Eastman Memo: It's Real and It's Not Spectacular

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🗓️ 23 September 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Sarah and David discuss a number of situations where events have proven their predictions true, starting with a challenge to the Texas abortion law and ending with a complaint over critical race theory. In between, our hosts also dissect the legal arguments underpinning the push to get Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 presidential election and discuss a new bill that would reign in presidential powers. Show Notes: -Alan Braid, Texas abortion doctor, sued over ban -John Eastman memo -Reuters story on critical race theory -Williamson County critical race theory complaint -New York Times story on Protecting Our Democracy Act -House analysis of the Protecting Our Democracy Act provisions

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Advisory Opinions podcast and Sarah, here is our theme for today.
0:11.0	Everything stupid we predicted has come to pass.
0:14.2	Hmm.
0:15.2	Well, it's not going to be the whole podcast, but it's going to be a material part of the
0:19.5	podcast.
0:20.5	But before we dive into our lineup, which actually is a pretty interesting lineup.
0:25.0	Okay, here we've got a lawsuit, a real lawsuit relating to the Texas abortion law.
0:33.7	We have a, finally we've seen the legal reasoning that was supposed to compel Vice President
0:42.0	Pence to overturn the election.
0:44.4	It's real and it's not spectacular.
0:47.4	We also have a very interesting set of, a very interesting proposal legislation surrounding
0:54.1	limiting presidential power.
0:56.9	And we have a crazy CRT dispute that is taking place.
1:01.5	Sarah, write down the street for me.
1:04.0	So lots to get to, but shall we start with Yellowstone?
1:08.0	Yeah, so look, I sprung this whole Yellowstone perfect crime, law review article thing on
1:15.4	David without really telling him ahead of time.
1:18.8	And predictably, the result was that we, we missed some stuff.
1:24.9	So 16 USC section 24, the Yellowstone National Park, as its boundaries now are defined, or
1:32.5	as they make here after be defined and extended, shall be under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction
1:39.5	of the United States.
1:40.5	All the laws applicable to places under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United
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