Dan Izzo
@izzos.us
Attorney (VA & DC Licensed)
"Lawyers are basically just attack librarians"
Posts are not legal advice.
All opinions are my own
"Lawyers are basically just attack librarians"
Posts are not legal advice.
All opinions are my own
The problem with a Constitutional Convention is that Republican controlled states would dominate. Look a the state legislatures. Republicans are in control of significantly more than Democrats.
ballotpedia.org/Gubernatoria...
ballotpedia.org/Gubernatoria...
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The problem with a Constitutional Convention is that Republican controlled states would dominate. Look a the state legislatures. Republicans are in control of significantly more than Democrats.
ballotpedia.org/Gubernatoria...
ballotpedia.org/Gubernatoria...
It exists to the same extent "Advice of Counsel" CAN be a defense to certain crimes - but those aren't things like MURDER where the criminal nature of the conduct is obvious.
It's a defense in situations where someone would be reasonable in relying on their lawyer's advice to take certain actions.
It's a defense in situations where someone would be reasonable in relying on their lawyer's advice to take certain actions.
Wild to see Whelan say this, but to be clear the OLC's immunity powers are fake anyway. The "golden shield" idea was made up to justify rampant criminality in the GWBush years, then adopted by Holder to excuse Obama's inaction. It's not in the Constitution, statute, or precedent. It's not the law.
Does Pete Hegseth have a "golden shield" against prosecution in the form of a DOJ OLC opinion? Ed Whelan thinks not.
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It exists to the same extent "Advice of Counsel" CAN be a defense to certain crimes - but those aren't things like MURDER where the criminal nature of the conduct is obvious.
It's a defense in situations where someone would be reasonable in relying on their lawyer's advice to take certain actions.
It's a defense in situations where someone would be reasonable in relying on their lawyer's advice to take certain actions.
Reposted by Dan Izzo
And unlike some of the finer questions of “was the president’s inherent Art 2 powers in play”, shouldn’t offing people who are hors de combat be clearly known to be an illegal order all the way down the line to the lowest Seaman?
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
And unlike some of the finer questions of “was the president’s inherent Art 2 powers in play”, shouldn’t offing people who are hors de combat be clearly known to be an illegal order all the way down the line to the lowest Seaman?
Reposted by Dan Izzo
when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:
Whiskey Pete about to ban rifles from the military
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Whiskey Pete about to ban rifles from the military
Keith apparently thinks it's a GOOD idea to keep reminding the world he's a sexual predator
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Keith apparently thinks it's a GOOD idea to keep reminding the world he's a sexual predator
And by all available resources he means...call the hospital where the guy is being treated and ask if he's still there?
Keystone Kash blows it again: The perpetrator that he’s going to use all available resources to track down in the DC guardsman shooting is already in the hospital. Idiot.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
And by all available resources he means...call the hospital where the guy is being treated and ask if he's still there?
Ya know what - I think he believes if he forms a new party he can run for a third term legally.
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ya know what - I think he believes if he forms a new party he can run for a third term legally.
This is some Towering Inferno shit
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/a...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/a...
Fire rages through bamboo scaffolding at Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing 13 | CNN
A fire spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and leaving others trapped inside, authorities said.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is some Towering Inferno shit
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/a...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/a...
Alternatively - let's look at the history of juries when it comes to things like say, black men being accused of raping white women.
The jury system is in no way perfect but I think a better solution would be a jury of experts instead of just...random folks.
The jury system is in no way perfect but I think a better solution would be a jury of experts instead of just...random folks.
Having served on a jury in a rape trial, I'd have preferred a judge to decide guilt/innocence than a bunch of people who were sadly incapable of applying any logic to the clear evidence they were presented with and prepared, given their blatant sexism, to see the defence counsel destroy the victim.
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Alternatively - let's look at the history of juries when it comes to things like say, black men being accused of raping white women.
The jury system is in no way perfect but I think a better solution would be a jury of experts instead of just...random folks.
The jury system is in no way perfect but I think a better solution would be a jury of experts instead of just...random folks.
Also, Leavitt looks like she's aged 15-20 years - hate really isn't great for your looks.
I mean she's a terrible human being (Leavitt, not the detained woman) so she probably doesn't give a shit but hmmmmm how's this going to play out:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Woman with family relations to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt arrested by ICE | CNN Politics
A woman with family relations to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is in ICE custody after being arrested earlier this month near Boston.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Also, Leavitt looks like she's aged 15-20 years - hate really isn't great for your looks.
I mean she's a terrible human being (Leavitt, not the detained woman) so she probably doesn't give a shit but hmmmmm how's this going to play out:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Woman with family relations to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt arrested by ICE | CNN Politics
A woman with family relations to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is in ICE custody after being arrested earlier this month near Boston.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I mean she's a terrible human being (Leavitt, not the detained woman) so she probably doesn't give a shit but hmmmmm how's this going to play out:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Well...that's a problem.
in case you’re struggling to write your 1L issue spotter exam here is this absolute cluster 😫😫😫
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Well...that's a problem.
Oh that bubble about to BURST
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Oh that bubble about to BURST
It's somehow even STUPIDER than Hegseth not knowing about mirror imaging.
Hegseth doesn't know how to tell left from right!
Hegseth doesn't know how to tell left from right!
Except the image he replies to isn’t mirror-reversed - it’s on a hanger, and clearly on the left breast as it’s supposed to be and at least the first row are in correct order from what I can tell via googling award precedence (will defer to an actual expert). He can’t even use mirroring as an excuse
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's somehow even STUPIDER than Hegseth not knowing about mirror imaging.
Hegseth doesn't know how to tell left from right!
Hegseth doesn't know how to tell left from right!
Just straight up Mechanical Turk
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Just straight up Mechanical Turk
Hey BBC...fuck you
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Hey BBC...fuck you
That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can you give Donnie a call and explain this
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can you give Donnie a call and explain this
In 1928 the Republicans were super confident about 1929 too...
WELKER: Which parts of the economy do you believe have dipped into recession?
BESSENT: Clearly housing has been struggling. Interest rate sensitive sectors have been in a recession
WELKER: Is the entire country at risk of recession?
BESSENT: No. I am very confident about 2026.
BESSENT: Clearly housing has been struggling. Interest rate sensitive sectors have been in a recession
WELKER: Is the entire country at risk of recession?
BESSENT: No. I am very confident about 2026.
November 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In 1928 the Republicans were super confident about 1929 too...
You are aware that "morality" and "legal" are not dependent concepts right? The legality of something doesn't determine it's morality.
Actually, no. There were no laws against having sex with child slaves in 1776.
"Horrific" or no, it wasn't "immoral" in Jefferson's time.
Would he have any less of a chance of being elected president in 2024? 🤔 #PedoDon
"Horrific" or no, it wasn't "immoral" in Jefferson's time.
Would he have any less of a chance of being elected president in 2024? 🤔 #PedoDon
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
You are aware that "morality" and "legal" are not dependent concepts right? The legality of something doesn't determine it's morality.