When my editor read the mansucript for my book coming out next spring on the Bill of Rights, he said, "This helps me understand what's been in the news."

IOW, the way to understand the news is not to listen to pundits, get confused, and then look for explainers.

The way to understand current events is to understand law and history.

I think what I will write over the next year will be more interesting and enlightening then if I spend time debunking the latest outrage.

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@thadd 5 justices granting a stay was remote.

Remote doesn't mean impossible.

I was not part of their meetings. I am not a mind reader.

People can speculate on what they are thinking and why, but it is pure speculation.

Because they have ruled against immunity in lesser instance (like executive privilege) I don't expect them to grant immunity. They had opportunities before now to do so.

Why they want oral arguments, I don't know and neither does anyone else.

Adding one more comment:

The court left wide open the possibility that the appellate court may find that Trump was an officer.

Sort of humbly, the court didn't think it should be the one to make the call.

I think that Colorado certainly has the right to keep Trump off the ballot. I also think that these court proceedings would satisfy due process.

So we'll see.

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