We’d hate to ruin anyone’s Saturday night, but attorney and law professor Seth Abramson is on a bit of a tear and is convinced that special counsel Robert Mueller’s firing, though only rumored, poses a constitutional crisis and an actual emergency.
If this were an actual emergency … well, never mind that, because Abramson is certain this is an actual emergency, and he’s provided instructions to those members of The Resistance running around in a panic.
Hang in there with us for a bit …
(THREAD) There's now a rumor in Congress that Trump plans to fire Special Counsel Mueller on December 22. If this happens, it will trigger a constitutional crisis. This thread explains what's happening and what to do—please read and share it widely.
This is an actual emergency. pic.twitter.com/3UMG39V4q3
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) December 16, 2017
Actually, on second thought, forget about it. Abramson’s thread runs over 24 tweets, not to mention 5 postscripts. Let’s just skip to the bottom, OK?
23/ If this happens, you can expect peaceful disruptions in American life for *some time*. Mass protests that block highways and buildings and shut down parts of cities; mass walkouts from jobs and schools; a media atmosphere in which only one story—this one—can be or is covered.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) December 16, 2017
PS5/ Because firing Mueller would shake the foundations of American law and democracy to their core, we would expect *dramatic* market volatility for the entirety of the crisis. Likewise, we would expect a leaky White House and Congress to go from "leaky" to a veritable *deluge*.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) December 16, 2017
Abramson really ought to hook up with the Trump-deranged Beyoncé professor — those two have a lot in common. Abramson sure knows how to get The Resistance riled up, though.
Let's be clear. If Trump fires Mueller, our country as we know it will exist no more.
This is why it's imperative we stand together to #resist a DECLARATION OF WAR on the American people. This is what #ResistanceUnited means. Divided we fall. Resistance is anything but futile. https://t.co/szBri7j11k
— Emma Frost (@EmmaF_Resists) December 16, 2017
Please, PLEASE read this thread. It's an explanation of the most important thing going on in the United States right now.
This WILL have an effect on your day to day life. There is going to be chaos, and we're talking soon – A week, maybe two, at most.
Read. Learn. Prepare. https://t.co/9zwoZGc5gr
— Xy (@XylariaVG) December 16, 2017
Preppers. Heh.
– THREAD – Please read and RT. It explains why we must visibly occupy *and* flood Congressional phone lines. Prepare yourself for what could be a long standoff. If we protest, all fake resistors will inevitably be exposed by their misleading rhetoric and urge for inactivity. https://t.co/e7F9eQB9hR
— Bandit Aléatoire (@BanditRandom) December 17, 2017
If Mueller is fired, we TAKE TO THE STREETS https://t.co/0hw6AbqoDc
— nihal mehta (@nihalmehta) December 16, 2017
Whatever.
Seth Abramson is the funniest person in Twitter. He's a guy with an iPhone in a Starbucks shrieking like Al Pacino in AND JUSTICE GOT ALL
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) December 17, 2017
You’re not dying, Seth. You’re killing everyone around you.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) December 17, 2017
Save yourself the effort, don't read this thread. This guy is an idiot. https://t.co/Dj8DoGuyxK
— William (@LastWordWilliam) December 17, 2017
I remember being told by some extremely earnest but dim progressives in my mentions last week that I needed to take this man seriously. I laughed in their faces and I regret nothing. https://t.co/aJUKI51Pd8
— Jeff B/DDHQ (@EsotericCD) December 17, 2017
This is from a professor of journalism and law who is violating the purported ethics of *both* professions.
Makes you wonder why we have either field in academia. https://t.co/6Umc5OTMTU
— AgainstTrumpDude (@TheAmishDude) December 17, 2017
there's a reason this guy tweets for a living and wouldn't be able to hack it in traffic court https://t.co/aSuBzaFRRa
— Jared Beck ? (@JaredBeck) December 17, 2017
Wow. Now the anti #2A crowd is making plans to "take to the streets". I don't think they have thought that one through very well. https://t.co/EOfnUZVum6
— Texas Sheepdog (@WolfHunter1776) December 17, 2017
Liberals : If Trump fire/removes Mueller, we will take to the streets/protest. (DNC must have sent that talking point out today. Everyone using same line)
Why would Trump need to remove/fire Mueller. Mueller is doing fine job destroying himself. Keep the implosion coming Mueller.— Kambree Kawahine Koa (@KamVTV) December 17, 2017
"there's a rumor" = "crisis," "emergency" https://t.co/qCmeOQ6TVN
— The Donner and Blitzen Party (@SidAndFinancy) December 17, 2017
Rumor.
No actual emergency. https://t.co/O2uiwYuIkX
— ⛄?Jamie ?Callin them Ho's? Storment ?⛄ (@jamiestorment21) December 16, 2017
This wouldn't be a Constitutional crisis. You'd know this if you understood Article II. Get a grip. https://t.co/oMOSMRX3wz
— Mo Mo (@molratty) December 17, 2017
Once I see the words "constitutional crisis" used, unironically, I completely check out. I know every word that follows is going to be apoplectic hyperbole.
Get yourself a fainting couch, Seth. You're likely to choke yourself clutching those pearls so tight. https://t.co/IlbLMTirUX
— Ordy's handcrafted Yule log (@TheOpulentAmish) December 16, 2017
This will not be a constitutional crisis because everyone who's not looney knows that it's perfectly constitutional. https://t.co/zk7fhGIbG9
— Samuel J. Howard (@Jahaza) December 17, 2017
Hey guys, I'll see your Hollywood director tweeting about constitutional crises and raise you a widely-cited law professor @KevinNR @SethAMandel https://t.co/EtLBYZV0xX
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) December 17, 2017
Lithium salts in the aquifers alone can solve this Constitutional Crisis. https://t.co/1dU9S3rbwu
— Jubal E. Harshaw (@alimhaider) December 16, 2017
After reading this, I have but one bit of advice… Get a fucking grip
PS/1… And a good shrink. https://t.co/ALgoeerzB2
— BayAreaFrau (@bayareahausfrau) December 17, 2017
This ladies and gentlemen is known as FICTION. https://t.co/9RnWk2RgJW
— Johnny 50 (@Johnny5024) December 17, 2017
Louise Mensch has a trans nom de plume, "Seth Abramson", that she uses for her erotic fiction blog.
<<FAPPING INTENSIFIES>> https://t.co/3vy5uN13jh
— TexitMachine (@BrowningMachine) December 16, 2017
Thorazine should be an OTC drug. https://t.co/ekUHThfIvh
— Schadenfreudelish (@aggierican) December 16, 2017
Such drama queens. https://t.co/RU9CqMD3KZ
— PissyFit? (@Pissyfits) December 17, 2017
1. You called it a "rumor"
2. You used the newly coined phrase "Constitutional crisis" that you've seen in someone elses tweets.
3. You're bio has @CNN in it.
4. You smell of elderberries.
5. Everyone farts in your general direction https://t.co/qKSAJwdFUd— Ulysses (@Just_a_Texan) December 17, 2017
"Instructions"…lmao https://t.co/dJaRW2UshW
— Swearengen (@Camelback71) December 16, 2017
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