Laurence Tribe

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

The reason I helped frame the Emoluments Clause challenges at the start of 45’s presidency was my conviction that his hidden obligations to foreign powers made him unfit to serve and arguably impeachable from the moment he took the oath of office. https://t.co/hNUmwps4Ei — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

If these 14 could be shamed into putting country and Constitution over party and personal power, the votes would be there to remove Trump: 49 + 14 = 63, just 4 short of the 67 needed to convict. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This is the right lesson to draw: as @jbouie shows, Democrats must seize the impeachment initiative now and not let this treacherous president off the hook by accepting his ground rules and letting him call the shots. THIS ISN’T TRUMP’S CALL TO MAKE. https://t.co/mklHR21qu9 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Horrifying. I’m not saying Trump is becoming Hitler, so don’t bother tweeting the distinctions. But the physical and behavioral resemblances aren’t altogether irrelevant. No prior president even suggests the comparison. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“Should a comet in its course strike the Earth, it might instantly beat it to pieces. . . . But our comfort is . . . [t]here are an infinite Number of Worlds . . . and if this [one] was annihilated it would scarce be miss’d in the Universe.” — Benjamin Franklin, 1757. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Franchise Tax Bd v Hyatt (5/13/19): “[M]any ... constitutional doctrines ... not spelled out in the Constitution [are] nevertheless implicit in its structure and supported by historical practice—including, for example ...executive privilege, United States v. Nixon (1974).” — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Today’s 5-4 antitrust victory for consumers suing Apple directly for jacked-up app prices makes eminent sense. Kavanaugh joined the four liberals; Gorsuch joined the CJ and Thomas and Alito. https://t.co/g2YFlRC8yV — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

"Today’s decision can only cause one to wonder which cases the Court will overrule next." — Justice Breyer, dissenting from the 5-4 decision on 5/13/19 in Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt, overruling Nevada v. Hall, 440 US 410 (1979): https://t.co/OhvNjTeqtL — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

So much for Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, and Roberts adhering to constitutional precedent when implied powers, implicit privileges, and unwritten rights are at stake. Relying on Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, anyone? — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Jeff Isaac’s essays (see below) explain the often overlooked functions House impeachment hearings can perform in educating and energizing the public & setting a strong precedent even if the Senate overlooks “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” by the president https://t.co/QhCx8hmrz9 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Given his druthers, Trump might’ve just reprogrammed the missiles to strike “invading” caravans of poor refugees en route from El Salvador, Honduras, & Dominican Republic to the Mexico/US border. Wonder who stopped him? https://t.co/jQTeCXLryv — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Agree with @harrylitman on Kavanaugh especially for the next 5 years or so. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

RT @tribelaw: Memo goes to @Hickenlooper and @GovernorBullock too! https://t.co/MUiqUf5V32 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

.@adamliptak is right . . . so far. Not surprising. But I’m with Yogi Berra: “Predicting is hard. Especially about the future.” My bottom line: in the long run, both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh will align with Alito and Thomas much more than Kennedy ever did. https://t.co/m2Rf4BbNK1 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

RT @tribelaw: Memo to @BetoORourke and @staceyabrams (and other hopefuls): Democrats must do more than beat Trump in 2020. We face an uphil… — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

RT @tribelaw: These numbers are telling. If, heaven forbid, Trump is re-elected, winning the Senate becomes even more crucial. https://t.co… — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

These numbers are telling. If, heaven forbid, Trump is re-elected, winning the Senate becomes even more crucial. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

RT @tribelaw: Memo to @BetoORourke and @staceyabrams (and other hopefuls): Democrats must do more than beat Trump in 2020. We face an uphil… — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Memo goes to @Hickenlooper and @GovernorBullock too! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Memo to @BetoORourke and @staceyabrams (and other hopefuls): Democrats must do more than beat Trump in 2020. We face an uphill battle to win the Senate, without which all will be lost. Justice Ginsburg is 86. Justice Breyer is 80. Need I say more? — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I’m with @EJDionne and @RepMalinowski here. Yes, Democrats must put kitchen table issues on the front burner. But the kitchen floor itself will cave in if we don’t fight the threat to the Constitution’s checks and balances with every fiber of our being. https://t.co/SxjqiQ3Fi3 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

The best book about the carbon cycles underlying ALL mass extinctions on planet earth over the past half billion years is @PeterBrannen1’s THE ENDS OF THE WORLD. Trust me: It’s totally awesome. Read it and you’ll never see the world the same way again. https://t.co/oscTPZPCuJ — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Today I want to thank my awesome mother, Polia Diatlovitsky, who was born 104 years ago. She wasn’t always the easiest mom — which Jewish mother is? — but she loved me more than life itself and wanted the world for my beloved late brother Shurka (aka Al) and me. Thank you, mom! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

With all respect, @MaxBoot, the fault is with the hypocritical rejection of unenumerated rights, NOT with the acceptance of some unenumerated powers & privileges. The 9th Amendment supports the former, McCulloch v. Maryland the latter. @BretStephensNYT @JRubinBlogger @AriMelber — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Yeah, but 1927 was so . . . 1927-ish — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Right @JohnBonifaz. And a broader point: investigating potentially impeachable offenses can turbocharge, and shouldn’t displace, a strongly progressive policy agenda. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Yes! Antitrust law took a regrettable turn in the late 70s under the influence of theorists like Robert Bork. The narrow focus on lower prices eclipsed concern with the dangers of concentrated power as such. Enter: Internet Monsters like Facebook. https://t.co/EWA4XUvnzZ — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I felt that way too. The @RedSox should’ve shown team solidarity across racial lines. They’re not the WHITE Sox, after all. Color me a disappointed fan. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Read this brilliant thread by @gtconway3d ⬇️ — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

.@jbouie has the diagnosis right. And his ideas for what we should do to reform the Senate going forward once Democrats gain control are enormously important, smartly conceived, and very much worth considering. Please read his @nytopinion piece here ⬇️ — PolitiTweet.org