Tara Ross
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Author,"Why We Need the Electoral College," "We Elect a President:The Story of our Electoral College" & "She Fought, Too: Stories of Revolutionary War Heroines"
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Monday! 🇺🇸 Oscar Godfrey Johnson, Jr. singlehandedly held off the enemy for two days and two nights—and he lived to tell the story.
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Sure. I'll join. My name is Tara. I am a Rice University grad and a UT Law School grad. I know a ton about the Electoral College, constitutional history, and American history in general.... I have authored multiple books.
The greatest thing I've done in my life, however, are my
Hi my name is Rupali. I’m a Johns Hopkins educated, double board certified and licensed, practicing physician, but building my family, our legacy is my greater honor.
I agree with Harrison Butker! More wives and mothers please!!
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At about this time in
#history
(1781), a heroine makes a little-known sacrifice for the Patriot cause. A widow, Rebecca Motte, gave Brig. Gen. Francis Marion (“the Swamp Fox”) & Lt. Col. “Light Horse Harry” Lee permission to burn down her home.
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Keep seeing tweets abt how a judge isn't a public health expert. Dear fellow Americans: It. Does. Not. Matter. Point is abt PROCESS & the Rule of Law. Unelected bureaucrats don't get to unilaterally decide wch public health expert we must believe.
#Civics101
#masks
#Constitution
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It’s generally assumed that I’m pro-Trump because I’m pro-Electoral College. (The E.C. is non-partisan, so it’s a bad assumption, but I digress.)
Here’s the reality:
I would rather have Ron DeSantis. I didn’t vote for Trump in 2016. I held my nose and voted for him in 2020,
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This day in
#history
(1775): John Adams writes a letter to his wife, Abigail. His words still ring true today.
"But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty once lost is lost forever. When the People once surrender their share in the
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Standard disclaimer: If you enjoyed this story, I'd appreciate a retweet of the first tweet in this string.
Gentle reminder: History stories are copyright © 2013-2024 by Tara Ross. /12 of 12
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Thanks for loving
#history
with me! ❤️🇺🇸❤️
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On this day in 1912, ex-President Theodore Roosevelt storms out of the Republican Party convention. Perhaps you know that Roosevelt served most of two terms as President, but did you know that he tried and failed to achieve a third term in 1912?
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Monday! 🇺🇸 Jared C. Monti was known for his toughness, his bravery—and his thoughtfulness towards others. How unsurprising, then, that he rushed to save one of his men in Afghanistan, regardless of the cost to himself.
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#America
#TDIH
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This day in
#history
(1776): Samuel Adams speaks to his fellow citizens. The Declaration of Independence had been approved mere weeks earlier.
"Courage, then, my countrymen; our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind
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(1895): Frederick Douglass passes away. He’d once been a slave, but he’d gone on to become one of the most noted and respected leaders in the abolitionist movement.
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Monday 🇺🇸 At about this time in 1944, a hero leads his men in a tough battle against the Japanese. Then-First Lieutenant Robert B. Nett would be wounded multiple times, even taking a shot to his neck. Amazingly, Nett survived..... /1 of X
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🇺🇸 This day in
#history
(1968), a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Nevertheless, Johnny Lee Canley didn’t receive that Medal for decades.
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(1924): President Calvin & First Lady Grace Coolidge tend to their son at Walter Reed Army hospital. Their teenaged son was deathly ill & not expected to survive.
It was an unexpected & shocking tragedy that left the Coolidges devastated.
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@janet_gart87502
Oh, gosh. nobody is slamming that.
Some of us (me) worked our way up the ladder… wanted it, but thought it wouldn’t happen.
I, for one, am not trying to slam anyone personally down. I am just worried about what society is doing to kids…..
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Reasons for the Electoral College. It’s a buffer. 🤷🏻♀️
#constitution
#electoralcollege
#america
#usa
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This day in
#history
(1943): A B-17 Flying Fortress completes its 25th combat mission without losing a member of its crew. Memphis Belle would return to the U.S., embark on a war bond tour, & become one of the most famous bombers of
#WWII
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On this day in
#history
(1944): Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy, France. Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day!
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Look what I have! ❤️🇺🇸❤️
Signed copies of my new kids’ Revolutionary War book are now available on my website: . Yay!
#America
#freedom
#liberty
#education
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Reportedly, poor Lee was given the task of telling Motte. His memoirs note that she “gave instant relief to his agitated feelings, by declaring, that she was gratified with the opportunity of contributing to the good of her country.”
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Most likely, Americans set fire to the house with bows and flaming arrows aimed at the roof. According to Lee, Motte even provided the bows and arrows needed to perform the deed.
What a woman.
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#history
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This day in
#history
(1776):
#GeorgeWashington
refuses a letter from British Adm Richard Howe, who was attempting to contact Washington without using his military title.
What he REALLY meant is he did not accept the legitimacy of the
#American
cause!
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For what it’s worth…. I posted a screenshot of this on Facebook and encourage others to do the same.
#America
#USA
#ReclaimOurCountry
Sure. I'll join. My name is Tara. I am a Rice University grad and a UT Law School grad. I know a ton about the Electoral College, constitutional history, and American history in general.... I have authored multiple books.
The greatest thing I've done in my life, however, are my
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Motte owned a plantation situated on a high hill near the Congaree and Wateree Rivers. In early 1781, the British took over her home and fortified it. They used it as a depot for supply convoys moving between Charleston and Camden.
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The British surrender that day was just one of a series of events that would cause them to lose their foothold in South Carolina. The surrender at Yorktown was mere months away.
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#history
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Not too long afterwards, however, the commander of the American army in the South, Nathanael Greene, ordered Lee and Marion to attack British outposts between Charleston and Camden.
On April 23, they captured Fort Watson.
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This week in
#history
(1944): Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy, France. This year is the 80th anniversary of the
#DDay
invasion! Did you know that four soldiers earned Medals of Honor that day?
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At about this day in
#history
(1789): Our country observes its first day of
#Thanksgiving
and prayer. “[I]t is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God,” George Washington told the country, “to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and
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There absolutely is a right to free speech, even if some deem it "misinformation."
The government does not get to define what is accurate vs. inaccurate speech. Kind of the whole point of the First Amendment.
#freedom
#Constitution
#America
🚨 WOW: Tim Walz says you have NO RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH if the government deems it “misinformation.”
This guy’s a full blown communist!
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(1825) James Wilkinson dies in Mexico City. He has been called the “most notorious American traitor you’ve probably never heard of.” Another historian has called him the “the most consummate artist in treason that the nation ever possessed.” /1 of X
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(1790): Benjamin Franklin passes away. “[P]erhaps no person in American history has taken on such emblematic and imaginative significance for Americans as has Franklin,” historian Gordon S. Wood once observed.
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On May 10, the Americans gave the fort’s commander, Lt. Donald McPherson, the opportunity to surrender. McPherson declined. Both sides soon learned that British reinforcements were coming.
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On the night of May 11, they could even see campfires for the approaching British in the distance! Marion knew that he would have to act fast. He and Lee agreed that setting fire to the house would be the fastest way to get the British out.
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#history
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This day in
#history
(1986): Ronald Reagan delivers a message in observance of America's 210th birthday.
The full quote is even better. He said: "[The Founding Fathers’ vision was] of a striving, God-fearing, self-reliant people living in the sunlight of justice and breathing
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This is horrible. Lack of education about our own
#history
= Some people think it's some kind of threat to acknowledge that
#America
is not a simple democracy.
We are a "republic, if you can keep it."
Trump supporters correct CNN and explain that we’re not a Democracy, we’re a Constitutional Republic. CNN loses their minds and suggests that saying that is a threat to Democracy.
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The two soon moved on to Fort Motte, arriving there in early May. At that time, the home-turned-fort was defended by nearly 200 British regulars, Loyalists, and Hessians. Marion and Lee settled in for a siege.
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During this summer in
#history
(1776): Betsy Ross works as a seamstress and an upholsterer. At least according to legend, she would make the first American flag at the request of George Washington.
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This day in
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(1776): The Continental Congress adopts our Declaration of Independence. It had already resolved on July 2 that “these United Colonies are, and, of right, ought to be, Free and Independent States....”
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#IndependenceDay
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@barbiehines
I think that pushing it on children is not okay. I am all for letting adults decide for themselves.
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#MedalOfHonor
Monday! Mitchell Paige would volunteer for the Marines on his 18th birthday—and he even walked 200 miles to Baltimore to do it.
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#history
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On this day in 1752, George Washington returns home from a trip to Barbados. That four-month trip would prove to be the one & only time that he traveled abroad.
His experiences changed him forever—& thus left an indelible mark on our country, too.
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Such radical change should never be made outside the regular legislative process. We are not self-governing when bureaucrats have such immense power.
The Founders must be spinning in their graves.
#TitleIX
#Constitution
Joe Biden's Department of Education is rewriting Title IX which was passed by Congress in 1972 to protect women's sports and education.
Biden's DOE is attempting to erase women as a category in this country and allow males to invade women's spaces.
Women need to stand up and
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Pretty much. 🤷🏻♀️
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
George Orwell, 1984
#history
BREAKING: Facebook is now censoring the iconic image of Trump's defiant fist
It's now flagged as MISINFORMATION
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Monday! 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Drew Dix is currently one of 4 Medal recipients to hail from Pueblo, Colorado. The city has been called the “Home of Heroes.”
Dix’s heroism came in Vietnam on Jan. 31, 1968, just as the Tet Offensive was beginning.
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(1939): A future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Robert L. Howard would become one of the most highly decorated veterans of the Vietnam War. He was nominated for the
#MedalOfHonor
three times!
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Monday! 🇺🇸 During this week in 1944, American soldiers should have been at home celebrating Christmas and New Year’s. Instead, they were fighting off one last German push during the Battle of the Bulge. /1 of X
#history
#WWII
#America
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This is crazy. I usually say "if we don't know our history, we are lost," but in reference to the founding/American Revolution.
I don't even know what to say about erasing history in real time. This state of affairs has to be reversed -- and fast -- or our republic will be
ChatGPT says there’s no verified information or evidence that Trump was almost ass*ssin*ted and there have been no attempts.
They’re erasing history in real time.
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(1822): A Revolutionary War hero passes away. John Stark is perhaps best known for coining the motto, “Live Free or Die!”
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Happy Constitution Day this weekend! During this week in 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution. Perhaps you’ve heard what Benjamin Franklin did immediately afterwards?
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#ConstitutionDay
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#history
(1776): The British begin an effort against General George Washington’s troops, then stationed in Brooklyn and Manhattan. The effort would ultimately result in the seizure of New York by British troops.
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This day in
#history
(1816): Thomas Jefferson writes a letter. He speaks of the need to keep power separated between the national and state governments. Dividing power in this manner, Jefferson notes, protects liberty.
Hmm. We increasingly pretend that our Constitution does not
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If you think this
#election
year is crazy, then you should also hear what happened in 1824!
That election was a four-way race: John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, and Henry Clay had all thrown their hats in the ring.
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Monday! 🇺🇸 Robert Foley originally thought he’d be a basketball star. After all, he had 15 offers to play college basketball by the time he was a high school senior. But a visit to West Point changed everything.
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This day in
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: A timely quote from Silent Cal.
What would he think of us today:?
His quote in full:
"One of the first efforts of all kinds of absolutism is to control the press and the schools as the sources of information and education of the people. Where the press
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On this day in
#history
(1789): John Adams writes a letter about the nature of power and the imperfection of human beings.
"Power naturally grows," he told Roger Sherman. "Why? Because human passions are insatiable."
The Founders gave us checks and balances in our Cοnstitution
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This day in
#history
(1777): Battle of Cooch’s Bridge. Some believe it was the first at which the Stars & Stripes were flown. Appropriate, if so? This battle was the only Revolutionary War battle to occur in Delaware—later the 1st state to ratify the Constitution.
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It is never the government’s job to stop (or even define) “misinformation.” Full stop.
#FirstAmendment
#FreeSpeech
#WeThePeople
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This day in
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(1741): A Patriot is born. You may know him as the man who sent Paul Revere off on his ride, but he was far more than that. Dr. Joseph Warren was an active, charismatic leader who ultimately gave his life for the American cause.
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#Truth
,
@chiproytx
. Especially appreciate what you said about the bipartisan disregard for Separation of Powers. It must be restored or we are lost.
#Constitution
#America
"Nothing changed! The status quo remains!"
.
@RepChipRoy
eviscerates the bipartisan destruction of representative government.
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(1966): A Green Beret engages in a multi-day battle in Vietnam. The Army estimates that Bennie Adkins took out anywhere from 135 to 175 enemy forces during the course of the conflict.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but overruling Roe vs. Wade doesn’t mean that abortions will be banned nationwide. It simply means the policy issue will be returned to state government.
#Constitution101
#Federalism
#RoeVWade
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Alternative interpretation: Everyone is going to get COVID, no matter how much you mask or boost or test or social distance…. You are a free American. YOU choose how you do or don’t want to be prepared for the day you catch
#COVID
. 🤷🏻♀️
#America
#freedom
#NoMandates
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At about this time in 1775, a Patriot begins a long horseback ride from Charlotte, N.C., to Philadelphia. The ride was long and exhausting—but urgent. The rider, Captain James Jack, has been called “Charlotte’s Paul Revere.”
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#history
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Happy
#IndependenceDay
!
Did you know Jefferson was unhappy w/ changes Congress made to his original Declaration? “[T]he Thing is in its nature so good, that no Cookery can spoil the Dish for the palates of Freemen,” Richard Henry Lee reassured Jefferson.
#history
#thread
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This day in
#history
(1776): The Continental Congress adopts our Declaration of Independence. It had already resolved on July 2 that “these United Colonies are, and, of right, ought to be, Free and Independent States....”
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#IndependenceDay
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Monday! 🇺🇸 Jay Vargas and his men would persevere through a 3-day battle with little to no sleep. Captain Vargas showed such bravery during the conflict that he would ultimately receive the Medal of Honor.
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#America
#history
#storytimethreads
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It’s hard not to think about the time Roosevelt was shot as he was preparing to give a campaign speech in 1912. He told the crowd: “I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.”
Last time America had a candidate this tough was Theodore Roosevelt
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but the government is not in charge of identifying, regulating, or otherwise controlling "disinformation."
We the People do that.
#America
#FirstAmendment
#FreeSpeech
#freedom
#liberty
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I keep reading that I, as a woman, am supposed to feel hopeless today.
Funny, but I don’t. As a (incidentally female) lawyer, I know that nothing happened today—except a policy decision was returned to the states.
#FactsOverEmotion
#Constitution
#America
#federalism
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So…. We all knew it’s the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Also, somehow…. I keep watching these videos of 97-year-old veterans, and I am wrestling with the contrast: They were 17 years old when they landed (how brave) and now they are 97+ and recognizing the day in their own new,
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I am reading Twitter today. Whatever happened to...
“The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an all–not a 20 percent traitor.” (Reagan)
Or....
Support the Constitution all the time even when it doesn't benefit your political party.
I could probably
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