#Constitutional

David Kenny

dkennytcd

This judgment handed down yesterday is, we think, the 100th declaration of unconstitutionality from the Irish Superior Courts since the enactment of the Irish Constitution in 1937. 1/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/supr

Betsy H

MizBetsyH

OK, that's IT. I'm done. All the people whining about #rights & #freedom & #liberty & how the stay-at-home orders & other restrictions are #Unconstitutional, gather 'round because your friendly,

Michael Ian Black

michaelianblack

Yesterday I tweeted about calling a new constitutional convention to begin the process of rebuilding America when this administration ends. The way I see it, it would be a multi-year

Spectrum Politics

SpectrumPol

Our voters have agreed that we should remove the Queen as Head of state of The Bahamas. Though, interestingly enough, almost 40% of voters didn't know enough. Here's a thread

George Chidi

neonflag

I was on a teleconference this morning with Mark Butler, commissioner of the Department of Labor. He was asked about the solvency of the unemployment trust fund. "We're good," he

Khayam M Beg

KhayamBeg

Despite the vocal demands of the civil society, rights activists and various resolutions adopted by the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly for greater autonomy and full citizenship rights, no prospect is

Leonid Sirota

DoubleAspect

A quick thread on this, in response to people saying that a right to bear arms is the product of the American rebellion against Britain and alien to the British

Elie Mystal

ElieNYC

I'm thinking about the law professors and elite legal minds who are planning to vouch for Amy Coney Barrett "fitness" because they sat next to her at a cocktail party

Anurag Acharya

Anurag_Acharya

Government preparing a 'peace and security' bill that proposes power for local administration officers under Home Ministry, to deny permission for peaceful gathering and protests, as per their discretion. Still

davidallengreen

davidallengreen

Two current legal/constitutional events - formally unconnected - go to why there are serious problems about the UK state1. The first is the drama over the threatened breach of domestic

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Astartiel

(Crazy Coronavirus Conspiracy)I wonder if this #coronavirus was released on purpose because certain people didn't like the idea of Idris Alba being the next James Bond. (JK, sort of)https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1239626507829547011 I'

Kevin Hearne

KevinHearne

Just a tiny thready thread: haven’t said much about the postal thing because I have seen it coming for years. Dad was a postal worker and a veteran of Korea.

Colin Harvey

cjhumanrights

1/ A Thread: *Contributions to the Constitutional Conversation on a Shared Island 2019 - 2020*.‘The Future of Our Shared Island: A Paper on the Logistical and Legal Questions Surrounding Referendums

Anthony Michael Kreis

AnthonyMKreis

The more I study Reconstruction, the more I come to reject originalism. The complexity of motives, ambitions, and individual understandings—the aspirations of law and the heartbreak of the real world

James [Jan/3➞₿🔑∎]

HaggsBoson

Amazingly sober briefing on #COVID stats. The #stayhome yellow bellies won't agree, but the rest might find it interesting.Favorite line:"If you're gonna trample on someone's constitutional rights, you better

David Frum

davidfrum

a point about democratic legitimacy ...It's not inherently a problem in a democratic system to "win" by the rules despite losing the popular vote. 1/x In a multiparty list system