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THE 14TH AMENDMENT FALLACY
So long as Trump remains the leader and face of the GOP, he will remind swing voters of the sewer of extremism the party has become.
David R. Lurie is an attorney who practices in New York City.
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FIVE-ALARM FIRE
Dick Morris (of all people) urged Bill Clinton to be explicit about the link between the GOP and domestic extremists. Clinton did not follow the advice, but now Joe Biden must.
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‘WITH THE FLICK OF A PEN’
Democrats will control Congress, but the newly radicalized court poses a grave threat to the incoming president’s ability to govern and to save lives.
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HOLY WAR
Even the pope sees the problem with holding crowded services during a pandemic. But five justices now see a conspiracy against religion in any effort to respect science.
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FOOL ME ONCE
Unlike in 2000, there is little doubt about what the Supreme Court will do if it gets a hold of another contested election this year.
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DEAD HAND COURT
The prospect of six right-wing extremists in robes seeking to remake America may be the inevitable result of the court’s power grab that began in the early 19th century.
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‘ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY’
Just as Trump faced a state court order to provide his DNA, his fixer found a way to shift the case to the federal courts and get him off the hook at least through November.
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CUZ WE SAY SO!
A Keystone State judge—a Trump appointee, no less—asked the president’s lawyers for proof of vote-by-mail fraud. He got none—because there is none.
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DESPERATE MEASURES
Trump will follow the John Yoo playbook in a second term: Doing whatever he wants, the law and Constitution be damned, and daring the courts or Congress to stop him.
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HE DID IT TO HIMSELF
Donald is getting the Hillary treatment now. Two big differences: He may have committed the crimes being probed, and he effectively demanded that the probe be made public.
