Jerry Edwards

As I keep my running list, adding: preparing the American people for war. The Bush Admin expended enormous—mendacious—energy on justifying the war in Iraq b/c it was trying to justify the war. President Trump struck this weekend, to avoid a vote in Congress in Iran.

"Explainer: SAVE, SAVE America and MEGA Acts; What These Three Election Bills Could Mean for Voters, States, and Election Officials" #ELB Very helpful explainer, include this side-by-side comparison chart, from Issue One. The SAVE Act is the one that has passed the House and is awaiting action in the Senate. The others are in the House ...

“Explainer: SAVE, SAVE America and MEGA Acts; What These Three Election Bills Could Mean for Voters, States, and Election Officials” electionlawblog.org?p=154586

Report: Only 20 Minutes Until Introverted Man Gets To Leave Party

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I hope somebody else gets into the damn race.

Abstract

Federal agencies generally don’t consider constitutional challenges to statutory provisions in rulemakings or adjudications. In a new paper (on SSRN and forthcoming in U. Chi. L. Rev.), I explain why agencies can—and should—consider those challenges. Comments welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I see LnnR. 🙃

From reading this, I presume you're optimistic about the constitutional order. 😉

This is consistent with what one hears from serious analysts all around. The US negotiating team, led by two New York real estate developers with a reputation for incompetence at that and no serious diplomats or nuclear experts, were a bunch of ignorant pikers incapable of engaging in serious talks.

All my Blue Dots in Red States: your time is now (and my Blue Dots in Blue States, apparently). The bare minimum John Thune and Mike Johnson owe the soldiers who are being sent to die so that the President indulge in his fantasies, is a vote on a War Powers Resolution.

Two photos. The first shows Catturd tweeting: Name one US inspired regime change that hasn't ended in absolute disaster The next tweet shows him posting an AI illustration of Khamenei turned into a pile of dust. It says "I'm eliminated."

Two tweets. The first shows Laura Loomer promoting her show, where she says "A message has been sent that we are not interested in going back to the way politics were prior to Donald Trump, prior to 2016. We don't want warhawks. We don't want any more Neocons. We want American First. Period. End of discussion." The next tweet says: Today is a great day. Our military is amazing. @PeteHegseth is an absolute killer. Now you see why the Deep State worked so hard against him. It’s great having a Sec War who has Infidel literally tattooed on his body. He actually gets it. God bless him.

Two tweets. The first shows Will Chamberlain tweeting: The Republican Party is no longer the party of regime change and endless wars. If you want to be its standard-bearer that is a non-negotiable position. The next tweet shows him posting "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead." The tweet has a USA flag attached.

Two tweets. The first shows Gunther Eagleman tweeting: "Warmonger Lindsey Graham just rushed to Fox to advocate for U.S. involvement as soon as he could. He is also pushing for a US-backed regime change in Iran. I would like to renominate Graham to get a one-way ticket to the frontlines of every war he wants America involved in." There's an attached video of Graham speaking. The next shows Eagleman tweeting: UST IN! President Trump is HARD AT WORK all weekend after the massive strikes on Iran! He’s already on the phone with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte! Trump is a machine!" There's an attached video of a news segment about the war in Iran.

manufacturing consent through lowly paid influencers

We need to ban these markets.

Khamenei’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.

Inside Texas A&M’s Scramble to Censor Its Curriculum Documents reveal widespread uncertainty, even among administrators, over what professors could teach.

Behind Texas [Censored] & M's quest to stop being a University.

www.chronicle.com/article/insi...

Two DOGE actions diminish capacity right now: (1) the President tried close Voice of America, is a vital way to communicate with the people of Iran and was only stopped from doing by Judge Royce Lambeth; and (2) the closure of USAID, which would have been a key part of any Iranian reconstruction.

It’s worth emphasizing that the Supreme Court has propped up this presidential lawlessness.

When Congress enacted limits on presidential power in 1973, it included an enforcement provision. If the president said there’s an “emergency from attack” and Congress disagreed, it could order troops home.

Admin: So we are going to destroy any corporation that doesn't let us mass surveil the US population and kill people without due process.

FIFA: what do you call it?

Admin: Libertarianism.

FIFA: amazing you deserve a peace prize. Can you bomb Iran?

So happy to see he's out of the hospital! ❤️

I must admit that I'm biased, but my favorite thing from the 90s is . . . me. 😉

While we sit around to find out how bad exactly it all is, a bit of cheer: the best baguette of Paris competition was won by a Sri Lankan who appears to have started as a dish washer in restaurants and eventually trained as a Boulanger.

www.paris.fr/pages/la-mei...

The Press Secretary has said that's a full lid. No speech. No questions. No explanation from the President. Just an invasion and some tweets. Coward.

"Congress should have to vote to authorize wars" is one of those things that's overwhelmingly popular except for among the people who actually have the power to make it happen.

It’s giving 2004 Yellowcake.

There are all sorts of structural things that need to get fixed, but the most obvious and essential requires no structural change, but a cultural one:

An end to elite impunity. Real costs for flagrant misbehavior.

We have all the tools. We just never use them.

Remember when serious and sober voices assured us that Bari Weiss was not, in fact, an incompetent partisan clown?

Reporters should ask the administration -- if a foreign power bombed the United States, would they expect the American people to respond by suddenly demanding the Trump administration be removed from power, or would there be a different reaction?

Especially if the bombs had hit a girls' school?

As always, our politics desks get right to the heart of the matter:

What’s the partisan split on an illegal war with no clear objectives that killed children on its opening day?

And good photo choice too: white guy in a suit definitely coveys the horrors and risks of what we now face.

Imagine a Congress whose members took seriously their oaths to preserve the constitution's separation of powers. If a president exercised Congressional power without permission, such members would, out of sheer constitutional obligation if nothing else, immediately remove that president from office.

This is Buddy. He does hydrotherapy to stay strong and live forever as all good boys should. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (TT: doggiesbeautysalon)

INDEED! www.lawdork.com/p/trump-is-s...