Deleted Tweets From Jerry Dickinson, D-Pa.
Jerry Dickinson's accounts: JerrySDickinson
Tracked Between: April 10, 2019-October 25, 2022
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
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(12) You can smell a demagogue when he (1) rejects democratic rules; (2) denies the political opposition’s legitimacy, (3) tolerates or even encouraging violence; and (4) willing to curtail civil liberties, including press freedoms...
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
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(11) I had my constitutional law students read at length Benjamin Ziblatt and Stephen Levitsky’s theory of authoritarians this semester. To no surprise, President Trump’s actions and behaviors fit neatly within their framework...
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
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(10) As a result, we as a nation are left with the most dramatic, but necessary, bulwark against authoritarianism to rid the system of the demagogue — that is, pursue impeachment, conviction and removal.
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
(9) In other words, the demagogue has sought to undermine the staggered elections feature by bribing and exhorting a foreign government to conduct an investigation of a political arrive in exchange for military aid — all for personal and political benefit.
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
(8) The problem with waiting for the cyber-security system feature of (c) staggered elections is that the very impeachable offense committed by President Trump, the demagogue, directly subverts and corrupts the very electoral democratic process...
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
(5) As a result, the Founders created one of the worlds greatest cyber-security systems (constitutions) to mitigate a demagogue from reaching prominence. They inserted many different constitutional features to operate as a bulwark against authoritarians, if they rose to power...
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
(6) Those features of the Founders cyber-security system included... (a) bicameralism (b) separation of powers (c) staggered elections (d) individual liberties (e) federalism (f) federal judiciary (g) impeachment (h) and others...
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
(7) Notice that features (c) staggered elections and (g) impeachment are the crux of the political debate today. That is, should Congress wait for the people to decide whether to rid the system of a demagogue by voting in a staggered election come November 2020 or impeach...
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
As I’ve taught my constitutional law students this semester, underlying the impeachment is a desire to rid our constitutional republic of a dangerous demagogue. Let me explain why it is so important that Congress impeach and remove our nation’s first demagogue.
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
(3) Our Constitution is like a cyber-security system. The Constitution, like a cyber system, purports to protect the body-politic (like a computer) against bugs, viruses and malware that infects the system and, ultimately, destroys the republic...
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
(4) Madison and Hamilton were quite concerned about bugs and viruses, such as authoritarians and demagogues, from infiltrating our constitutional system. They feared the demagogue would seek to unravel the democratic institutions that protect life, liberty and property...
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
Politicians who take money from the fossil fuel industry know that the industry contributes to Pittsburgh being one of the worst places for air quality. So why do they continue to accept the money? @ueunion @NoFossilMoney @SierraClubPA https://t.co/iO9aCLE6aH
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
We’ll just have to handle this problem the right way — at the ballot box April 28th, 2020. #Dickinson2020 #PA18
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
Hey Donald, @realDonaldTrump remember when I wrote this national blockbuster editorial in the @washingtonpost about your ridiculous border wall. Where’s your wall now? Guess I was right. There will be no wall. Ta-ta #dickinson2020 https://t.co/xrPIcaPcEa
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
If it takes you 24 years to figure out that the Hyde Amendment isn’t good for women and is horrible for women of color, I have to question if you’re the right person for this job. https://t.co/0FTov4FsH5
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
If your landlord is attempting to evict you right now because you can't pay your rent, email me at Jerry2020@JerryDickinson.com, and we will provide you with some guidance and information.
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
Amid the chaos of this ensuing public health crisis, a lot of us are now struggling to pay our rent, keep up with our mortgages, and pay our utilities. My legal expertise is in housing rights.
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
How can anyone say this is not the right time to fight for Medicare for All when millions of Americans have lost their coverage because of #COVID19 https://t.co/ATUBewqn6e
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
. @USRepMikeDoyle says he doesn't "have time to talk about ideas like Medicare for All". There's never been a more important time to talk about the shortcomings of our broken healthcare system. https://t.co/OO9BqfIIsW
JerrySDickinson (D-Pa.)
@Dickinson2020
As @ewarren once said, I don't understand who goes through the trouble of running for office "just to talk about all the things we really can't do and shouldn't fight for".