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Tony McDonald

Tony McDonald

@TweetTonyMac

"Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved."

Fort Worth, TX Присоединился Ocak 2012
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Tony McDonald@TweetTonyMac·
NRSC v FEC, as expected, is very good. It only explicitly speaks to Party coordinated expenditure limits, but it will be useful in challenges over other coordinated activities. There are several unconstitutional applications of Texas campaign finance laws that I can see being challenged in the wake of this ruling.
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Kind of looking forward to getting kicked in the teeth on birthright citizenship in the morning because I’m pretty sure that means Roberts is going to unveil a whopper of a campaign finance ruling. And that speaks to me… Let’s see. #silverlinings

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Tony McDonald@TweetTonyMac·
Just to recap — the opinion is absolutely maximalist in favor of invaders. No hedges that I can see from my first pass. Kavanaugh would have struck down the EO as in violation of the statute, but would have permitted congress to change the definition. Gorsuch would have permitted certain as-applied challenges by those with a sympathetic story (child born to long-established illegal parents, for instance). What that tells us is that there was absolutely a path for Barrett to take any of the softer positions to make a different five-vote result and she chose not to.
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Tony McDonald@TweetTonyMac·
It has been my (likely misplaced) hope from the beginning that this case will largely end up being about standing. Essentially holding that the circumstances of a person's birth are so fact specific as to require individual adjudication. And that would basically mean "birthright citizenship for those with extensive legal teams."
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Philip Huff
Philip Huff@Philip_Huff·
What I think the Court *will* say: —Jurisdiction is the theoretical jurisdiction of the U.S., qualified only by those waivers whereby the U.S. allows another sovereign to operate within its borders —This is the “plain meaning,” as shown by some dictionary definition that has nothing to do with it and is compatible with every conceivable interpretation —Though Wong Kim Ark formally left the question of domicile open, its actual reasoning does not allow for a domicile requirement —This is a really bad outcome, so you know we must be good at our jobs
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Philip Huff@Philip_Huff·
What I think the Court *should* say in Barbara: —Jurisdiction is the *exercised* jurisdiction of the U.S. (Schooner Exchange) —Only jurisdiction above a threshold counts (cf. diplomatic exception) —A transiently present newborn is not meaningfully subject to U.S. jurisdiction
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Tony McDonald@TweetTonyMac·
Kind of looking forward to getting kicked in the teeth on birthright citizenship in the morning because I’m pretty sure that means Roberts is going to unveil a whopper of a campaign finance ruling. And that speaks to me… Let’s see. #silverlinings
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Tony McDonald@TweetTonyMac·
I love a good ambush interview as much as the next guy but on the third no comment, you’re just being obnoxious and rude.
Mychael Schnell@mychaelschnell

NEW: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas just walked through the House side of the Capitol. He didn’t say why he was here. But told me he was meeting with “nobody.” I said tomorrow will be a big day at the court. “I guess so,” he responded. Would he give a sneak peak of decisions? “Nope,” he told me with a chuckle.

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Clarence Maximus
Clarence Maximus@ClarenceMaximus·
It’s a good day
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Eric W.
Eric W.@EWess92·
Justice Gorsuch writes separately. He goes where the Constitution takes him, but asks: Would Congress have passed these laws had they known this is what was constitutionally required? Very interesting conclusion, worth considering.
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SCOTUS Wire
SCOTUS Wire@scotus_wire·
🚨 In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that the President may fire FTC commissioners at will, overruling Humphrey's Executor and holding that the FTC's for-cause removal protections violate the Constitution's separation of powers.
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Margot Cleveland
Margot Cleveland@ProfMJCleveland·
In case you’re wondering, the “BC” (the one that thinks 3 decades on SCOTUS is too long for Clarence Thomas) stands for the Brennan Center, named after liberal icon William Brennan, who spent — checks notes — 34 years on SCOTUS.
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Tony McDonald@TweetTonyMac·
@dilanesper Desperately getting the article published at the 11th hour before it would have to be rewritten, maybe.
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Chris Putnam
Chris Putnam@DallasXCEO·
Six years ago today, I risked it all illegal tubing on the Frio River to protest Wuhan Flu shutdowns with hundreds of other patriots so you wouldn't have to. It was a selfless, courageous (many have said heroic but it wasn't about me) to protect your freedoms. Pretty sure I should have gotten a Presidential Medal of Freedom. I didn't, but my personal sacrifice should serve as an important reminder that your tubing rights are should never be threatened again 🤣
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Ian Runkle/Runkle of the Bailey @ YouTube
Ian Runkle/Runkle of the Bailey @ YouTube@IanRunkle·
Things my clients have done in police interviews: - Ignored the cops to take a nap. - Physically slammed their own head into a desk in an attempt to make it look like the police assaulted them. - Told the cops that he was going to walk because the cop was a rookie and he was going to hire a good lawyer and just openly mocked them non-stop. - Shrieked incoherently for 60+ minutes. ...and literally all of these things were better choices than answering any of the officers' questions.
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Tony McDonald@TweetTonyMac·
@realmitchlittle Ought to move a call of the house on day one and only allow half of them to leave the chamber at any time for 140 days. Bring in cots. Treat them with the respect they deserve.
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Russell H. Withers
Russell H. Withers@RussellHWithers·
@RMFifthCircuit @TweetTonyMac I’m familiar with that song. It’s super weird and totally hypnotic as you strain and obviously fail to understand it. There’s a music video too.
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Raffi Melkonian
Raffi Melkonian@RMFifthCircuit·
I think Justice Sullivan (SCOTX) now takes the title of Most-pop-culture-reference-friendly Judge.
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Tony McDonald@TweetTonyMac·
@RMFifthCircuit I enjoyed this one. It was definitely a bit forced but it was a very persuasive analogy.
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Tony McDonald@TweetTonyMac·
@LoewyLawFirm The Bill Aleshire bat signal is shining brightly in the Austin sky this evening.
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Cary Cheshire
Cary Cheshire@CaryCheshireTX·
Donald Trump is entirely right. Communism is a cancer and the greatest threat to Western Civilization. As the Chairman of the Texas Anti-Communist League, I am thankful for his courage and commitment to defeating this evil.
Fox News@FoxNews

BREAKING: President Trump vows to eradicate what he calls a "horrible thread of cancer" quietly moving through the nation, issuing a stark warning against the rise of communism in America. "We have a country that's just the hottest. It just is so hot and I'm working really hard to make it even better. We're going to get rid of some of the flaws. We're going to make it even better." "But the biggest thing we have to do is we have to stop this, this horrible thread of cancer that's permeating our country called communism."

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