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Fruit of the Poison (Leonard Leo) Tree

WASHINGTON DC - APRIL 23 Leonard Leo speaks at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC on April 23, 2019. Leo is an Executive Vice President with the Federalist Society and a confidant of President Tr... WASHINGTON DC - APRIL 23 Leonard Leo speaks at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC on April 23, 2019. Leo is an Executive Vice President with the Federalist Society and a confidant of President Trump. He is a maestro of a network of interlocking nonprofits working on media campaigns and other initiatives to pressure lawmakers and generate public support for conservative judges. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images) MORE LESS

By Josh Marshall

September 12, 2022 3:43 p.m.

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A friend of mine pointed out to me this tweet from the head of Leonard Leo’s new “Honest Elections” outfit, the one that was recently given more than a billion dollars. He’s referring to the “independent legislature theory” the right is now trying to push in a case before the Supreme Court.

The alarmism around Moore v. Harper has to end.

It's not the role of courts to write election laws — that’s why we elect legislatures.

This case is simply about upholding the Constitution and reining in an activist judiciary. https://t.co/bnveuXrLsI
— Jason Snead (@jasonwsnead) September 12, 2022

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