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The #SCOTUSHearings compel me to explain that federal judges have known that sentencing guidelines for child pornography are outdated. I wrote about needed fixes a decade ago: scholarship.richmond.edu/jolt/vol16/iss…. Here’s a thread to give #JudgeKetanjiBrownJackson’s decisions context:
It is not shocking that #JudgeKetanjiBrownJackson has sentenced defendants below the guidelines range. In 2005, the Supreme Court mandated that the Guidelines are ADVISORY and that a judge cannot treat them as mandatory. So, where do the guidelines fit into decisions?…
Judges use the guidelines as a starting point and then MUST consider other delineated #sentencing factors to select a reasonable sentence that satisfies the purposes of punishment. Those factors include things like “the need for just punishment”.
The #WomensMarch2020 is set to start in 40 minutes.
Here’s a look at a couple of signs from demonstrators who got here early.
#CountOnUs @wusa9 @womensmarch
Here’s a look at a couple of signs from demonstrators who got here early.
#CountOnUs @wusa9 @womensmarch
This family came from Boston to attend the Supreme Court protests as well as today’s @womensmarch. Their mother says this is her daughter’s third #WomensMarch and her son’s second.
#WomensMarch2020 @wusa9 #RBG #johnlewis
#WomensMarch2020 @wusa9 #RBG #johnlewis
My thoughts on the failed Schumer-Feinstein approach to #SCOTUShearings:
1. Polling to determine the best message for paid media is not relevant to earned media strategy. This ought to be basic, but it's been hard for Establishment Democrats to understand FOR YEARS. (1/x)
1. Polling to determine the best message for paid media is not relevant to earned media strategy. This ought to be basic, but it's been hard for Establishment Democrats to understand FOR YEARS. (1/x)
2. There's a kabuki style of question deflecting that means that Democratic Senators can NOT get the storyline out of straightforward substantive questions they seek.
So ACA, Roe, etc polling is irrelevant to what questions should be asked. The question is what can get noticed!
So ACA, Roe, etc polling is irrelevant to what questions should be asked. The question is what can get noticed!
3. Democratic Senators should ask principally about:
A) Her violation of innumerable Washington DC laws in attending restaurants and the like while she and her family were REQUIRED BY LAW to quarantine.
B) Her masklessness in DC = also illegal. (3/x)
A) Her violation of innumerable Washington DC laws in attending restaurants and the like while she and her family were REQUIRED BY LAW to quarantine.
B) Her masklessness in DC = also illegal. (3/x)
SenJoniErnst would like to use a pro life group's endorsement of #AmyConeyBarrett maybe we should see who does NOT support her nomination.
Catholic Lobby
networklobby.org/news/catholic-…
HRC
hrc.org/press-releases…
NAACP
naacp.org/latest/naacp-o…
Maybe @JudiciaryDems can add these
Catholic Lobby
networklobby.org/news/catholic-…
HRC
hrc.org/press-releases…
NAACP
naacp.org/latest/naacp-o…
Maybe @JudiciaryDems can add these
And the @JudiciaryDems can add these
1.5k classmates
latimes.com/world-nation/s…
5k attorneys from @lawyers4goodgov
ncpolicywatch.com/2020/10/12/in-…
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
@civilrightsorg
civilrights.org/resource/oppos…
#SCOTUS #SCOTUShearings #AmyConeyBarrett
1.5k classmates
latimes.com/world-nation/s…
5k attorneys from @lawyers4goodgov
ncpolicywatch.com/2020/10/12/in-…
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
@civilrightsorg
civilrights.org/resource/oppos…
#SCOTUS #SCOTUShearings #AmyConeyBarrett
And the @JudiciaryDems can add these
@URJorg
urj.org/what-we-believ…
150 Civil Rights & Public Interest Groups
civilrights.org/2020/10/06/150…
I could go on...
cc @MSNBC @CNN @CoryBooker @amyklobuchar @maziehirono @SenWhitehouse @DickDurbin
#SCOTUS #SCOTUShearings #AmyConeyBarrett
@URJorg
urj.org/what-we-believ…
150 Civil Rights & Public Interest Groups
civilrights.org/2020/10/06/150…
I could go on...
cc @MSNBC @CNN @CoryBooker @amyklobuchar @maziehirono @SenWhitehouse @DickDurbin
#SCOTUS #SCOTUShearings #AmyConeyBarrett
.@SenHawleyPress normalizes #AmyConeyBarrett training people at the Hate Group #ADF AFTER SHE KNEW they were a HATE GROUP. She was paid. Spoke 5x
ADF believes in criminalization of #LGBTQ persons & FORCED STERILIZATION of transpeople overseas
#SCOTUS
ADF believes in criminalization of #LGBTQ persons & FORCED STERILIZATION of transpeople overseas
#SCOTUS
The leader even showed up at her nomination ceremony in the Rose Garden.
This is who Senator Hawley is defending.
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/o…
#SCOTUS #SCOTUSHearings #AmyConeyBarrett
This is who Senator Hawley is defending.
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/o…
#SCOTUS #SCOTUSHearings #AmyConeyBarrett
@splcenter on the #ADF
THEY AGAIN BELIEVE IN criminalization of #LGBTQIA people & FORCED STERILIZATION of transpersons overseas.
She trained people here, which is poor judgement at the very least & @SenHawleyPress is disingenuous to his core.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/…
THEY AGAIN BELIEVE IN criminalization of #LGBTQIA people & FORCED STERILIZATION of transpersons overseas.
She trained people here, which is poor judgement at the very least & @SenHawleyPress is disingenuous to his core.
splcenter.org/fighting-hate/…
If the nominees are simply allowed to lie during hearings, even when the lie is easily proven with documents, recordings or witnesses, then what is the point? #SCOTUShearings
If #BidenHarris2020 somehow manage to get into the White House despite a concerted effort by Republicans to thwart the popular will they will have to start a generations long battle to shore up the constitution when it comes to voting rights and SCOTUS
Trump has exposed the constitution as nothing more than a gentleman's agreement between rich white guys, that isn't worth the paper it's written on when faced with a criminal who just doesn't care about tradition or decorum. It needs to be re-booted for the 21st century
Today is day two of irresponsible, illegitimate Senate #SCOTUSHearings for Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
REMINDER: Her MANY writings/statements over the years confirm her hostility to civil rights. She has NO PLACE on the Supreme Court.
#BlockBarrett
REMINDER: Her MANY writings/statements over the years confirm her hostility to civil rights. She has NO PLACE on the Supreme Court.
#BlockBarrett
.@LindseyGrahamSC begins the day with a 5-minute (and counting) diatribe on the apparent horrors of the Affordable Care Act.
FACT CHECK: The ACA ensures health insurance for 130 million people with preexisting conditions (including millions of #COVID19 survivors).
#BlockBarrett
FACT CHECK: The ACA ensures health insurance for 130 million people with preexisting conditions (including millions of #COVID19 survivors).
#BlockBarrett
Graham asks Barrett to define her philosophy as an Originalist: “I interpret the Constitution['s ...] text as text, I understand it to have the meaning that it had at the time people ratified it.”
The Constitution's "text" codifies slavery (among other things). 🙃
#BlockBarrett
The Constitution's "text" codifies slavery (among other things). 🙃
#BlockBarrett
#AmyConeyBarrett
Her issues involve her judicial philosophy & if she is able to separate her religious beliefs from her jurisprudence.
Though she has submitted to the precedence of the court it was only because she was not in the position to set it.
That changes w #SCOTUS
Her issues involve her judicial philosophy & if she is able to separate her religious beliefs from her jurisprudence.
Though she has submitted to the precedence of the court it was only because she was not in the position to set it.
That changes w #SCOTUS
#AmyComeyBarrett has stated she does not fully believe in Stare Decisis.
In her current role she says she is not in the position to challenge it, but as #SCOTUS she says law can be overturned no matter how long standing, if she sees fit.
#SCOTUSHearing
scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndlr/vol92/iss…
In her current role she says she is not in the position to challenge it, but as #SCOTUS she says law can be overturned no matter how long standing, if she sees fit.
#SCOTUSHearing
scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndlr/vol92/iss…
NOTE #AmyConeyBarrett is NOT a traditional Catholic. She is a member of People of Praise who have archaic beliefs for 2020.
Like
- Women should be submissive
- They're also ANTI-LGBTQ
She says these beliefs won't affect her decisions, but is that true?
washingtonpost.com/investigations…
Like
- Women should be submissive
- They're also ANTI-LGBTQ
She says these beliefs won't affect her decisions, but is that true?
washingtonpost.com/investigations…
Today begins Senate confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
Amy Coney Barrett’s record is filled with hostility to civil rights and red flags that should disqualify her.
And yet, here we are.
#OurCourt #BlockBarrett
Amy Coney Barrett’s record is filled with hostility to civil rights and red flags that should disqualify her.
And yet, here we are.
#OurCourt #BlockBarrett
As @SenFeinstein notes, President Trump has promised to nominate a Supreme Court Justice who would dismantle the Affordable Care Act and health care rights for millions of people across the country.
This is exactly why he nominated Amy Coney Barrett.
#BlockBarrett #OurCourt
This is exactly why he nominated Amy Coney Barrett.
#BlockBarrett #OurCourt
By the way, you can watch the live stream here ➡️ c-span.org/video/?476315-…
#BlockBarrett #OurCourt
#BlockBarrett #OurCourt
