Jim Sylvester
Austin, Texas. Rice Grad.
Attorney; Board-certified in Civil Appellate. Huge USWNT fan. DS9 remains as the best Trek ever.
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterRep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterThis is how we save our kids, by making them drink contaminated water. We have to own the libs. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterNew: “This is not a man who respects the rule of law, nor one who seeks to understand it.” Judge Luttig’s new piece on President Trump and “The End of Rule of Law in America” @judgeluttig.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterThe Trump Organization has entered into real estate deals in all three countries Trump plans to visit this week wapo.st/3F11lnU
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- Reposted by Jim SylvesterIt’s incredible that the President of the United States is openly flirting with suspending Habeas Corpus, disappearing people left and right, arresting judges and politicians, accepting ludicrous bribes from foreign countries, and people are still trying to normalize this shit.
- Reposted by Jim Sylvesternothing to worry about here at all
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterIt’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...
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- Reposted by Jim SylvesterArticle I, Section 9, Clause 8: “no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
- Trump doesn't think in terms of "bribes." Purchases of his meme coin or "gifts" such as a $400 million plane are just "carrying charges." For Trump, everything is personal and transactional. He doesn't see anything wrong with using the office for personal gain. If he can, he will.
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterIf you’ve ever wondered what the phrase “foreign emolument” means, here is the very definition:
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterThe foreign emoluments clause was written to prevent exactly this. Blatantly unconstitutional
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterJudges have a warning about Trump’s rapid deportations: Americans could be next Judges across the country continue to note that if courts don’t protect the rights of the least popular and most vulnerable, everyone is at risk.
- Reposted by Jim Sylvester@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterThis! 👇
- Reposted by Jim Sylvestera democratic politician calling out fox news hosts by name and identifying them as villains is necessary and has been sorely lacking
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterAOC: If anyone is breaking the law in this situation, it’s not members of Congress — it’s DHS. It’s people like Tom Homan and Secretary Kristi Noem. You lay a finger on Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman or any of the Representatives that were there… we’re going to have a problem.
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterAnd this is why due process, and requiring the government to justify to a judge *why* they grabbed you off the street and stuck you in jail, matters
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- Reposted by Jim Sylvester“The controversial 1,000-bed facility is owned by the private prison company GEO Group, which entered into a 15-year, $1 billion contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in February.” $1 BILLION dollars lining the pockets of a private prison company. www.insidernj.com/baraka-arres...
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterI knew it! The White House is considering SUSPENDING HABEAS CORPUS. And here I thought I was being paranoid.
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterThe disrespect for Congress and the law is glaring - and for our nation a threat to our public safety.
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterIt embarrassing.
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterA hill I’ll keep dying on: Whatever your politics, the fact that so many U.S. leaders do not understand basic constitutional law—or willfully distort it—reflects extremely poorly on our country.
- Reposted by Jim SylvesterHe's losing court cases. He's losing his trade war. His cabinet is a disaster. Voters are turning out against his people and ideals. He's unpopular. He looks weaker everyday. The only thing he has is executive orders and firing his own people. It's early, keep fighting, we're going to win this. 💙
