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Prior to the election, folks with common sense warned that Project 2025 was going to be Trump\u2019s game plan. Damage-controlling right-wingers painted the associations as red herrings and Trump halfheartedly distanced himself from the game plan. But once he won the election, the alt right stopped playing the \u201cWho, me?\u201d game, leaned in to Project 2025 being the blueprint for the incoming administration<\/a>, and started the \u201cYour Body, My Choice\u201d bragging.<\/p>\n

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But the administration isn\u2019t the only group doing its part to normalize alt-right policies. Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law will be platforming Kevin Roberts \u2014 Project 2025\u2019s main architect \u2014 to discuss what federalism could look like under the Trump administration. And true to form whenever someone dressed up in a suit and polite language wants to speak to students about how curtailing rights is actually a good thing, some law school dean is anchoring the platforming in appeals to free speech. The Baltimore Banner has coverage:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe law school\u2019s dean, Ren\u00e9e Hutchins Laurent, told The Baltimore Banner in a statement before the initial event that she was \u201cproud that our student groups are planning programs that promote diversity of thought and interrogate current legal and policy issues\u201d and that it was \u201ccrucial that we uphold the right to free speech, even when faced with speech we find deeply offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Beautiful rhetoric here, but let\u2019s not ignore the real consequences of \u201cpromoting diversity of thought\u201d in this current climate. Tenured professors are getting fired for sharing thoughts that aren\u2019t in line with mainstream political doxa<\/a> or being forced into protracted court battles to get back into their class rooms<\/a>. And the backlash isn\u2019t just hitting professors. Grad students are getting abducted and shipped to Louisiana over writing op-eds<\/a> critical of the government and arrested by ICE over leading protests on private campuses<\/a>. This lecture has less to do with promoting diversity and more with platforming the architects of its destruction.<\/p>\n

And as for federalism, where? Congress, much like Paul Weiss,<\/a> is beholden to Trump\u2019s whims. Not to mention that the judiciary is somewhere in between conferring nigh absolute criminal immunity upon him <\/a>or risking impeachment if they disagree with him over constitutional matters<\/a>. There is a name for a strong executive that has its hands in private corporations and exerts disproportionate control over other parts of government, but federalism is the wrong F word.<\/p>\n

Now you might say, \u201cHey, having those discussions in a law class room is what free speech is all about!\u201d but musings on sunlight being the best disinfectant for bad ideas doesn\u2019t ring as true when the very real threat of deportation hangs over your head if you voice dissent. And even if you want to rely on your natural born citizenship instead of a green card, it\u2019s only a matter of time before that goes up in smoke. Because if and when Trump gets SCOTUS to throw out the 14th Amendment, the already existing viewpoint discrimination in play is going to vamp up. Because let\u2019s be honest \u2014 past all of the outrage and sentiment baiting, Nick Fuentes getting doxxed after saying \u201cYour Body, My Choice\u201d still involved more free speech protections and due process than what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk or Mahmoud Khalil. And it\u2019s irresponsible for law school deans to deploy the same \u201cHey, we\u2019re just sharing ideas\u201d here rhetoric when they know that ICE is around the corner to capture anyone who doesn\u2019t fall in line. <\/p>\n

Project 2025 author comes to University of Maryland Law School on Monday<\/a> [The Baltimore Banner]<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: Watch The Exact Moment John Roberts Realizes He Whored Himself Out<\/a><\/p>\n

Donald Trump Wants To Impeach Judge Who Dared To Explain Basic Con Law<\/a><\/p>\n

Another FedSoc Chapter Invites Recognized Hate Group To Speak\u2026 So This Is Going To Be A Trend<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s<\/a>. \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor<\/a>, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com<\/a>\u00a0and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The post Law School Platforms Architect Of Project 2025 To Speak On Federalism<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Prior to the election, folks with common sense warned that Project 2025 was going to be Trump\u2019s game plan. Damage-controlling right-wingers painted the associations as red herrings and Trump halfheartedly distanced himself from the game plan. But once he won the election, the alt right stopped playing the \u201cWho, me?\u201d game, leaned in to Project 2025 being the blueprint for the incoming administration<\/a>, and started the \u201cYour Body, My Choice\u201d bragging.<\/p>\n