Unrolled thread from Jed Shugerman on Presidential immunity from speech in 1778

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https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1745830406526505085.html

I'm interrupting my 2-month Twitter hiatus b/c I've just found a highly relevant speech from the Ratification debates (1788):
Against Presidential Immunity & Unitary Executive theory (interpreting the Opinions Clause).
Future SCOTUS Justice Iredell, NC Convention, 7/28/1788:

Deep dive all the way back to a 1788 speech given by a future Supreme Court Justice.

Click on the link to see the images of the speech that he's highlighted.