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Boydog

(718 posts)
Thu Aug 12, 2021, 04:36 PM Aug 2021

DOJ needs to step it up

There are reports of election officials around the country fearing for their lives if the don’t go along with the “big lie.” Merrick Garland and the Justice Dept should thoroughly investigate each claim and prosecute these creeps. Garland is a good man and a legal genius but could stand to have a little more blood in his eye.

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JohnSJ

(92,136 posts)
1. I am not sure how much of a "legal genius" he is. He has sent two STERN letters to Arizona,
Thu Aug 12, 2021, 04:43 PM
Aug 2021

and as far as I am aware that is about it in regard to voting rights

Grasswire2

(13,568 posts)
2. seeing and hearing this all over social media
Thu Aug 12, 2021, 04:47 PM
Aug 2021

I had assumed that Biden wanted to allow time for the economy to strengthen before adjudicating the crimes of TFG. And to wait for public outcry to demand that justice be done.

It's a high wire act with no net below.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
3. The economy is stabilized, if not actually overheated.
Thu Aug 12, 2021, 04:50 PM
Aug 2021

Let's get going. Time to get serious about prosecuting Trump, DeJoy, and their thousands of minions. Also time to press charges on anybody who threatens election officials.

Boydog

(718 posts)
6. What is he waiting on
Thu Aug 12, 2021, 05:29 PM
Aug 2021

If we’re not careful, no fair minded individual will want to participate in the election process. Then we will only have idiots and thugs judging elections.

Boydog

(718 posts)
4. When I said "blood in his eye"
Thu Aug 12, 2021, 05:17 PM
Aug 2021

I was talking about hating wrong doing and crime and having an eagerness to bring the perps to justice.

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