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5. They have been writing serious letters

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Wed Sep 8, 2021, 04:00 PM

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Is DOJ hamstrung? I'm not sure under Garland's leadership that accountability and prosecution [View all] Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 OP

Seriously. It seems like they are completely inert budkin Sep 2021 #1

It's been six months basically. jimfields33 Sep 2021 #2

Even just an update with what they're doing... luv2fly Sep 2021 #3

They are not required to give us updates. They are there doing their job! And it takes time PortTack Sep 2021 #6

Maybe DOJ needs a point person then, because we're running out of justice and perhaps democracy. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #15

They need to market what they're doing Retrograde Sep 2021 #20

Are we really going to do the blind faith thing again? ecstatic Sep 2021 #26

You're right, nobody has to tell us anything ever luv2fly Sep 2021 #29

They have been writing serious letters JohnSJ Sep 2021 #5

I hope they are sternly worded. smirkymonkey Sep 2021 #14

Exactly, that will do it JohnSJ Sep 2021 #25

It's not looking good. lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #4

From the outside in Mad_Machine76 Sep 2021 #7

I agree. They are competent career people. But there has been limited action. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #10

I read in the Washington Post magazine Corgigal Sep 2021 #8

Yeah and we were going to close Guantanamo too. Nobody is above the law seems a joke. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #13

Everyone says they are going to close Guantanamo. former9thward Sep 2021 #28

This 100% DetroitLegalBeagle Sep 2021 #32

We need to name names. Who the hell is calling these shots? It ain't We the people. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #35

Lawrence Tribe is good with Garland stillcool Sep 2021 #9

Might be hamstrung by rules that Trump put into place fescuerescue Sep 2021 #11

I have zero confidence in Garland. BlueIdaho Sep 2021 #12

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2021 #16

People keep saying he puts "The Institution" first Bettie Sep 2021 #17

Amen. BlueIdaho Sep 2021 #19

Back in 2016 McConnel proposed Garland Retrograde Sep 2021 #22

I'm old enough to remember when the DOJ acted first BlueIdaho Sep 2021 #23

Well, he doesn't want to be too hard on people Bettie Sep 2021 #27

It's a damn good thing the DOJ didn't feel that way BlueIdaho Sep 2021 #30

Yeah, it is Bettie Sep 2021 #31

Me too Bettie, me too. nt. BlueIdaho Sep 2021 #34

How about Separation of Church and State Mary in S. Carolina Sep 2021 #18

Easy... BlueIdaho Sep 2021 #21

I think Biden appointed Garland specifically because he wouldn't do anything that might look Poiuyt Sep 2021 #24

If that's true, and it well might be, it is potentially democracy-breaking. If DOJ is reduced to Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #36

They're busy printing up parking and jaywalking tickets for the traitors to plead to. NBachers Sep 2021 #33

So far it sure feels that way. Most of the country has moved on, and the hearings aren't even news. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #37

Justice Department planning to sue Texas over abortion law LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #38

Well, there's these two stories. Whaddaya think? And there's more. Hekate Sep 2021 #39

Oh woe is me, oh gloom and doom, the world is ending. Well done you: there's like twodozen people... Hekate Sep 2021 #40

No need to be insulting. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #41

Never Hekate Sep 2021 #44

pretty darn close; read the Rules. I don't think Buddha or DU would like that Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #45

When operating properly, DoJ doesn't "announce" who or what it is investigating... Wounded Bear Sep 2021 #42

Hope you're right Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #43

Say it again StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #46