Scott Dafforn

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

@chrisatecheese Great stuff, dude! I dig it.

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

@ElieNYC Excellent article. I'm looking forward to hearing anything Harris has to say about reforming the Supreme Court.

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

"Either we listen to the Black lady and let her help us, or we consign our country to an authoritarian takeover. I’m not afraid of that choice."

I could quote the entire article, so do yourself a favor and read it.

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

You're going to hear a lot of people telling you a Black woman can't be president. You'll hear people say America "just isn't ready."

America will get ready. Because Kamala Harris is how we're gonna beat that guy. Be not afraid.

My latest in @thenation
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[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

@sarahkendzior One thing is certain, you'll never forget it.

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

@ElieNYC It's so frustrating that in the 11th hour THIS non-starter is the proposal.

[Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard]

“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” Frederick Douglass. Delivered to the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society. July 5, 1852. https://t.co/SYG43Ae2xx

[Melissa Murray (@ProfMMurray on Threads 🧵) @ProfMMurray]

THIS RIGHT HERE

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

"The word “unconstitutional” appears nowhere in the Constitution, and the power to decide what is or is not constitutional was not given to the court in the Constitution or by any of the amendments."

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

The Supreme Court made its biggest power grab since 1803 today, giving itself unchallenged power to make rules for the rest of society.
Calling ourselves a democracy after this is a joke. Unelected judges are the rulers now.
My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/9KkC2hlj9J

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

@mass_ave @braun4indiana Relevant: https://t.co/xfAg3UE3cL

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

@StrictScrutiny_ @kateashaw1 @ProfMMurray Great episode, as always. I continue to love all the Martha-adjacent commentary, and it definitely gave me some Arrested Development vibes.

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

Hasaaahahahahshs

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

"Instead, Thomas wrote a separate concurrence agreeing with the majority’s overall judgment because, hoo boy, according to Thomas, the Fourteenth Amendment can never be used to stop a state from drawing a racist map, no matter how much evidence the NAACP brings to the table."

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

"To highlight how bad Alito is at his job as an appellate judge, even Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that Alito “exceeds the proper scope” of review. But don’t worry, Thomas did not suddenly remember he’s one of the guys South Carolina doesn’t want voting in their white districts"

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

Success, and now in post form :)

https://t.co/W2ip7NjUCH

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

@ElieNYC what do I, a non-lawyer dolt, need to do to get on the text threads you must have going with other lawyer types? Discover yet another flag issue Alito blames his wife for?

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

“There’s another Alito flag.”

[Go to Bluesky to save your brain -- L O L G O P @LOLGOP]

I don’t know how to describe the last 15 years other than to say most Republicans revealed that they would rather have a white king than a Black president.

[Melissa Murray (@ProfMMurray on Threads 🧵) @ProfMMurray]

Alito: "What is required for a stable democratic society, which we all want?"

America: Court reform.

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

@sarahkendzior My sister, brother, and I were made to go to church as kids. Part of that was having to join our church youth group and visiting an old folks home, singing hymns to residents. One night as we sang someone in the audience kept weakly saying "STOP SINGING." It's hard not to laugh.

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

"...it’s important to point out that this argument is not actually a legal one. It is a religious argument: The court is saying the law cannot be interpreted absent the justices’ exclusive interpretation of God’s will."

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

The Alabama IVF ruling isn't a legal decision, it's a theocratic bull masquerading as law. The new Christian fundamentalist clergy has left the pews and invaded the courts. We have to recognize what they're doing to stop them.
My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/fDbLLeoJqT

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

@ElieNYC Would that it were true.

[Scott Dafforn @scottdafforn]

@ElieNYC genuine question from a non-lawyer: are there any protections for The People as it relates preventing the election of a President who owes hundreds of millions in judgements?