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Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
This is what the Scheme to capture SCOTUS was for: creating a captured Court amenable to extreme ideologies that serve Republican big donor interests. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
The extremists think they won’t need to sack the Capitol next time. Just (illegally) fix the vote in Republican state legislatures and run it up to the captured Supreme Court for a rubber stamp. Bingo — Bush v. Gore 2.0. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
The fringe doctrine they’re pushing first cropped up in — of all places — Bush v. Gore (three FedSoc Justices were involved in Bush v Gore, btw), but SCOTUS never adopted it. Yet three R justices (Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch) have endorsed it. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
And extremists like Eastman hope that it would even let them pick election winners, overriding the state’s popular vote. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Under this theory, radical, gerrymandered state legislatures could try to impose almost any voting restrictions. It could end independent commissions that prevent gerrymandering and other laws that protect voting rights. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Rings a bell? It’s the theory pushed by Trumpster John Eastman to overturn the 2020 election (he also filed an amicus brief in this case). If the GOP justices go along, it would unwind our democracy as we know it. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Now look at the “independent state legislature” theory that this group is pushing, which says that the Constitution forbids state courts to block any law state legislatures pass about federal elections – even if the laws violate the state constitution. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Honest Elections Project calls itself a “nonpartisan organization devoted to supporting the right of every lawful voter to participate in free and honest elections.” Wrong. This group promotes voter suppression under the guise of “election integrity.” — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Then they send in dark-money front groups like the Honest Elections Project, which has filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court that lays out the plan. Who is this group? — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Next they turn to The Court That Dark Money Built. Years of packing extremists onto the Court and political pressure have brought an obedient Court supermajority to power. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
First, years of gerrymandering and dark money have built obedient Republican state legislatures — just look what red states did to abortion rights. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Right-wing extremists want to give state legislatures power to overturn federal elections — and finish what they started after the 2020 election. How? Here’s their scheme. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
RT @SenJeffMerkley: Protecting the voice of the American people means getting dark money OUT of our elections. Dark money plagues our polit… — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
https://t.co/JIeydQCYA3 — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Let’s hope the House will take time this Congress to take up my Senate bill and put an overdue end to “fall back” and grim dark winter afternoons. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
I championed ACOs when we passed the Affordable Care Act, and I’m glad to see them thrive. Moving forward, I’m committed to investing in & expanding these innovative programs. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Accountable Care Organizations are a powerful tool for delivering both quality & cost savings when it comes to health care. In 2021, Rhode Island’s ACOs did well, servicing 41,704 Medicare beneficiaries & generating $10.5 million in savings. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Maybe also an investigation and report into what Clarence Thomas knew and when he knew it about his wife’s insurrectionist activities? Simple fact question; major ethics issue. https://t.co/gkaMTIyxJe — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Yet more evidence that Big Oil projects a falsely green face to the public, while its investment, lobbying and political influence operations all pursue high-pollution "business as usual." https://t.co/iTHe88KS0S — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
https://t.co/l0eCovmVBj — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
The deliberate and cynical dark-money capture of the Supreme Court by right-wing special interests, and the willingness of the anointed FedSoc justices to be instruments of their own Court’s degradation, raise a crying need to restore integrity and justice there. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Real economic mobility requires equal pay for mothers. Millions of American families will be better off if we can bridge that gap. #MomsEqualPayDay — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
I am thrilled to see it move ahead. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Lara Montecalvo has led a distinguished career, from DOJ to the office of the RI Public Defender. Leader Schumer filed cloture on Montecalvo’s nomination to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals today, setting up a confirmation vote as soon as next week. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Queen Elizabeth II reigned through some of Britain’s darkest times with bravery & great personal strength. My condolences to her family, and to all those mourning her loss in the UK and around the world. — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
https://t.co/LBzJnO3iau — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
What do you bet one of those calls “with big donors” was to tap newly exposed $1.6 billion political billionaire-supplied slush fund? https://t.co/94p6qA1udH — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Weissman, like many other knowledgeable reviewers, strips bare the nonsense of the Trump judge’s decision. Other critiques are very good; I thought this was the best of them. https://t.co/J0ES6RD85L — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
Whenever originalism gets brandished in the Supreme Court, you can find right-wing ideology lurking in the shadows. This isn’t “judicial philosophy” – it’s camouflage. https://t.co/QjjRn1BiKd — PolitiTweet.org
Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse
A stat worth celebrating: https://t.co/Jtgbp1sKGG — PolitiTweet.org
