants who violate the law. Those duties are in the “heartland of executive power.”

Because they wield executive power, they must “be controlled by the Chief Executive, in whom such power is vested.”

Under the reasoning of Slaughter, then, “the President may remove his subordinates at will,” including U.S. attorneys, regardless of the appointment mechanism.

[POLITICO @politico]

Judge rules Trump can’t fire court-appointed prosecutors https://t.co/21ScEu7WC1

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

Good luck getting through this with dry eyes.

[MLB @MLB]

Thank you, Justin Verlander 🧡

JV leaves the mound for the Tigers - one final time.

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

@RHelfenbein Amen. It requires strong and faithful pulpits, families, universities, and law schools—filled with serious people who fear God and love Him.

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

Amen. A generation like that does not happen by accident.

It is formed by strong and faithful pulpits, families, universities, and law schools—filled with serious people who fear God and love Him.

[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

It required a generation of Christian statesmen to found our nation.

It will require a generation of Christian statesmen to preserve and save it.

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

@howertonjosh That distinction is the difference.
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[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

Two things can be true at once:

(1) The federal government has no constitutional role in welfare programs.

(2) Until those programs stop, reforms that don’t increase their costs can be good.

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

@michaeljknowles With the same budget expenditure, two things can be true.
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[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

Two things can be true at once:

(1) The federal government has no constitutional role in welfare programs.

(2) Until those programs stop, reforms that don’t increase their costs can be good.

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

Two things can be true at once:

(1) The federal government has no constitutional role in welfare programs.

(2) Until those programs stop, reforms that don’t increase their costs can be good.

[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

Today we start classes at @LibertyU School of Law!

We are especially thankful for @LibertyUPres Dondi E. Costin, Ph.D., who invested in our new first-year students when they arrived early for orientation.

At Liberty Law, we are Training Champions for Christ to Change the World through the Ministry of Law.

We are blessed to begin this year with the largest JD enrollment in Liberty Law history!

We are grateful for every student who has chosen to be here, and we look forward to a great school year!

[Liberty University @LibertyU]

Liberty Law celebrates the start of a new school year with a record number of students!
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[Timothy M. Todd @realTimTodd]

USA!!! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸