Judd Legum

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Just spitballing, but it’s possible the @ACLU knows more about civil liberties than a few cranks on Twitter — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: FACTS 1. @ATT donated 300K to the sponsors of Texas' abortion ban 2. @ATT refuses to comment on the ban or its donations… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@DavidColeACLU, who was my constitutional law professor in law school, has a good piece about how vaccine mandates don't undermine civil liberties, they PROTECT civil liberties https://t.co/xHGFCCwOeo — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nycsouthpaw: Vaccine mandates are not foreign to the United States. They have been part of our republic since the founding—literally a… — PolitiTweet.org

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Key piece of the Biden plan is requiring large employers to give employees PAID TIME OFF to get the vaccine and recover from any side-effects This has been a significant barrier for my people Shameful that most companies didn’t do this voluntarily https://t.co/sd5ljD7HuM — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Take concrete steps to get more people vaccinated, or 2. Pander to a fraudulent conception of “personal freedom” that involves exposing children and others to a deadly virus I’m confident this was the right choice — PolitiTweet.org

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8. "S.B. 8 harms the United States by seeking to foreclose judicial review of a state law that flagrantly infringes the constitutional rights of the public at large and seeks to block the injured members of the public from challenging that law in court." — PolitiTweet.org

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7. "Senator Bryan Hughes, one of the principal architects of SB 8 in the Texas Legislature, removed all doubt about this purpose when he informed reporters that SB 8’s structure was intended to avoid the fate of other “heartbeat” bills that have been struck down" — PolitiTweet.org

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6. "The United States therefore seeks a declaratory judgment that S.B. 8 is invalid under the Supremacy Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment, is preempted by federal law, and violates the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity" — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The DOJ says it is filing the lawsuit to protect Constitutional rights. But it also makes this argument: "S.B. 8 conflicts with federal law by purporting to prohibit federal agencies from carrying out their responsibilities under federal law related to abortion services." — PolitiTweet.org

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4. "To date, abortion providers have ceased providing services prohibited by S.B. 8, leaving women in Texas unacceptably and unconstitutionally deprived of abortion services. Yet, despite this flagrant deprivation of rights, S.B. 8 remains in effect." — PolitiTweet.org

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3. "Texas enacted S.B. 8 in open defiance of the Constitution...Instead of relying on the State’s executive branch to enforce the law, as is the norm in Texas and elsewhere, the State has deputized ordinary citizens to serve as bounty hunters" — PolitiTweet.org

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2. "It is settled constitutional law that 'a State may not prohibit any woman from making the ultimate decision to terminate her pregnancy before viability.'" Hard to argue with that. Cites Casey and Roe. This isn't rocket science. — PolitiTweet.org

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Reading through the DOJ's complaint against the State of Texas. Follow along if interested. https://t.co/veW19bdq3w https://t.co/JzrSM85LAa — PolitiTweet.org

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@benigma2017 @melaniesdavis @ATT @EdGillespie I don't think any members of Congress should own individual stocks. I've reported critically on Democrats owning individual stocks. https://t.co/gHBMgrgVaB — PolitiTweet.org

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@benigma2017 @melaniesdavis @ATT @EdGillespie AT&T gave ZERO dollars to Joe Biden. Those are donations from individual AT&T employees — PolitiTweet.org

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Sigh. — PolitiTweet.org

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The correct Twitter handle for the former chairman of the Republican Party who wants to ban abortion and now runs legislative policy @ATT is @EdWGillespie My apologies to the other Ed Gillespie who is apparently a Yacht Broker & the 2007 President of Malibu Chamber of Commerce — PolitiTweet.org

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@ATT @EdGillespie You can get more information that follows the money and cuts through corporate spin in my newsletter. Sign up free --> https://t.co/vfep5SsnCF — PolitiTweet.org

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FACTS 1. @ATT donated 300K to the sponsors of Texas' abortion ban 2. @ATT refuses to comment on the ban or its donations 3. @ATT is running ads on Twitter casting itself as a champion of women 4. @edgillespie, who runs legislative strategy @ATT, wants to ban abortion https://t.co/F35Aw4UsBE — PolitiTweet.org

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@nycsouthpaw Also paid family leave, a child tax credit, and enhanced Medicare is not “welfare spending” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ScottHech: THREAD: As CA recall elections abound, youve probably heard & believe crime has been "surging" & "justice reform" is to blam… — PolitiTweet.org

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The tax system is grossly unfair and rigged against working Americans because very wealthy people spend a lot of money to keep it that way — PolitiTweet.org

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7. The billionaires have succeeded in preserving this loophole before They are counting on public apathy & their relationships with powerful members of Congress For more accountability journalism that cuts through the spin, sign up for the newsletter —> https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Then the study assumes that none of the people who lost jobs from these shuttered companies will get new jobs. It’s pure propaganda that ignores basic economics, brought to you by corporate America All to preserve a grossly unjust tax loophole https://t.co/l7Qo1nXKVZ — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Why would private equity managers pass on profitable deals because of a higher tax rate? Then the study assumes that 20% of businesses that get PE funding will not get it, not find alternative funding, and go out of business https://t.co/l7Qo1nXKVZ — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Closing the loophole would mean billionaire private equity managers would pay a rate of about 39% instead of 23%. The @USChamber study says, as a result, there would be about 20% less private equity activity. This makes no sense. https://t.co/l7Qo1nXKVZ — PolitiTweet.org

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3. On the surface, the claim is ludicrous. Why would taxing private equity managers at a higher rate cost even one job, much less 4.9 MILLION, equivalent to every job in the state of Georgia? But when you dig into the details it gets even worse. https://t.co/l7Qo1nXKVZ — PolitiTweet.org

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2. The @USChamber, the powerful lobbying org that represents nearly every major American company, produce a report claiming that making private equity managers pay the normal tax rate would result in THE LOSS OF 4.9 MILLION JOBS It's completely bogus https://t.co/l7Qo1nXKVZ — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Billionaire private equity managers pay a lower tax rate on their income than everyone else Closing this loophole could provide billions in revenue to support paid leave & other programs But the billionaires aren't going down without a fight https://t.co/l7Qo1nXKVZ — PolitiTweet.org