Garrett Epps
@garrettepps.bsky.social
Con Law Jock; Legal Editor, WASHINGTON MONTHLY; closing in on 50th anniversary of first novel; he, him, what's-his-face. BTW, I block accounts that consist of pictures of women.
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Garrett Epps
@garrettepps.bsky.social
· Jan 21
I've been writing about birthright citizenship for 20 years. This thread strings together my opinion pieces (not law review tomes, which I will post separately). I wrote a book about the Fourteenth Amendment and I debated John Eastman 20 years ago about his vile plan to end birthright citizenship./1
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Excellent review of Jill Lepore’s We the People by @garrettepps.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com. The closing lines are especially powerful:
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Excellent review of Jill Lepore’s We the People by @garrettepps.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com. The closing lines are especially powerful:
To this Administration, letting children eat food the President doesn’t want them to have is treason.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
To this Administration, letting children eat food the President doesn’t want them to have is treason.
The Democrats have won a major concession: they can allow Republicans to abolish the ACA.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The Democrats have won a major concession: they can allow Republicans to abolish the ACA.
So Senators saw the election returns and decided that what the people wanted was for them to fold their cards?🤔
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
So Senators saw the election returns and decided that what the people wanted was for them to fold their cards?🤔
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<<Chavez pleaded with council members to offer more support to his community. He told them how terrifying it was to see videos every day of people detained just because they looked or sounded a certain way.
“We are fighting for our rights and we are getting treated like animals,” Chavez said.>>
“We are fighting for our rights and we are getting treated like animals,” Chavez said.>>
“I’m scared for my parents to walk out there, to walk out of their house, because I might not be able to say goodbye to them if they go to work. I might not ever be able to say bye or see them again,” Chavez told the council, his voice breaking. www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11...
‘I shouldn’t be scared,’ says Hillsboro teen whose emotional testimony on ICE enforcement went viral
The teen whose city council testimony went viral has started an online fundraiser to raise money for Hillsboro community members whose loved ones have been impacted by ICE enforcement.
www.oregonlive.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
<<Chavez pleaded with council members to offer more support to his community. He told them how terrifying it was to see videos every day of people detained just because they looked or sounded a certain way.
“We are fighting for our rights and we are getting treated like animals,” Chavez said.>>
“We are fighting for our rights and we are getting treated like animals,” Chavez said.>>
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See, this is true and correct and there's at least a 30% chance that the DHS Twitter account will release a mocking video about him specifically.
These people live for cruelty and the pain it causes, and we have to destroy them.
These people live for cruelty and the pain it causes, and we have to destroy them.
“I’m scared for my parents to walk out there, to walk out of their house, because I might not be able to say goodbye to them if they go to work. I might not ever be able to say bye or see them again,” Chavez told the council, his voice breaking. www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11...
‘I shouldn’t be scared,’ says Hillsboro teen whose emotional testimony on ICE enforcement went viral
The teen whose city council testimony went viral has started an online fundraiser to raise money for Hillsboro community members whose loved ones have been impacted by ICE enforcement.
www.oregonlive.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
See, this is true and correct and there's at least a 30% chance that the DHS Twitter account will release a mocking video about him specifically.
These people live for cruelty and the pain it causes, and we have to destroy them.
These people live for cruelty and the pain it causes, and we have to destroy them.
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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I saw someone on my timeline shaming someone else for posting about college football in a time like this.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I saw someone on my timeline shaming someone else for posting about college football in a time like this.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
“I’m scared for my parents to walk out there, to walk out of their house, because I might not be able to say goodbye to them if they go to work. I might not ever be able to say bye or see them again,” Chavez told the council, his voice breaking. www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11...
‘I shouldn’t be scared,’ says Hillsboro teen whose emotional testimony on ICE enforcement went viral
The teen whose city council testimony went viral has started an online fundraiser to raise money for Hillsboro community members whose loved ones have been impacted by ICE enforcement.
www.oregonlive.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“I’m scared for my parents to walk out there, to walk out of their house, because I might not be able to say goodbye to them if they go to work. I might not ever be able to say bye or see them again,” Chavez told the council, his voice breaking. www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/11...
Federal judge prohibits Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Federal judge prohibits Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland
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Congratulations to Sabrina Shroff on obtaining a “not guilty” for client: Sean “Sandwich Guy” Dunn on misdemeanor charges of assaulting a federal officer with a Subway sandwich.
I had the pleasure to work alongside Ms. Shroff in a high-profile federal case in SDNY. She is a fierce advocate.
I had the pleasure to work alongside Ms. Shroff in a high-profile federal case in SDNY. She is a fierce advocate.
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced a single misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Congratulations to Sabrina Shroff on obtaining a “not guilty” for client: Sean “Sandwich Guy” Dunn on misdemeanor charges of assaulting a federal officer with a Subway sandwich.
I had the pleasure to work alongside Ms. Shroff in a high-profile federal case in SDNY. She is a fierce advocate.
I had the pleasure to work alongside Ms. Shroff in a high-profile federal case in SDNY. She is a fierce advocate.
😆🤣😂
“Sandwich Man let out his cry:
‘Lettuce stand up or tomato we die!”
‘Lettuce stand up or tomato we die!”
THE BALLAD OF SANDWICH MAN
This is the taLE of Sandwich Man,
Whose aim was straight and true,
Who fought for his home with deli meats
As any man should do.
Border Patrolman Lairmore
Wore armor thick snd strong
When he felt the sting of a whole wheat roll
He shouted, “This is wrong!!
This is the taLE of Sandwich Man,
Whose aim was straight and true,
Who fought for his home with deli meats
As any man should do.
Border Patrolman Lairmore
Wore armor thick snd strong
When he felt the sting of a whole wheat roll
He shouted, “This is wrong!!
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
😆🤣😂
THE BALLAD OF SANDWICH MAN
This is the taLE of Sandwich Man,
Whose aim was straight and true,
Who fought for his home with deli meats
As any man should do.
Border Patrolman Lairmore
Wore armor thick snd strong
When he felt the sting of a whole wheat roll
He shouted, “This is wrong!!
This is the taLE of Sandwich Man,
Whose aim was straight and true,
Who fought for his home with deli meats
As any man should do.
Border Patrolman Lairmore
Wore armor thick snd strong
When he felt the sting of a whole wheat roll
He shouted, “This is wrong!!
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
THE BALLAD OF SANDWICH MAN
This is the taLE of Sandwich Man,
Whose aim was straight and true,
Who fought for his home with deli meats
As any man should do.
Border Patrolman Lairmore
Wore armor thick snd strong
When he felt the sting of a whole wheat roll
He shouted, “This is wrong!!
This is the taLE of Sandwich Man,
Whose aim was straight and true,
Who fought for his home with deli meats
As any man should do.
Border Patrolman Lairmore
Wore armor thick snd strong
When he felt the sting of a whole wheat roll
He shouted, “This is wrong!!
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Plus, our Fall Books Issue: Reviews by @garrettepps.bsky.social, @suzmkahn.bsky.social, @jaredb-econ.bsky.social, @mgraber1.bsky.social, @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social, and more!
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Polls show Democrats are about as unpopular as Republicans. That’s not a messaging issue, it’s policy. Both parties oversaw a system that left the bottom 60% sliding downward. Trump rose by promising to fix it. Democrats can win only by truly doing so: bit.ly/3JcXdDu
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Plus, our Fall Books Issue: Reviews by @garrettepps.bsky.social, @suzmkahn.bsky.social, @jaredb-econ.bsky.social, @mgraber1.bsky.social, @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social, and more!
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@mbwilliams.bsky.social -- see! see! i'm not the only one with cat-claws-on-chalkboards-before-d-john-sauer-please.
The #supremecourt just subjected a terrified nation to 80 minutes of D John Sauer. Beyond endurance.
November 6, 2025 at 5:22 AM
@mbwilliams.bsky.social -- see! see! i'm not the only one with cat-claws-on-chalkboards-before-d-john-sauer-please.
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Worth a read about The Constitution
The result is generous, original, and fascinating—de-emphasizing the stories of the so-called Founding Fathers, and forwarding those of ordinary people, some of whom made constitutions of their own. We the People is also profoundly, indeed joyously, subversive.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/02/w...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/02/w...
Constitution in Progress
In We the People, Jill Lepore argues the Constitution isn’t the parchment paper, but the evolving democratic imagination of the people.
washingtonmonthly.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Worth a read about The Constitution
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What so many of his detractors miss is that his authenticity, not his policies, is his central appeal. His opponents trying to make him the face of the party will backfire.
I have actually not seen Mamdani give a formal speech and what I’ll say is that unlike so many of his peers he is not trying to mimic anyone in his delivery. He is simply being himself and it is very effective.
I’ve been interested in political speeches for as long as I can remember. I’ve listened to nearly every inaugural and major address, and I’ve given tons of public speeches myself.
Zohran’s talent in this arena ranks among the best. He’s damn good. Hella good. Remarkably good.
Crazy to watch.
Zohran’s talent in this arena ranks among the best. He’s damn good. Hella good. Remarkably good.
Crazy to watch.
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
What so many of his detractors miss is that his authenticity, not his policies, is his central appeal. His opponents trying to make him the face of the party will backfire.
and now to speak really really really fast, D. John Sauer!
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
and now to speak really really really fast, D. John Sauer!
"the power to reach into the pockets of the American people"--Gorsuch #tariffs #supremecourt
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"the power to reach into the pockets of the American people"--Gorsuch #tariffs #supremecourt
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don't care, but those solar mass ejections are infra dig and art. ii power permits the executive to turn off the sun.
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
don't care, but those solar mass ejections are infra dig and art. ii power permits the executive to turn off the sun.
From your lips....
Gorsuch finally speaks, and oh yeah, he's against Trump. Alito also sounded skeptical, which is surprising to me. Regardless, there will plainly be a lopsided majority to strike down the tariffs.
The government better start working on its Plan B...
The government better start working on its Plan B...
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
From your lips....
Revenue? Raising revenue? Our tariffs? Mercy me, no, what could give you such a false and wicked idea? www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/e...
Trump’s tariffs are bringing in tens of billions of dollars a month. What’s the government doing with all that money? | CNN Business
Hardly a day goes by without President Donald Trump boasting about the record tariff revenue the US government has been collecting since he ratcheted up taxes on almost every imported good.
www.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Revenue? Raising revenue? Our tariffs? Mercy me, no, what could give you such a false and wicked idea? www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/e...
"They are tariffing the entire world" -- Neal Katyal. #Supremecourt
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"They are tariffing the entire world" -- Neal Katyal. #Supremecourt
The Justices love it when they face an advocate who is smart, knows the record, and knows them as people.
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Justices love it when they face an advocate who is smart, knows the record, and knows them as people.