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((((Peter Sagal)))) @petersagal
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There comes a time for all of us when somebody you know and admire is being incinerated on Twitter, because trash fires need fuel. So: let's talk about Akhil Reed Amar. He's the author of Today's Outrageous Thing #18B, aka: nytimes.com/2018/07/09/opi…
I dig it: the stakes are legitimately enormous, this feels like many people (and is!) a total war for the future of the country, the Goddamned Times Again!, and Ivy Elite Nonsense! I speak not to any of that, or the argument he makes.
BUT: I know Prof. Amar. He was our principal "expert" on our documentary, "Constitution USA." Talked a lot with him. Read his books. Been to his house. He is, legitimately, one of the smartest, wisest people about Con law in the country. A giant in the field.
And, as the headline says, he has consistently argued, powerfully, for the liberal side in almost every SCOTUS dispute. Here's a sample: slate.com/authors.akhil_…
So, you know, disagree with him. Argue his points, or dismiss them. Better yet, live your life and hold your loved ones close, because, as said, this website is a trash fire. But don't say mean sh*t about a man you don't know because in this case it's not true. Thanks.
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