Via #LawrenceTribe -Aug 11, 2025
#History and Article lV's Guarantee Clause makes clear that a state's governor cannot remove members of the legislature. No governor has ever claimed such power. It runs against the full history of #Texas and American #democracy as a whole.
https://democracyofhope.substack.com/p/governors-can-not-remove-elected?triedRedirect=true
“Think this was a minor crime? Think again! It was arguably the biggest felony in American history. Certainly the most harmful.”
— Lawrence Tribe, Harvard University Professor Emeritus Laurence Tribe, a professor of law and top constitutional scholar, on Trump’s NY election interference case.
#TrumpHasLost2024 #TrumpForLifeInPrison #LawrenceTribe #JoshSteinglass #DonaldTrump #NYTrial
#LawrenceTribe #trump #biden #kidnapping #fbi #secretservice #truthsocial
“"He’s threatening the president’s life. That’s a felony," tweeted Harvard law professor emeritus Laurence Tribe. "If anyone else did it, the feds would arrest him. What now?"”
https://www.alternet.org/amp/felony-secret-service-trump-2667635476
"The power of reality will prevail"
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Too bad he is not on this platform to share and engage.
The following thread gives a synopsis of The Atlantic article, which is a synopsis of a pre-print academic article that's not that hard to read. I've included a snapshot of a punch-line paragraph from The Atlantic.
#LawrenceTribe, thank you.
The T̶w̶i̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ 𝕏 thread:
https://twitter.com/allenanalysis/status/1693058262453620887
The preprint:
"The rule of law depends upon public trust in its processes. Nothing promotes trust of facts better than what we see with our own eyes." #LawrenceTribe #LATimes #TeleviseTheTrial
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-08-04/donald-trump-indictment-open-courtroom-televised
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