#ElieMystal on TFG #tRump indictment:
"A: The fact that Smith didn't charge the co-conspirators is a really smart move to try to get this trial going quickly
B: I just don't think the system can move fast enough to get this done before the election
... the *reason* the timeline is challenging now is that #MerrickGarland sat on his hands for a year until the J-6 committee embarrassed him and his office." ☹️😡

#FinishedReading

“Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution”

by #ElieMystal

#BookWyrm #Books #Bookstodon #Read #BooksofMastodon @bookstodon https://bookwyrm.social/user/LarryS/comment/2142656

https://invidious.lunar.icu/watch?v=0gfj8Q_tZkk

#TheLeftMafia #ElieMystal debunks #SCOTUS /#Roberts' claim in #AffirmativeActionRuling

https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=VoS15AGHUhU

#ElieMystal on #ClarenceThomas
A must watch

by #ElieMystal in #TheNation:

"Biden put together a commission on court reform that managed to include no actual reformers. He put really smart and interesting law professors on the commission, but none with particular expertise in court reform. He put brilliant attorneys on the commission, but many of them argue in front of the Supreme Court for a living and are therefore not in the best position to question the legitimacy of the institution or its justices. He put actual Republicans on the commission, including Federalist Society members and a lawyer who orchestrated the constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act. But he tapped nobody who has been on the record in favor of reforming the court—none of the organizers who have built coalitions in support of reform or professors who have written policies or worked with lawmakers outlining ways to fix the court."

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/supreme-court-commission-2/

#Biden #SupremeCourt #commission #SCOTUS #USPolitics #USPol #politics

#ElieMystal in The Nation:

"...affirmative action’s true sin. Whiteness in this country is celebrated, protected, and centered. It’s given the default position—to the extent that even my own Black-ass self, in my Black-ass columns, will often use the term “nonwhite,” as if melanin deficiency is somehow the global standard. To have anything where white people aren’t perceived as the primary beneficiaries of a policy or program is anathema to this country."

A great read:
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-killed-affirmative-action/

by #ElieMystal in #TheNation:

"On Monday morning, The Washington Post published a devastating story about attempts by leadership at the Department of Justice—including, most notably, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and FBI Director Chris Wray—to avoid prosecuting Donald Trump. The story exposes how the DOJ quashed efforts to aggressively pursue Trump and other politically connected Republicans for their roles in attacking the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and instead adopted a more 'cautious' approach aimed at avoiding the appearance of partisanship. Garland, it would seem, cared more about appearing fair (to Republicans) than seeking justice against the Republicans who tried to overthrow the government."

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/its-official-the-doj-stalled-the-investigation-into-donald-trump/

#MerrickGarland #DOJ #January6th #Jan6

@katiephang I just LOVE Elie Mystal ! #ElieMystal

@katiephang I just LOVE Elie Mystal ! #ElieMystal

If anybody knows whether #ElieMystal from #TheNation is on here, let me know! He is the #LegalCorrespondent and always has astute observations about the #SupremeCourt. Here’s his latest article about the #DOJ :
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/january-6-hearing-doj-lawyers/

What is your favorite #book read in 2022?

I can't pick just one. Here are my 2022 favorites in no particular order:
#TenStepsToNanette by #HannahGadsby
#ThePowerBroker by #RobertACaro
#FairyTale by #StephenKing
#MurderBot series by #MarthaWells
#AllowMeToRetort A Black Guy's Guide To The Constitution by #ElieMystal
#IWasBetterLastNight by #HarveyFierstein
#FreezingOrder by #BillBrowder
#TheOrphanage by #SerhiyZhadan
#InfusedAdventuresInTea by #HenriettaLovell
#Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-conservative/

#HowTheSupremeCourtBecameTheExtremeCourt

by #ElieMystal for #TheNation magazine

#SCOTUS

#CallThemWhatTheyAreFASCISTS

#USAShitShow

'Mask Slips': Legal Expert On GOP Senator’s 'Outlandish' Interracial Marriage Comments

In an interview, #racist #GOPieceOfShit Senator #MikeBraun said that the question of legalizing interracial marriage should be left to the states, not the Supreme Court. Braun ...

#ElieMystal breaks it down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIB0R99nc98

FYI: racist bastard claims he 'misheard' the question. BULL fuckin SHIT😡

#USAShitShow

#JudgeVersusJerks

Jackson Faces Down #GOP's 'Shouting,' 'Crying' & Appeals To 'QAnon Crazies'

Senators questioned Judge
#KetanjiBrownJackson for the final time in her confirmation process Wednesday. Jackson appeared calm and poised while Republicans ...

#ElieMystal breaks it down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uul5qjtDzEk

FYI Judge Brown-Jackson sentenced Pizzagate nutter

#DemocracyNow #Jan6

2022
#ElieMystal: AG Garland Must Be More Aggressive, Hold Trump & Allies Accountable for #Insurrection

On the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection of January 6, when right-wing and white supremacist supporters of Donald Trump attacked the Capitol in an...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNkTfgC1Umk

#ElieMystal4President