Russ Feingold
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Middleton, WI
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PSA: Check out Broken Law, the podcast about the law, who it serves, and who it does not. This is the podcast of the progressive legal movement. Brought to you by
@acslaw
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Wisconsin: If you're still in line at your polling location, stay in line.
Lots of worry that Milwaukee will have long lines after 8 p.m. and city officials will need lots of time to count early votes.
#wielex
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FYI, it does not take a constitutional amendment for DC to gain statehood. How do we know? Because no other state added to this country has required a constitutional amendment. That's 37 states added and zero constitutional amendments needed.
#DCStatehoodNow
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If there are indeed 5 votes on this Court to overrule Roe, the result will have been achieved exclusively by the Right’s packing of
#SCOTUS
– with this very outcome in mind. Such a decision will utterly wipe out the Court’s remaining legitimacy.
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Today’s
#SCOTUS
decision begs the question of whether the Court, with its two stolen seats, now serves more as an impediment to progress and Constitutional law than a guardian of them. This country must seriously consider court reform if we want to preserve our democracy.
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Senators shouldn't plan for an August recess. They should refrain from buying plane tickets. There should only be one item on the docket in Aug: confirming judges. Canceling the Aug recess is a critical way for the Senate to prioritize judicial confirmations.
#courtsmatter
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He was a modern-day rough rider, and those of us who knew him well will longingly remember those days when we could join the charge by his side.
@SenJohnMcCain
#McCain
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We always knew this would be a close race. And we can’t afford to take anything for granted.
Stand with Russ now:
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We must keep fighting for thousands who don’t have access to safe drinking water in WI.
#NationalWaterQualityMonth
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Russ and
@BernieSanders
will fight for a federal jobs program to benefit all Americans.
#Russ4WI
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The Senate confirmed just 6 judges in June, 4 in July, and zero in August. As a result, President Biden has fallen behind Trump on judicial appointments. The Senate will need to substantially pick up its pace this fall if it wants to help POTUS to retake the lead.
#courtsmatter
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.
@BernieSanders
knows Russ will fight for the hardworking people of Wisconsin, not corporate interests.
#Russ4WI
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"We lost voting rights, but hey, we protected the filibuster," is not how we want the history books to read.
#ReformtheFilibuster
#VotingRights
#Democracy
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TODAY is
#ElectionDay
, and Russ has one final message for Wisconsinites: Let's get the job done!
#Russ4WI
#WISen
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FYI, the Supreme Court is already packed. That's what it means when a party violates Senate norms and processes to load up the Court with partisan ideologues who will swing the Court so far right, we don't recognize it any more.
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.
@BernieSanders
is on
#TeamRuss
, and it was such an honor to have him on the campaign trail with us today in Madison!
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When states gerrymander their electoral maps, they are doing so with the blessing of the Supreme Court. To fix gerrymandering, we have to reform
#SCOTUS
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“I’ll work for equal pay for women, and for paid leave so parents can care for a sick family member."
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The Supreme Court is in a full fledged legitimacy crisis.
It's been packed by the Right to advance an extreme partisan agenda.
It's hostile to precedent and civil rights.
Public confidence in
#SCOTUS
is at historic lows.
The answer? Reform the Court. Restore its legitimacy.
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"Russ is my kind of guy!"
@elizabethforma
is on
#TeamRuss
, and we're so honored to have her join us on the campaign trail today!
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January 6 was an attack on our democracy. To not fully investigate how such an insurrection could happen on our Capitol is to open the door to it happening again. We need a
#January6thCommission
with the resources and authority of the 9/11 Commission.
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Like so many others, I will greatly miss my friend
@SenJohnMcCain
. We will all be poorer without his leadership.
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"Clinton, Feingold & I know the future of our country depends on what happens to our young people.” -
@BernieSanders
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It will be inexcusable if we get to the end of 2024 and judicial nominations are left on the table and vacancies unfilled b/c the Senate chose not to devote the necessary time to confirming judges early in 2024 or because home state Senators have been allowed to block vacancies.
President Biden concluded his third year 21 judicial appointments behind his predecessor's pace of 187 appointments in three years for one reason: the Senate did not sufficiently prioritize judicial confirmations in 2023.
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Bussing migrants hundreds and hundreds of miles, intentionally trying to create humanitarian disasters for political gain is absolutely grotesque. It’s a gross and heartless abuse of power.
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Imagine a Supreme Court that could issue decisions without begging the question, "What would this decision have been if the Right hadn't stolen two seats on the Court?"
#CourtReform
#SCOTUS
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SCOTUS's increasing use of the shadow docket to issue massive legal decisions is yet another reason why Supreme Court reform needs to be taken seriously.
#courtsmatter
#courtreform
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I’m running for U.S. Senate to fight for my fellow Wisconsinites. Watch my announcement video and join us today at
http://t.co/lH76BYejLN
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Hey
#TeamRuss
, we need your grassroots support now more than ever!
Step up, and stand with Russ now:
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Oh, you're concerned about politicizing
#SCOTUS
? Wait til I tell you that a GOP-controlled Senate reduced the size of the Court for over a year in order to steal a seat and fill it w/a conservative justice.
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We're experiencing democracy’s moment of truth, and while our democracy persevered in 2023, it's by no means in the clear. We can't assume that our institutions will hold in the future if people, including a former president, prove that they are above the law.
#January6th
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We have a voting rights crisis in this country because the Supreme Court gutted the VRA. States are passing voter suppression laws because
#SCOTUS
opened the door for them to do so. To protect
#VotingRights
, we need to reform
#SCOTUS
and redress the Right's packing of it.
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Congratulations to my friend and the President-elect of the United States of America.
@JoeBiden
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McCain-Feingold was enacted 20 years ago this month. In those 20 years, campaign finance reform has become viciously partisan, along with voting rights and election security. Sadly, it is almost hard to believe that McCain-Feingold passed the Senate in 2002 w/a vote of 60 to 40.
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We are witnessing an all-out assault on our fundamental rights by
#SCOTUS
. The priority needs to be on nominating and confirming federal judges who will be a bulwark against the erosion of civil rights, the rule of law, and our democratic legitimacy.
#courtsmatter
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Congratulations to Vanita Gupta, our new Associate Attorney General. Thrilled to celebrate this momentous confirmation.
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Russ and
@BernieSanders
are looking forward to a fired up crowd today in Madison!
See you soon!
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“Taxation without representation” is more than the motto on DC license plates, it's a condemnation of our democracy. The question of DC statehood shouldn't be about the partisan consequence of granting statehood, but about the democratic consequence of denying it.
#DCStatehood
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Thank you
@SenatorDurbin
for reminding folks that the only Senator to change the composition of
#SCOTUS
in the modern era is Sen. McConnell, when he reduced it to 8 justices for over a year and then packed the Court.
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Some personal news here--I'm very pleased to be joining the
@acslaw
team!
We are extremely excited to announce that former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (
@russfeingold
) will serve as ACS’s new president!
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Excellent speech by
#Zelenskyy
about how democracies across the globe are linked in a shared struggle to turn back authoritarianism. As he said, this struggle will define the world our grandchildren live in.
#Ukraine
#democracy
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This!
@SenatorDurbin
notes that there is one living senator who has changed the size of
#SCOTUS
and that is Sen. McConnell when he shrunk the Court to 8 by blocking President Obama's nominee for more than a year.
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2022 seems like a really good year to protect voting rights. Being a pillar of democracy and all.
#ReformtheFilibuster
#VotingRights
#Democracy
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I'll say it again. The filibuster is a Senate rule and it can be reformed. Reformed how, you ask? How about reforming it so it cannot block legislation essential to democracy, like voting rights. Yeah, that sounds worthwhile - for democracy.
#ReformtheFilibuster
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The Supreme Court cannot police itself when it comes to ethics. It's proven this over and over again. "Just trust us" is not an ethics standard.
#SCOTUS
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A Supreme Court justice shouldn't have a billionaire benefactor. We'd think this would be self-evident, but apparently it’s not. Maybe b/c
#SCOTUS
insists on holding its head in the clouds, pretending that not having a binding code of ethics isn’t crushing its public credibility
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When the Senate returns to session next week, there will be 17 judicial nominees already awaiting floor votes and 34 announced nominees in total. Senators should immediately prioritize judicial confirmations to make up for their slower pace in recent months.
#courtsmatter
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The question of DC statehood should not be about the partisan consequence of granting statehood, but about the democratic consequence of denying it.
#DCStatehoodNow
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Of the 113 people who have served on the Supreme Court, only three have been people of color and only five have been women. We are long overdue to have the first Black woman justice on
#SCOTUS
.
#JusticeForAll
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Sending my sincere sympathies to the family, friends + former staff of a memorable Wisconsinite, Senator Herb Kohl. His decades of public service + Bucks ownership will rightly ensure he always has an important, unique + significant place in our state’s political + econ history.
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The Supreme Court's own legitimacy is on the line as the Court begins its new term. Strange day when you are left to wonder if the Court will do its job and uphold constitutional rights and judicial norms.
#SCOTUS
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Gramps' reinforcements have arrived! I'm so proud to have my greatest support system in Wisconsin for the final days of this campaign. -RDF
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Looking ahead, the Senate needs to confirm 47 more judges by the end of December if President Biden is to even tie Trump’s 187 in his first three years. For reference, that is four more than the Senate confirmed in the first seven months of the year.
#courtsmatter
When Senators return to DC this wk, they need to urgently reprioritize judicial confirmations if they want to help President Biden exceed Trump's 187 confirmed judges in 3 yrs and have a chance of exceeding Trump’s 234 judges in 4 yrs.
#courtsmatter
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If Roe is overturned, state legislators and state courts will become the frontline in the fight for
#ReproductiveRights
. Reminder that state court judges are elected in many states. Vote your full ballot.
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At a time when our democratic legitimacy is under threat, I cannot underscore enough the importance of Judge Jackson's nomination and of her proven track record of upholding the U.S. Constitution and safeguarding the rule of law. She will make an exceptional justice.
#SCOTUS
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It is unconscionable that today, in 2021,
#SCOTUS
is poised to wipe away fifty years of women’s empowerment and rights and return to the days when the state could make pregnant people prisoners in their own bodies, forcing them to carry out the wishes of the state. (1/3)
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Thanks to every Wisconsinite who made their voice heard in yesterday's primary. On to November 8!
#Russ4WI
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The Supreme Court has been reformed in the past, can be reformed again, and should be reformed now.
#CourtsMatter
#CourtReform
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The public has a right to know who was responsible for undermining the integrity of the FBI investigation. Those responsible for the previous so-called "investigation" must be held accountable. Any lawyer who participated has a bar license and ethical obligations that come w/it.
ACS Statement on Revelations Surrounding FBI's Handling Of Kavanaugh Investigation (1/3)
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Thank you courageous Americans who fight against the racism in our country--which the campaign & election of Trump and Pence reinvigorated.
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After prioritizing judges for nearly 2 yrs, the Senate has notably taken its foot off the pedal of confirmations for much of this yr. The next few months will tell whether the Senate majority has learned the risk that is leaving judicial vacancies open heading into an election yr
The federal government is still funded, for now, and the House is still in turmoil, leaving the Senate with a unique window to focus on doing what only it can: confirm judges.
#courtsmatter
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I join so many others in sending
@JohnMcCain
and
@cindymccain
and their whole family my continued admiration and support.
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Congrats to
@KatyTurNBC
and
@tonydokoupil
on the new addition! Enjoyed talking with Katy recently.
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The filibuster can be reformed.
The filibuster has been reformed before.
The filibuster should be reformed again.
#Filibuster
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Who knows how Brnovich v. DNC would have been decided if Merrick Garland had been confirmed to
#SCOTUS
, or if President Biden had been allowed to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat. There must be redress for the theft of the Supreme Court.
#CourtReform
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It’s a real disappointment to see how Governor Walker and the Assembly Republicans chose to end the year. Disappointing. But not surprising. Let’s keep fighting back against attacks on voters.
@LegitAction
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Our Supreme Court is facing a legitimacy crisis because the Right packed it. I'll say it again, we have a packed Court right now. As a result, we can no longer trust our highest court to uphold the guardrails of our democracy.
#ReformtheCourt
#CourtsMatter
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"Russ is a maverick. He was trying to wake people up years ago to the influence of money in politics." -
@CoryBooker
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You know who’s not on the list of GOP leaders who’ve un-endorsed Donald Trump? Sen. Ron Johnson.
Enough is enough:
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Firing the Acting AG ignores the critical separation between the AG & the president and no one should be ok with that.
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WI voters go to the polls today for a primary in one of the most important races of 2023 - an open seat on the WI Supreme Court. The person elected could be the deciding vote on
#abortionrights
in WI + on the fate of our
#democracy
come the 2024 election
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When the Senate returns this week, there should be an all out effort to maximize judicial confirmations! POTUS will continue to fall further behind Trump on judicial appointments until the Senate reprioritizes judges. It can start by confirming the 26 noms awaiting floor votes.
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This country is overdue to abolish the death penalty.
The President has the power to issue a blanket commutation to everyone with a federal death sentence, sending a strong signal for abolition nationwide.
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty
Quin Jones should not have been executed. It was an unnecessary and unwanted execution, a failure of moral leadership. What’s even more disturbing is the fact that the execution took place without any independent media witnesses present due to an “error” by TDCJ.
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When I served in the Senate, I never doubted the legitimacy of the nomination process for a Supreme Court nominee. But after the way
@BarackObama
and Merrick Garland were treated, it's clear this process is off the rails.
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"It's time we basically join the modern world and respect what parenting is and what it means to be able to bond with a child."
#TeamRuss
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Here’s what the Senate and WH should do to prioritize judicial noms:
- cancel the Aug recess
- immediately put forward noms to fill every vacancy in states w/2 D senators
- be ready to eliminate blue slips if R senators obstruct the confirmation process
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Congratulations
@POTUS
Barack Obama for your years of distinguished and honorable public service. I'm proud to call you a friend.
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It's been six months since the
#January6th
Insurrection. Would have been nice to have a bipartisan Commission already hard at work investigating the Insurrection. But with the Senate filibuster blocking such a Commission, it's good to see a Select Committee ready to work.
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The Right has spent decades packing the federal courts to achieve the very decisions now being handed down by this packed
#SCOTUS
that are hostile to our fundamental rights and to our democracy. Part of the response must be to reform our highest court and restore its legitimacy.
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The legitimacy of this presidency and our democracy are in grave danger tonight. This firing is a brutal attack on the rule of law.
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Great to talk with
@donlemon
about the filibuster.
McCain-Feingold took 8 years to pass because the filibuster was consistently used to thwart it. We do not have the luxury of 8 years to stop voter suppression. Our democratic legitimacy requires
#filibusterreform
@acslaw
Former Sen. Russell Feingold: "The filibuster has a long history. But in the last few decades, it hasn't been used for bipartisanship. It has been used for partisanship."
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Unions have been brutally diminished in recent decades. I am excited about a brand new dawn for workers rights and labor unions. Workers must have a seat at the table!
#UnionStrong
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This is right out there in the open and is a direct affront to American democracy. People should be able to express their political views consistent with the First Amendment and not be afraid of reprisal from the federal government.
@acslaw
NEW: Ex-Wisconsin Senator
@RussFeingold
voted against creating
@DHSGov
in 2002 and warned that a future president could use it as an unaccountable federal police force.
He says that's exactly where we are today with
@realDonaldTrump
's war on Portland.
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It is a myth that the filibuster is the key to bipartisanship. I know this firsthand. Check out my latest piece in
@politico
about how the GOP’s perpetuation of this myth is mere subterfuge.
#filibusterreform
@acslaw
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"I am so happy to be on the ticket with this great senator, and the next vice president of the United States."
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To those who argue that critiquing Justice Thomas’ unethical behavior is causing the public’s sinking confidence in
#SCOTUS
, we'd politely suggest that condoning his behavior is a more damning sentence on the Crt than expecting justices to abide by the same ethics as other judges
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Such an honor to have a true champion for middle class and working families join us on the campaign trail in Madison. Thank you,
@JoeBiden
!
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Court reform isn't a question of if but when. The Right stole two Supreme Court seats. There must be recompense.
#CourtsMatter
#CourtReform
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Moreover, there is an orchestrated effort already underway by the far-Right to convene a constitutional convention in order to radically rewrite the Constitution. Any state that applies for Congress to call a convention risks advancing that effort, whether it intends to or not.
It's impossible to predict how a constitutional convention would play out given how few rules are specified in Article V. Under current circumstances, calling an Art. V convention would likely send the country into a constitutional crisis. -
@russfeingold
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Go ahead and add "swamp creature" to the long list of angry insults that Sen. Johnson is hurling at Russ.
#WISen
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Reminder, that if you care about:
-reproductive rights
-voting rights
-labor rights
-environmental justice
-democracy
-nearly every other policy area
You care about the courts.
#CourtsMatter
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Ken Burns doesn't think Ken Burns documentaries should replace teachers.
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