LawyerJesse
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A lawyer and so much more. https://fractionallyyours.substack.com/
The shutdown wasn’t just a budget fight. It was a live-fire exercise in whether the Constitution still works the way it was designed. I walked through what I think we learned.
Agree? Disagree? Read it here:
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Agree? Disagree? Read it here:
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
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November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The shutdown wasn’t just a budget fight. It was a live-fire exercise in whether the Constitution still works the way it was designed. I walked through what I think we learned.
Agree? Disagree? Read it here:
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Agree? Disagree? Read it here:
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We’re normalizing a version of “checks and balances” where one branch checks nothing and balances no one. That’s the problem I’m trying to name in this essay.
Would love your reaction:
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Would love your reaction:
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We’re normalizing a version of “checks and balances” where one branch checks nothing and balances no one. That’s the problem I’m trying to name in this essay.
Would love your reaction:
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Would love your reaction:
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Think of this piece as Con Law, but with real stakes: shutdown brinkmanship, Trump’s impulses, closed courts, and the possibility of military tribunals.
If that sounds abstract, it isn’t:
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If that sounds abstract, it isn’t:
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Think of this piece as Con Law, but with real stakes: shutdown brinkmanship, Trump’s impulses, closed courts, and the possibility of military tribunals.
If that sounds abstract, it isn’t:
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If that sounds abstract, it isn’t:
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Shutdown politics felt like business as usual. Underneath: a real test of whether Congress still believes in its own enumerated powers. My verdict is…not flattering.
Here’s why:
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Here’s why:
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Shutdown politics felt like business as usual. Underneath: a real test of whether Congress still believes in its own enumerated powers. My verdict is…not flattering.
Here’s why:
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Here’s why:
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The question I’m asking in this edition: when the clock really hits midnight, which branch—if any—is going to defend the rule of law?
Read and tell me your bet:
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Read and tell me your bet:
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The question I’m asking in this edition: when the clock really hits midnight, which branch—if any—is going to defend the rule of law?
Read and tell me your bet:
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Read and tell me your bet:
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Recent Supreme Court decisions were framed as “losses for Biden.” I argue they’re actually wins for Congress—if Congress chooses to act like a branch of government.
Full take here 👇
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Full take here 👇
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Recent Supreme Court decisions were framed as “losses for Biden.” I argue they’re actually wins for Congress—if Congress chooses to act like a branch of government.
Full take here 👇
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Full take here 👇
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One underappreciated safeguard: your federal criminal trial must be held where the crime happened, in front of a local jury. I explain why that suddenly matters a lot.
“The Sandwich and the Clock”:
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“The Sandwich and the Clock”:
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
One underappreciated safeguard: your federal criminal trial must be held where the crime happened, in front of a local jury. I explain why that suddenly matters a lot.
“The Sandwich and the Clock”:
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“The Sandwich and the Clock”:
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If you think “martial law” and “closed courts” are just TV drama, I wrote a piece that walks through the actual legal path to both—starting with this shutdown.
Curious what you think:
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Curious what you think:
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If you think “martial law” and “closed courts” are just TV drama, I wrote a piece that walks through the actual legal path to both—starting with this shutdown.
Curious what you think:
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Curious what you think:
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Article I. Article II. Article III. Co-equal on paper, not in practice. My latest looks at how Congress is shrinking, courts are straining, and the clock is ticking.
Read + discuss:
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Read + discuss:
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Article I. Article II. Article III. Co-equal on paper, not in practice. My latest looks at how Congress is shrinking, courts are straining, and the clock is ticking.
Read + discuss:
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Read + discuss:
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This isn’t left vs right. It’s power vs responsibility. Congress had a rare moment of leverage over Trump—and walked away from it. I wrote about what that means.
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This isn’t left vs right. It’s power vs responsibility. Congress had a rare moment of leverage over Trump—and walked away from it. I wrote about what that means.
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The shutdown showed that when Congress holds the purse, a president can’t do much. So why did Congress blink—and what did we lose when it did?
New piece: “The Sandwich and the Clock.”
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New piece: “The Sandwich and the Clock.”
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The shutdown showed that when Congress holds the purse, a president can’t do much. So why did Congress blink—and what did we lose when it did?
New piece: “The Sandwich and the Clock.”
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New piece: “The Sandwich and the Clock.”
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Courts were designed as the “limited” branch. Right now they might be the only ones actually doing their job. What happens when a president decides to shut them down?
I dig in:
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I dig in:
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Courts were designed as the “limited” branch. Right now they might be the only ones actually doing their job. What happens when a president decides to shut them down?
I dig in:
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I dig in:
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We focus on benefits, flights, and optics. The real shutdown story is about Congress giving up leverage that the Constitution literally handed it.
Full argument here 👇
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Full argument here 👇
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
We focus on benefits, flights, and optics. The real shutdown story is about Congress giving up leverage that the Constitution literally handed it.
Full argument here 👇
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Full argument here 👇
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Seven Democratic senators helped Trump re-open “his” government. Was that pragmatism—or a constitutional unforced error? I make the case in “The Sandwich and the Clock.”
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Seven Democratic senators helped Trump re-open “his” government. Was that pragmatism—or a constitutional unforced error? I make the case in “The Sandwich and the Clock.”
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Spider-Man says: “With great power comes great responsibility.” My question: what happens when Congress has limited power and refuses to use even that?
New Fractionally Legal:
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New Fractionally Legal:
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Spider-Man says: “With great power comes great responsibility.” My question: what happens when Congress has limited power and refuses to use even that?
New Fractionally Legal:
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New Fractionally Legal:
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What if a president decides courts are optional—or closes them altogether? In my latest, I connect the shutdown, martial law, and the slow erosion of checks and balances.
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
What if a president decides courts are optional—or closes them altogether? In my latest, I connect the shutdown, martial law, and the slow erosion of checks and balances.
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The shutdown is over. The bigger story: how easily Congress surrendered its Article I power of the purse—and what that means for the next constitutional crisis.
Read “The Sandwich and the Clock”:
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Read “The Sandwich and the Clock”:
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The shutdown is over. The bigger story: how easily Congress surrendered its Article I power of the purse—and what that means for the next constitutional crisis.
Read “The Sandwich and the Clock”:
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Read “The Sandwich and the Clock”:
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Congress ended the shutdown—but did it also give away its real power? I wrote about the separation of powers, Trump, and what happens when one branch decides to fold.
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The Sandwich and the Clock
Fractionally Legal v. 49 Looks at the Disintegration of the Separation of Powers
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Congress ended the shutdown—but did it also give away its real power? I wrote about the separation of powers, Trump, and what happens when one branch decides to fold.
🔗 buff.ly/MwPeehb
🔗 buff.ly/MwPeehb
Housing scarcity = political scarcity. Build more, shift power. 🏗️➡️🗳️ →
Drawing Lines
Fractionally Legal v. 48 Looks at Where we Draw the Lines, Literally
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November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Housing scarcity = political scarcity. Build more, shift power. 🏗️➡️🗳️ →
rom 3/5 to Section 2—how representation keeps getting rewritten. 📜✍️ →
Drawing Lines
Fractionally Legal v. 48 Looks at Where we Draw the Lines, Literally
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
rom 3/5 to Section 2—how representation keeps getting rewritten. 📜✍️ →
Cracking, packing, and stacking the decade. 📚🗳️ Primer + receipts →
Drawing Lines
Fractionally Legal v. 48 Looks at Where we Draw the Lines, Literally
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Cracking, packing, and stacking the decade. 📚🗳️ Primer + receipts →
“Independent” commissions vs legislative fiat: who draws your life? ✏️🗺️ →
Drawing Lines
Fractionally Legal v. 48 Looks at Where we Draw the Lines, Literally
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Independent” commissions vs legislative fiat: who draws your life? ✏️🗺️ →
Courts punt, parties sprint. ⚖️🏃♂️ Power moves explained →
Drawing Lines
Fractionally Legal v. 48 Looks at Where we Draw the Lines, Literally
buff.ly
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Courts punt, parties sprint. ⚖️🏃♂️ Power moves explained →
Waking up happy that the socialists did better than the fascists last night is giving me very Weimar vibes.
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Waking up happy that the socialists did better than the fascists last night is giving me very Weimar vibes.
New Yorkers to nimbys: get out of our way!
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
New Yorkers to nimbys: get out of our way!