🧵 For those who have been as interested as I am in the discussion about Congress using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment against Trump, this is a thread of scholarly commentary on the subject. Please feel free to add additional links.
Historian Eric Foner was among the first to suggest using it and he later wrote up his argument in the WaPo here: washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/0…
Two legal scholars, Gerald Magliocca and Bruce Ackerman also argued that using section 3 may be more effective than impeachment: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
In the @nytimes, @brianbeutler and @deepakguptalaw say it section 3 should be used as a compliment to impeachment. nytimes.com/2021/01/12/opi…
Political scientist and professor of law Mark Graber makes the case that section 3 can be invoked by legislation passed after Trump leaves office, which would also "retroactively void any action taken by President Trump after January 6, 2021." theconstitutionalist.org/2021/01/11/sec…
Law professor Noah Feldman argues that a court could determine Trump violated section 3 were he to attempt another presidential bid in 2024: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
Several folks have argued against using section 3. Political scientist @kewhittington argues impeachment is the correct remedy and "If Section Three is to be applied, then it should follow a criminal conviction for engaging in an insurrection" reason.com/volokh/2021/01…
Law professor David Hemel argues "A better approach would be for Congress to enact a modern-day analogue to the First Ku Klux Klan Act reestablishing a judicial procedure to disqualify insurrectionists," though that can work alongside impeachment. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/0…
In an argument against creatively using the Constitution, Historian @DavidHeadPhd argues that "Removing a president from office is novel enough" and "Congress should embrace its experience with impeachment and devote its energy to that path alone." thebulwark.com/the-14th-amend…

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21 Nov 20
Been thinking a lot about how this mirrors a major element of the lead up to and unfolding of the Secession Crisis in 1860-61. It's not a 1-1 comparison but, per Mark Twain, "history doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes." 1/
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20 Sep 20
Re: #CourtPacking: many have become so inured to the idea that #SCOTUS has been and should be apolitical that we miss the forest for the trees. While we debate whether SCOTUS is political (it is) members have used the apolitical posture to increase the Court's authority/power. 1/
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With some notable exceptions (thx @StrictScrutiny_), Roberts was praised as an "institutionalist" for those votes by court watchers. The idea that the Court was behaving "apolitically" seemed to translate into an increase in public faith in #SCOTUS 3/
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This is a wonderful thread by my colleague @jacobflee on open access digitized sources to help folks trying to conduct historical research during the pandemic. And adding a few sites I use:
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This is a short #2019inReview thread on some of the amazing women whose contributions to our cultural life influenced and excited me this year and that I wanted to share with the twitter world. 1/
I'm part of the #twitterstorians and my job requires me to read a lot of books by men and women. But I this year for my pleasure reading, I chose to only pick books by the amazing women of the literary world. I didn't love every book, but some of them blew me away. 2/
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Here's a little thread about #StateRights and #StatesRights that has been puzzling me. #Twitterstorians I am anxious for your insights! 1/
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