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The man who set the stage for an imperial presidency if Trump wins (www.salon.com)

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...pay attention to Leonard Leo. He is the judicial kingmaker responsible for the list from which Trump selected Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. Leo has shaped this Court and acted effectively to keep its Republican justices from abandoning his – and their – sectarian-right vision of America.

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

John Yoo made contributions as well under the auspices of the War on Terror.

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You mean John Yoo who wrote the bullshit legal opinions that turned the United States into a country that tortured people?

That John Yoo?

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

"It's not torture. It's 'enhanced interrogation.'"

That John Yoo?