Jacob T. Levy
@jacobtlevy.bsky.social
Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory, Associate member of Philosophy, Coordinator of Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill.
Posts here speak only for myself.
Americo-Canadian; liberaltarian; aging geek.
http://jacobtlevy.com
Posts here speak only for myself.
Americo-Canadian; liberaltarian; aging geek.
http://jacobtlevy.com
No, sounds awful.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
No, sounds awful.
4500 books isn’t anywhere close to hoarding!
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
4500 books isn’t anywhere close to hoarding!
Not as far as I’ve heard.
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Not as far as I’ve heard.
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5) Dems showed (a) it's possible to get something out of "shutting down the government" despite what the pundits said, and (b) that they could hold together for 40 days. It's not a policy win, but it changes expectations for what they can do in the future, strengthening their negotiating position.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
5) Dems showed (a) it's possible to get something out of "shutting down the government" despite what the pundits said, and (b) that they could hold together for 40 days. It's not a policy win, but it changes expectations for what they can do in the future, strengthening their negotiating position.
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4) Senate Dems did get something out of the negotiations w/r/t power of the purse. They protected the legislative branch, notably GAO. But it's something they already had that was under threat, not something they won. Same is true with the RIFs. Same is true with SNAP.
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
4) Senate Dems did get something out of the negotiations w/r/t power of the purse. They protected the legislative branch, notably GAO. But it's something they already had that was under threat, not something they won. Same is true with the RIFs. Same is true with SNAP.
Joe Biden pardoned a bunch of people on Trump’s enemies list who did not at that time face any federal charges. Everyone still said Biden pardoned them.
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Joe Biden pardoned a bunch of people on Trump’s enemies list who did not at that time face any federal charges. Everyone still said Biden pardoned them.
Federal pardons are never reported with that disclaimer in the headline, are they?
He doesn’t purport to be pardoning state crimes; he’s preempting any possible future federal cases.
He doesn’t purport to be pardoning state crimes; he’s preempting any possible future federal cases.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Federal pardons are never reported with that disclaimer in the headline, are they?
He doesn’t purport to be pardoning state crimes; he’s preempting any possible future federal cases.
He doesn’t purport to be pardoning state crimes; he’s preempting any possible future federal cases.
What's misleading about it?
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What's misleading about it?
Yes. The pardon preempts any future federal charges.
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Yes. The pardon preempts any future federal charges.
ok, so *everybody but me* knew this...
November 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
ok, so *everybody but me* knew this...
Neither said nor implied!
November 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Neither said nor implied!