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Thomas Bell
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Political Scientist at Knox College in Galesburg, IL. Texan in the Midwest. PhD from UT-Austin.

Author of The Constitution of Conflict: How the Supreme Court Undermines the Separation of Powers (forthcoming with Univ. Press of Kansas 2025) .. more

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Thomas Bell @trivesbell.bsky.social · 7d
Today is the release date for my new book The Constitution of Conflict, published by @univpressofkansas.bsky.social! The book argues that the separation of powers is better understood as a political architecture than a judicially-enforced legal doctrine.

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The Constitution of Conflict: How the Supreme Court Undermines the Separation of Powers (Constitutional Thinking)
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Thomas Bell @trivesbell.bsky.social · 10h
I mean.... some institutions have a culture on this issue that is impossible to fight. I have small classes and repeat students and a casual campus culture and so I stopped fighting to go by professor. Right out of grad school I wanted to go by professor to have some social distance, but less so now

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Thomas Bell @trivesbell.bsky.social · 5d
This is a really bad comparison!

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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 5d
If you'd like to read a better account of the separation of powers—understood as a political architecture rather than a legalistic doctrine—check out @trivesbell.bsky.social's wonderful new book.

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Thomas Bell @trivesbell.bsky.social · 6d
Thanks, Pat! I hope you enjoy it.

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Thomas Bell @trivesbell.bsky.social · 7d
My intellectual debts are clear. My teacher @jktulis.bsky.social has taught me how to think about American politics more than anyone else. I have also benefitted immensely from the work and feedback of @joshchafetz.bsky.social and George Thomas, as well as Gary Jacobsohn, and H.W. Perry.

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Thomas Bell @trivesbell.bsky.social · 7d
The book applies its analytical framework to case studies on the legislative veto, executive agreements, the appointments process, and congressional oversight and impeachment to demonstrate that institutional conflict rather than legal determinacy is an essential feature of the constitutional design

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Thomas Bell @trivesbell.bsky.social · 7d
I argue that the Supreme Court's separation of jurisprudence often enforces the separation of powers for its own sake, which represents an inversion of means and ends. Non-judicialized conflict is essential for the polity to achieve its unlimited and politically-contingent ends.

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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 18d
🎉🥳 Coming soon, with @trivesbell.bsky.social.

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Thomas Bell @trivesbell.bsky.social · Apr 19
My friend Tim designed this sign. We’re printing yard signs where we live in Galesburg, IL. Feel free to print where you live, or to share widely on social media. This is a scandal.

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Thomas Bell @trivesbell.bsky.social · Apr 19
We’re better than this. The rule of law matters.

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Thomas Bell @trivesbell.bsky.social · Feb 13
Super minor point, but I hate the use of the word “convictional” in articles like these as it seems like an empty vessel.

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Thomas Bell @trivesbell.bsky.social · Feb 13
Truth