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Zack Smith

@tzsmith

3 years

Setting aside the not guilty verdict in the #Rittenhouse trial, it seems odd that prosecutors brought this case at all. Was it brought solely for political purposes? It appears so.

Kyle Rittenhouse’s Prosecutors Brought Forward a Weak Case for Political Purposes

Kyle Rittenhouse's prosecutors had weak evidence for the charges they brought against him. But that didn't stop them.

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This is an incredibly irresponsible post with a clickbait headline. I was interviewed and quoted in the @USATODAY article and highlighted the great election integrity work @Heritage and others are doing. Bottom line: A majority of all voters support commonsense election

Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal

4 months

🚨 🇺🇸NEW VOTING LAWS TARGET BLACK TURNOUT IN THE SOUTH Southern states roll out stringent voter ID and absentee ballot laws, stirring echoes of historical suppression. These measures, set to influence the 2024 elections, are sparking controversy over their impact on democracy

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Justice Thomas took his #SCOTUS colleagues to task over their "baffling" decision not to hear the PA election cases. He said the decision leaves "election law hidden beneath a shroud of doubt . . ." @HvonSpakovsky and I discuss in the @DailySignal .

Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Hear Elections Cases Could Have Serious Repercussions

The elections cases provided the perfect opportunity for the court to decide important questions. Yet, it inexplicably declined to do so.

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@tzsmith

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@Heritage As you can see from this table, take New Orleans' murder rate out, and Louisiana's murder rate falls by over 15%! And take Chicago's murder rate out, and Illinois' falls by a shocking 55%!

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@tzsmith

9 months

State-level murder rates are highly misleading. As my @Heritage colleagues and I explained in our Blue City Murder Problem paper, crime is a localized phenomenon. And guess what? Remove the blue cities from the red states...and the murder rates fall.

The Blue City Murder Problem | The Heritage Foundation

Facts are powerful and stubborn things. Unfortunately, some on the Left have tried to advance their arguments by using facts about state murder rates that, while technically true, are at best...

www.heritage.org

Joe Scarborough

@JoeNBC

9 months

Watch the Senator pretend that he didn’t just hear that his home state has higher death rates from firearms than Chicago. Then he blows past that reality and thinks that insulting a woman will make us forget…that his own state has higher death rates from guns than Chicago.

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@tzsmith

3 years

I appreciated having the opportunity to testify today. Watch my full testimony (instead of selectively edited clips without context) here:

Heritage Foundation

@Heritage

3 years

There are historical and practical reasons why converting the current District into a new state is a bad idea. More importantly, there are compelling reasons why doing so in this manner—via simple legislation—is unconstitutional. Watch @tzsmith testimony on #DCStatehood :

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"You cannot coddle violent criminals."

Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸

@JerryDunleavy

3 years

Good stuff here by D.C. Police Chief Contee.

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1 year

The Chinese Communist government has been caught operating at least seven illegal police stations in the U.S.

What Are Illegal Chinese Communist Government Police Stations Doing in the US?

The Chinese government is caught operating at least seven illegal police stations in the U.S. to enforce its own laws on Chinese nationals.

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@tzsmith

11 months

🚨👀The consequences of not prosecuting crime... The fact that @Target is closing stores due to high crime and theft shouldn't come as a surprise.

Target to Close Stores in San Francisco and Other Cities, Citing Theft

The retailer is closing nine stores, including in Portland, Ore., New York City and Seattle.

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@tzsmith

11 months

Unfortunately, this what happens when local DAs, such as @DA_LarryKrasner , refuse to prosecute crimes and send a message that lawlessness will be tolerated.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker

@PhillyMayor

11 months

This destructive and illegal behavior cannot and will not be tolerated in our city. We ask anyone with information on these incidents to call or text 215-686-TIPS. Tips can also be made anonymously.

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Contrary to the narrative being pushed by many on the Left, measures like voter ID laws, banning vote trafficking, etc. do not suppress voter turnout, as my colleague @HvonSpakovsky has explained.

The Latest Election Data Show—Once Again—That “Voter Suppression” Claim Is Just Propaganda | The...

The latest data from the 2022 election demonstrate once again that the claim that commonsense election reforms of the sort passed by states such as Georgia, Florida, and Texas would “suppress” the...

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4 years

Here's what you need to know about the election-related litigation in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona. via @tzsmith @HvonSpakovsky @FoxNews

Von Spakovsky & Smith: Trump and supporters wage legal battles across US to defeat Biden — here’s a...

In Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Arizona court fights are being waged to determine which votes will be counted in the election.

www.foxnews.com

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1 year

Sadly, this outcome was completely foreseeable and avoidable. In fact, it's a point that @cullystimson and I have been making repeatedly over the past several years: There are NO victimless crimes.

7News DC

@7NewsDC

1 year

Concerns are growing in D.C. about some major grocery stores being able to keep their doors open due to shoplifting. READ MORE --

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5 months

Why is @JMMontpelier equipping educators to teach Marxist-based theories to elementary, middle, and high school students, rather than teaching them about our fourth president's significant contributions to our constitutional republic?

Why Is Marxism—Not Madison—Being Taught at Montpelier?

Controversy arises as Montpelier, home of James Madison, teaches Marxist-based theories instead of honoring Madison's constitutional legacy.

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Is retail theft a victimless crime? Of course not. Despite what many on the Left want you to believe, the closures or reduced hours of @Walgreens , @Target , and @Walmart locations (just to name a few) prove otherwise. It’s often the communities that can least afford these

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3 years

Great @prageru video featuring @HvonSpakovsky breaking down the absurdity of the controversy over Georgia's new election laws.

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4 years

Violent crime is surging because of #rogueprosecutors . Glad to see @tuckercarlson raise awareness about this scourge. Learn more about @GeorgeGascon and how his radical policies are making Los Angeles less safe.

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1 year

Too radical even for @JoeBiden . Despite his statements to the contrary, he's implicitly recognizing there's a reason the Framers of our Constitution granted the federal government control over the safety and security of our nation's capital city.

President Biden

@POTUS

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I support D.C. Statehood and home-rule – but I don’t support some of the changes D.C. Council put forward over the Mayor’s objections – such as lowering penalties for carjackings. If the Senate votes to overturn what D.C. Council did – I’ll sign it.

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11 months

Unfortunately, this is the sad reality facing those who live and work in--not to mention visit--our nation's capital city.

House Admin. Committee GOP

@HouseAdmin

11 months

DC crime is rampant and on the rise. Today, Chairman @RepBryanSteil is holding a Security Briefing to present best practices for Members, staff and visitors to stay safe.

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4 months

In fact, states such as Georgia, Florida, and Texas, which have implemented election integrity measures, had turnout during the 2022 election on par with, or surpassing, the turnout of states with lax measures.

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3 years

#DCStatehood requires a constitutional amendment, and I'll put that on my yard sign. Read my piece in the @dcexaminer explaining why.

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1 year

🚨 #RogueProsecutor @StLouisCityCA @KimGardnerSTL is resigning!🚨

St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner to resign June 1 after weeks of resistance

The news sent shockwaves through downtown courthouses where victims, defense attorneys and judges had complained for weeks about the dysfunction.

www.stltoday.com

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2 years

I appreciated @LisaDNews hosting me on @NewsHour to discuss how appropriate criminal sentences are crucial to keeping our communities safe.

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1 year

Another crazy law out of the @councilofdc . Who else would think that allowing illegal aliens and Russian and Chinese embassy staff to vote in elections (in our nation's capital!) is a good idea?! Congress needs to override this outrageous bill.

Forget open borders. This crazy law opens voting booths to aliens

Radical ideas have been blossoming in the D.C. City Council—ideas that will disenfranchise the city's citizens.

www.foxnews.com

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@tzsmith

4 years

I appreciated the opportunity to discuss #electionintegrity on @RealAmVoice . We must take steps to make sure that every legally cast vote is counted and that no illegally cast vote is counted. @heritage @tzsmith

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11 months

👀🚨Car jackings and other crimes are through the roof in #WashingtonDC thanks to the soft-on-crime policies promoted by the @councilofdc .

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1 year

Today is a sad day for our country. The deadly consequences of #rogueprosecutors ' dangerous policies have been on full display with recent injuries and deaths falling squarely on @KimGardnerSTL (St. Louis) and @MoniqueHWorrell (Orlando).

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1 year

Wow. Stunning report. @DARollins repeatedly lied, including under oath. @JusticeOIG referred her for criminal prosecution by @TheJusticeDept . I wonder if @VP @KamalaHarris regrets casting the tie-breaking vote to confirm this #rogueprosecutor .

Kyle Cheney

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1 year

Devastating report from DOJ inspector general on Massachustts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins. Horowitz found she lied repeatedly about leaking nonpublic info to press and tried to use leaks to influence primary election for an ally.

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But it does highlight the important role that prosecutors play in our criminal justice system. And it highlights that when individual prosecutors do their jobs poorly, those prosecutors, not the system as a whole, should be held to account.

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8 months

#BREAKING 🚨 #SCOTUS agrees to hear @realDonaldTrump 's challenge to his removal from the Colorado ballot!

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2 years

@NYPost reports that "Soft-on-crime Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has downgraded more than half of his felony cases to misdemeanors--while also managing to lose half of the felony cases that do reach court."

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3 months

@MrAndyNgo @DAMikeSchmidt True. But it’s a good and necessary first step. And I suspect that other #rogueprosecutors like LA’s George Gascon and Oakland’s @PPrice_Cares may be more nervous now with an election and recall looming.

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4 months

And in fact, the turnout in some of these states actually improved once they passed measures like voter ID and absentee ballot management provisions.

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5 months

Unfortunately, they can't be charged as adults. They deserve to be. But D.C. law currently does not allow for it given their ages. This is one my the many reforms that my @Heritage colleagues and I have called on Congress to make.

The D.C. City Council Failed at Criminal Justice Reform—Congress Must Fix It | The Heritage...

The District of Columbia—the nation’s capital—is in disorder. Violent crimes have been rising during the past several years and many people, including residents, tourists, small businesses, visitors,...

www.heritage.org

Kathryn Watson

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5 months

Family of disabled DC man Reggie Brown call for child suspects in deadly beating to be charged as adults "They should be charged as adults because they knew what they were doing. They do adult things, they should be treated as adults."

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@tzsmith

3 years

A HUGE win at #SCOTUS today for @LoriWindham1 and @BECKETlaw in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia where a UNANIMOUS Court held that the City violated the Free Exercise rights of Catholic Social Services.

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@tzsmith

10 months

Why did the chief judges of D.C.'s local courts decide to overstep their proper roles by commenting on pending legislation--potentially violating ethics canons and rules in the process? A 🧵 explaining what happened and why it's so problematic.

The Daily Signal

@DailySignal

10 months

Chief Judges of D.C.’s Local Courts Must Answer for Questionable Conduct

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3 years

2) whether one of the prosecutors inappropriately commented on Rittenhouse’s decision to remain silent before testifying at trial (a BIG no-no and something that new prosecutors are typically taught VERY early in their training); and

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3 years

1) whether the prosecutors failed to disclose key evidence to the defense within the proper time frame;

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@tzsmith

1 year

#SCOTUS issued a number of BIG rulings this week before the Justices began their summer recess. Listen to the latest @SCOTUS101 episode to find out all the details!

Racial Preferences, Student Loans, and Free Speech | SCOTUS 101

A Heritage Foundation podcast with Elizabeth Slattery & friends breaking down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and more.

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1 year

🧵🚨There's been a lot of talk the past few days about the best way to fix #WashingtonDC 's crime problem. @MayorBowser and @ChmnMendelson even had an indirect back-and-forth after Mendelson admitted that someone could "get away with murder" in DC.

Oversight Committee

@GOPoversight

1 year

DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson: March 29, 2023: “There is no crime crisis in Washington D.C.” July 7, 2023: “You can get away with murder in this city.”

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3 years

Plus, there’s the issues about the prosecutors' conduct during trial:

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1 year

Good on @RepChipRoy for demanding answers. Unfortunately, this tragedy never should have happened. @gonzales4da is a George Soros-backed #rogueprosecutor who is pushing policies that are harmful to his community.

Rep. Chip Roy Press Office

@RepChipRoy

1 year

“This tragedy is neither acceptable nor unforeseeable, & is a direct consequence of lax bail policies that threaten the safety of Bexar County residents & our law enforcement officers” 🚨 More on the repeat offender accused of shooting two SATX cops after getting out on bail:

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2 years

Today, as the @councilofdc passes increasingly bizarre and dangerous legislation, such as allowing noncitizens to vote and decreasing the penalties for most crimes, #DCStatehood advocates are pushing back at Congress' efforts to override these radical proposals.

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@tzsmith

9 months

Many current criminal justice policies are based on two myths: 1) systemic racism in our justice system and 2) mass incarceration (locking up too many people). Both are false! Sadly, these policies end up disproportionately victimizing the individuals they are supposed to help.

Heritage Foundation

@Heritage

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. @USCCRgov held a hearing on "Racial Disparities in Violent Crime Victimization in the United States." Expert @tzsmith explains how young black men are disproportionately the victims of violent crimes. Soft-on-crime policies only create more victims.

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Tomorrow, I have the opportunity to testify in front of the @OversightDems / @GOPoversight on the unconstitutionality of #DCStatehood via @EleanorNorton 's H.R. 51.

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3) whether that same prosecutor had waded into issues the judge had already said were off-limits (which, again, rightfully drew the ire of the judge).

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Safe-and-secure elections matter, because as can be seen by some of the documented cases in @Heritage 's Voter Fraud Database, even a single ineligible or illegally cast ballot can make the difference in an election--especially those at the local level

Voter Fraud Map: Election Fraud Database | The Heritage Foundation

Explore a sampling of recent proven instances of election fraud from across the country. The database is intended to demonstrate the vulnerabilities in the election system and the many ways in which...

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1 year

Have you heard about creative legal arguments that would allow @JoeBiden and @USTreasury to ignore the debt ceiling? Don't believe them. Here's a 🧵(and my @DailySignal article) explaining why they don't hold water.

Biden Can't Ignore Constitution and Give Himself Unilateral Power to Raise Debt Ceiling

The debt limit helps Congress focus its attention on the total national debt that has resulted from year after year of deficit spending.

www.dailysignal.com

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The Florida Advisory Committee to the @USCCRgov found that despite the gloom-and-doom predictions after the Florida legislature enacted two commonsense election integrity measures the "2022 election was generally smooth and without widespread complaints" and that "the data

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@tzsmith

4 years

The federal government doesn't know how many federal crimes are on the books. That has to change. Legislation by @RepChipRoy aims to fix it! Check out this article with @GCanaparo explaining. via @DailySignal @Heritage

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1 year

Want to know what’s happening with #rogueprosecutors —the why, the who, the how, etc. Pick up a copy of the new book that my @Heritage colleague @cullystimson and I wrote on the topic. It’s officially out today!

Rogue Prosecutors: How Radical Soros Lawyers Are Destroying America's Communities

www.amazon.com

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In fact, the committee found that "the available data suggests that [SB 90, which implemented additional safeguards related to drop boxes, ballot trafficking, and third-parties providing items to those waiting to vote, among other actions] did not reduce voter registration or

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9 months

How bad is the crime crisis in #WashingtonDC ? Even @FBI agents aren't safe from being victims of random violent crime. So far this year, there have been 911 carjackings in DC. That's a 107% increase from this time last year.

FOX 5 DC

@fox5dc

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FBI agent carjacked in DC, police say

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3 years

This case doesn’t require us to fundamentally alter the role of the prosecutor in our criminal justice system as some have advocated.

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9 months

@Heritage Of course, none of this comes as a suprise to folks like me or my colleagues, @cullystimson and @kdd0211 , who have studied the issue. Unfortunately, the clip being circulated now is just an attempt to score cheap political points while leaving out key context and information.

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My latest in the @DailySignal with @cullystimson .

DC’s Radical Criminal Code 'Reform' Would Make City Even Less Safe. Congress Is Right to Rebuke It.

The D.C. Council's proposed criminal code revision, being rejected by Congress, shows it learned nothing from the city's crime-ridden past.

www.dailysignal.com

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4 years

Judges aren't kings. Check out the latest analysis from me and @HvonSpakovsky on a decision out of Texas that would force the state to allow mail-in ballots for all eligible voters--despite the potential problems via @Heritage and @DailySignal

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And read about the reforms @cullystimson and I propose for DC's criminal justice system here:

The D.C. City Council Failed at Criminal Justice Reform—Congress Must Fix It | The Heritage...

The District of Columbia—the nation’s capital—is in disorder. Violent crimes have been rising during the past several years and many people, including residents, tourists, small businesses, visitors,...

www.heritage.org

Heritage Foundation

@Heritage

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The chaos is intentional. The rampant crime is by design. @tzsmith and @CullyStimson analyze why in their new book Rogue Prosecutors. Order your copy here:

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@cullystimson It gets worse. According to @GeorgeGascon ’s policies a dangerous 16- or 17-year-old who is a gang member who shoots someone but does not kill him, or who engages in physical or sexual abuse of a child, or who forcibly sodomizes a victim, won’t have to face a “strike” offense.

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2 years

#SCOTUS released its oral argument calendars for March & April today!

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Read my latest in the @DailySignal on 5 Cases to Watch when #SCOTUS starts its new Term on Oct. 3rd.

5 Cases to Watch in Supreme Court’s 2023-24 Term

School isn’t the only thing back in session this fall. The Supreme Court will resume hearing cases when its new term begins Oct. 2.

www.dailysignal.com

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Do #rogueprosecutor policies work? It should be obvious they don't, but you don't have to take my word for it. On March 8th, @Heritage & @BerkeleyLaw will co-host a symposium debating differing approaches to policing and prosecution. Register here:

Justice Unveiled: Debating Crime and Public Safety Conference

On March 8, 2024, the Berkeley Criminal Law & Justice Center and the Public Law and Policy Program will host a conference on criminal justice, with panels on urban crime, the effects of drug legali...

www.law.berkeley.edu

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To see how well each state is doing in making sure that its elections are accessible, yet safe and secure, check out @Heritage 's Election Integrity Scorecard:

The Heritage Foundation's Election Integrity Scorecard

NEW: The Election Integrity Scorecard, an interactive tool from @HeritageDataviz

www.heritage.org

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There's something fishy going on at #SCOTUS ... Will the Court do away with Chevron deference--a policy empowers unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats? A group of fisherman say they should. All of this and more on this week's @SCOTUS101 .

Chevron on the Chopping Block | SCOTUS 101

A Heritage Foundation podcast with Elizabeth Slattery & friends breaking down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and more.

shows.acast.com

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@cullystimson @Heritage @ThirdWayTweet @HouseJudiciary @ThirdWayKessler @JudiciaryGOP @kdd0211 @fjp_org They're lying, as we explain in our forthcoming book.

Rogue Prosecutors: How Radical Soros Lawyers Are Destroying America's Communities

www.amazon.com

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If Biden Backs the Blue, why is his team giving a deal to terrorists who attacked the NYPD? My latest with @cullystimson in the @nypost .

If Biden Backs the Blue, why is his team giving a deal to terrorists...

Democrats are wising up to the fact that soaring crime rates, rogue prosecutors and calls to “Defund the Police” are political liabilities.

nypost.com

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@romanjankowski5 They know how to stop it. They just don’t want to. A good place to start would be hiring more police officers and prosecuting more criminals!

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The fact that @JoeBiden has nominated @DARollins to be the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts shows that he is not serious about combatting violent crime.

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Can Florida continue to use 6-person, rather than 12-person, juries to hear serious felony cases? Today, #SCOTUS declined to take up a case involving this issue, but Justice Neil Gorsuch issued a lone dissent from this denial. I discuss the case and the issue below.

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@ThirdWayKessler @maustermuhle @Heritage Don't worry. We'll mention how state level murder data is largely meaningless. But if you would like to respond directly to our report where we explain that fact, I'd welcome the conversation.

The Blue City Murder Problem | The Heritage Foundation

Facts are powerful and stubborn things. Unfortunately, some on the Left have tried to advance their arguments by using facts about state murder rates that, while technically true, are at best...

www.heritage.org

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New Episode of @SCOTUS101 ! We talk this week's #SCOTUS opinions, and I interview @JamesRosenTV about his excellent new book on Justice Antonin Scalia's life and legacy.

Judgment for Journalists | SCOTUS 101

A Heritage Foundation podcast with Elizabeth Slattery & friends breaking down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and more.

shows.acast.com

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3 years

Unfortunately, @StLouisCityCA @KimGardnerSTL has made a national name for herself based on her radical pro-criminal, anti-victim policies and a series of high-profile missteps. via @tzsmith @cullystimson @DailySignal #rogueprosecutors (1/17)

Meet Kimberly Gardner, the Rogue Prosecutor Whose Policies Are Wreaking Havoc in St. Louis

Kimberly Gardner has built a reputation for her radical pro-criminal, anti-victim policies and a series of high-profile missteps.

www.dailysignal.com

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During this #PoliceWeek2024 , we should support law enforcement officers who often face difficult and dangerous circumstances instead of demoralizing them and calling for their defunding. My @Heritage colleagues and I have pushed back against the radical soft-on-crime agenda

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@ChadPergram Ask @EleanorNorton how an act of Congress can nullify a constitutional amendment. That's what H.R. 51 proposes to do with the 23rd Amendment issue.

H.R. 51, “Washington, D.C. Admission Act” | The Heritage Foundation

Since our founding in 1973, The Heritage Foundation has been working to advance the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...

www.heritage.org

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Watch the Amy Coney Barrett #SCOTUS confirmation hearing? Wonder what all that talk about stare decisis meant? My @Heritage colleague, @TomJipping , and I have a new legal memo out, Stare Decisis 101, that explains. Take a look!

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Needless to say, @SteveDescano is part of the #rogueprosecutor movement taking place across our country. For a more detailed look at his tenure so far, check out what @cullystimson and I wrote in the @DailySignal .

Meet Steve Descano, the Rogue Prosecutor Whose Policies Are Wreaking Havoc in Fairfax County,...

To gain the backing of Soros and other wealthy liberals, rogue prosecutors like Steve Descano kowtow because they bankroll campaigns.

www.dailysignal.com

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🧵 Chicago Mayor @LoriLightfoot says that now is not the time for "divisive and toxic rhetoric" in the wake of a deadly attack on @Chicago_Police officers.

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Check out this week's special episode of @SCOTUS101 with the former VP @Mike_Pence . We talked about his legal background, judicial philosophy, #SCOTUS confirmation stories, and much more!!

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Another week and another episode of @SCOTUS101 . #SCOTUS heard arguments in an important immigration case. @SamuelBrownback joined me to talk about religious liberty abroad and in the U.S. And this week's trivia involves stats from @AdamSFeldman .

Texas Fights the Feds, Again | SCOTUS 101

A Heritage Foundation podcast with Elizabeth Slattery & friends breaking down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and more.

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4 years

My @Heritage colleague @lora_ries and I discuss @DAMikeSchmidt 's radical agenda and his refusal to do his job, all supposedly "in the interest of justice." His approach is neither smart nor in the interest of justice.

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Listen up for a very special episode of @SCOTUS101 featuring Justice Samuel Alito. Earlier this week, our colleague @malcolm_john sat down with the Justice to discuss his life, his career, and a number of other fascinating #SCOTUS -related topics!

Special Episode with Justice Alito | SCOTUS 101

A Heritage Foundation podcast with Elizabeth Slattery & friends breaking down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and more.

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11 months

Agreed. Congress must act. My @Heritage colleagues and I have already put forward concrete steps Congress can take to restore order to #WashingtonDC Read about them here:

The D.C. City Council Failed at Criminal Justice Reform—Congress Must Fix It | The Heritage...

The District of Columbia—the nation’s capital—is in disorder. Violent crimes have been rising during the past several years and many people, including residents, tourists, small businesses, visitors,...

www.heritage.org

Mike Lee

@BasedMikeLee

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Time to invoke Article I, Section 8, Clause 17.

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The #SCOTUS Term is quickly coming to end. What are some of the major decisions still outstanding? Listen up below as I give a quick overview.

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1 year

You know it's bad when the @councilofdc 's radical criminal code rewrite has seemingly lost the @nytimes and the @washingtonpost .

Biden Could Face Veto Test Over Contentious D.C. Crime Bill (Published 2023)

Legislation blocking a new crime law in the District of Columbia has drawn bipartisan support in the House, and Senate Republicans are working to win over Democrats.

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In its 75-year history, @innoutburger had never permanently closed a store…until crime in @Oakland under #rogueprosecutor @AlamedaCountyDA @PPrice_Cares became so bad that it was no longer safe for the store in Oakland to stay in business. #PoliceWeek #PoliceWeek2024

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This great @prageru video with @ManhattanInst 's @Rafa_Mangual explains the most significant problems--including the rise in violent crimes--that result from the policies of #rogueprosecutors .

PragerU

PragerU creates free educational content promoting American values. Think better. Live better.

www.youtube.com

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Zack Smith

@tzsmith

4 years

Any of the individuals highlighted by @malcolm_john and I in the @DailySignal would make great picks for @realDonaldTrump to add to #SCOTUS . @Heritage

Some Great Picks Trump Should Consider for Supreme Court

These men and women have what it takes to serve with distinction on the Supreme Court.

www.dailysignal.com

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1 year

Kim Foxx was, and continues to be, a disaster as state’s attorney of Cook County, Illinois. Fortunately, she will not be running for re-election.

Good Riddance to Kim Foxx, Chicago’s Soros-Backed Rogue Prosecutor

Kim Foxx's policies as Chicago's rogue prosecutor are the problem. The dead bodies under her watch are adding up day after day.

www.dailysignal.com

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Zack Smith

@tzsmith

2 years

@ThirdWayKessler @Acyn And here's the report from my @Heritage colleagues @cullystimson , @kdd0211 , and me explaining why your "report" is misleading and dangerous.

The Blue City Murder Problem | The Heritage Foundation

Facts are powerful and stubborn things. Unfortunately, some on the Left have tried to advance their arguments by using facts about state murder rates that, while technically true, are at best...

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1 year

@ThirdWayTweet @HouseJudiciary @ThirdWayKessler Nope, actually he's not. Are you going to post the clips where the @JudiciaryGOP used the study that my @Heritage colleagues @cullystimson , @kdd0211 , and I published showing that @ThirdWayKessler 's "study" is nonsense? If not, happy to do it for you!

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3 years

As one @TheJusticeDept report said, "Statehood for the District of Columbia is not a racial issue. It is not a civil rights issue. It is a constitutional issue that goes to the very foundation of our federal union."

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Listen up! We have a new episode of @SCOTUS101 that just dropped. We have the latest #SCOTUS news, and an interview with Judge Stephen Vaden of the Court of International Trade. He shares his thoughts on the free-speech controversies at @Yale .

Justice Jackson's First Day | SCOTUS 101

A Heritage Foundation podcast with Elizabeth Slattery & friends breaking down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and more.

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2 years

Wishing Justice Thomas a speedy recovery.

SCOTUSblog

@SCOTUSblog

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Clarence Thomas was admitted to the hospital two nights ago with flu-like symptoms, the court said in a press release. He expects to be released "in a day or two."

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@cullystimson @Heritage And here's a horrifying fact that we explained in our paper:

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Those participating include me, @cullystimson , @chesaboudin , @AlamedaCountyDA @PPrice_Cares , @Rafa_Mangual and @HMDatMI of @ManhattanInst , just to name a few. Stay tuned for the release of the full agenda.

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#SCOTUS has released its Feb. 2023 Oral Argument calendar.

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Last week, @Heritage hosted an event on the best ways to combat human trafficking from a law enforcement perspective. @KenCuccinelli , @USATerwilliger and Bill Woolf provided great insights.

VIRTUAL EVENT: Human Trafficking: Policy Prescriptions to Hold Criminals Accountable and Help Their...

www.heritage.org

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@MrAndyNgo @DARollins Unfortunately, it's not surprising. @cullystimson and I have an entire chapter on her erratic behavior and terrible policies in our forthcoming book on #rogueprosecutors that is out on June 27th. Available for pre-order now:

Rogue Prosecutors: How Radical Soros Lawyers Are Destroying America's Communities

www.amazon.com

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As @cullystimson and I explain, it might be a novel idea for @washingtonpost fact-checker @GlennKesslerWP to try actually checking facts--especially when it comes to #rogueprosecutors . We give him four Pinocchios!

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@cullystimson and I explain in our latest @DailySignal piece why @JoeBiden 's latest hypocritical efforts to stem the wave of violent crime fall far short.

Biden’s Hypocritical Efforts to Stem the Wave of Violent Crime Fall Far Short

The Biden administration’s solution to the surge in violent crime is really nothing more than a smoke screen to give it political cover.

www.dailysignal.com

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