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Joyce Alene's Top Book Recommendations

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The Watsons Go to Birmingham

A hilarious, touching, and tragic novel about civil rights and the impact of violence on one African American family. Narrated by Kenny, 9, the story tells about his middle-class black family, the Watsons of Flint, Michigan, and their trip to Birmingham, Alabama, to visit Grandma. They happen to be in Birmingham when Grandma's church is bombed. less
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Joyce Alene@HeyImjustsayin @SenDougJones I love this book so much. I read it to my youngest child a few years back. It's as meaningful for adults as it is for kids. (Source)

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To End a Presidency

The Power of Impeachment

The history and future of our democracy's ultimate sanction, presidential impeachment, and a guide to how it should be used now

To End a Presidency addresses one of today's most urgent questions: when and whether to impeach a president. Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz provide an authoritative guide to impeachment's past and a bold argument about its proper role today. In an era of expansive presidential power and intense partisanship, we must rethink impeachment for the twenty-first century.


Of impeachments, one Constitutional Convention delegate declared, "A...
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Joyce Alene@wrightbett1 @JoyAnnReid We all need it! I’ve found that a great start is Professor @tribelaw’s book How to End a Presidency. The early section in the founding fathers’ debates on the issue is fascinating reading. (Source)

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Impeach

The Case Against Donald Trump

Why President Trump has left us with no choice but to remove him from office, as explained by celebrated Supreme Court lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal.

No one is above the law. This belief is as American as freedom of speech and turkey on Thanksgiving—held sacred by Democrats and Republicans alike. But as celebrated Supreme Court lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal argues in Impeach, if President Trump is not held accountable for repeatedly asking foreign powers to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, this could very...
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Chris SaccaGo read this absolutely fantastic book making the case for Trump’s impeachment. It’s authored by @neal_katyal the guy, who has been leading the biggest lawsuits to keep this WH in check: https://t.co/jFgXtXTz9n (Source)

Brian KoppelmanI had read “Impeach, The case Against Donald Trump”, in an early form. Read the book as published today. I’m so proud of @SammyKoppelman @neal_katyal. Their book is lucid, honest, powerful. But this isn’t merely a father’s pride. I’m proud, as an American, that this book exists. (Source)

(((Gary Gulman)))@neal_katyal @SammyKoppelman Neal! Congratulations! It’s a great and important book! (Source)

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