Thread by @protctdemocracy

Tune in to @Lawrence at 10pm EST. @tribelaw and Bush 41 appointee and former Acting AG Stuart Gerson will discuss why they’re joining with us from left and right to represent El Paso County and @BNHR to challenge Trump’s unlawful “emergency” declaration. protectdemocracy.org/national-emerg…

"Our lawsuit is focused on El Paso." - @tribelaw explaining why our lawsuit is different. #TheLastWord

"This effects the county imminently and directly." - Stuart Gerson explaining why El Paso County is an excellent plaintiff. #TheLastWord

"We don't think this is a situation where liberal has to face off against conservative...the values of the constitution...those values should be values that count every bit as much in the 5th Circuit." - @tribelaw #TheLastWord

"The Constitution, at this level, is not a partisan document." - @tribelaw #TheLastWord

"We're not unhappy in the 5th Circuit. Sure, there are plenty of conservative judges that are sitting, but the position that we're arguing constitutionally is a fundamentally conservative one." - Stuart Gerson #TheLastWord

"This strikes at the heart of what the framers were intending to do, which is to prevent a concentration of power and a turn towards the tyranny that was rejected by the American Revolution." - Stuart Gerson #TheLastWord

"This is a fundamentally conservative position. It strikes at the heart of separation of powers. There has to be some limit on the power of the executive." - Stuart Gerson #TheLastWord

"An emergency is something that the branches don't have time to consult about. This hardly is the case. And the President's comment that you just quoted makes that very clear." - Stuart Gerson #TheLastWord

"He is simply trying to do what emperors and kings do. Not what a President of the United States should do. And I very much agree with Stuart Gerson that the framers would roll over in their graves if they saw this as the result of their handiwork." - @tribelaw #TheLastWord