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In reply to the discussion: What kind of iirresponsible idiot was Merrick Garland? [View all]
markodochartaigh
(5,153 posts)134. If the magas begin to
commit acts of terrorism across the US, like the shootings in Minnesota, or the Oklahoma City bombing, or the power station attacks in several states it will lead to enormous problems. And the people who always suffer the most are the innocent.
It isn't about caring whether their feelings are hurt, it is about not striking a match standing in a pile of dynamite.
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Yes. Worst than Barr, and that's saying a lot. Burnt toast maybe who couldn't be scraped.
brush
Jul 2025
#29
I wonder why president biden didnt fire garland. If he would have, the world would be totally different now
Trueblue1968
Jul 2025
#135
Garland Is America's Worst Attorney General. ... His failure to hold Trump accountable doomed us.
walkingman
Jul 2025
#3
The point is you don't understand the rationale for appointing a special counsel
Fiendish Thingy
Jul 2025
#159
Why you are giving the Roberts court, who had all the power and is the true villain of this story, a pass, is beyond me
Fiendish Thingy
Jul 2025
#170
I think not waiting A YEAR before beginning any type of process is a good example of what another AG could've done
Alpeduez21
Jul 2025
#50
Not even Bobby could have circumvented the obstruction of the Roberts Court.
Fiendish Thingy
Jul 2025
#70
Since the January 6th insurrection happened in 2021, the DOJ would/should have begun
walkingman
Jul 2025
#76
The bottom line is people with power/wealth are not held accountable for their actions....very often.
walkingman
Jul 2025
#128
Strike while the iron is hot. The longer Garland waited the less public pressure to do his job
LiberalLovinLug
Jul 2025
#149
Fuck MAGA's feelings. I don't give a squirt of cat piss how the fuck they would have reacted. Fuck 'em.
SoFlaBro
Jul 2025
#132
Naivete. Tsk, tsk. Meek Garland could've stopped trump early on by taking charge of...
brush
Jul 2025
#52
Fitzmas. Yeah. Can't even see an un-redacted Mueller report. Transparency and
Evolve Dammit
Jul 2025
#41
So the fact that the files were placed under seal by a judge until 2024 makes no difference then?
Bev54
Jul 2025
#54
In the spirit of the damn "bipartisanship" that never goes two ways...
Justice matters.
Jul 2025
#56
There are two parts at play: yes, Merrick Garland was too meek for the job, but also...
W_HAMILTON
Jul 2025
#9
Sitting on records of 4700 wire transfers worth $1.1 B through Epstein russian accounts for sex trafficking, for one nt
lostnfound
Jul 2025
#73
Weakness of a top official in a position of great consequence to the nation should both be criminal and treasonous
DSandra
Jul 2025
#18
Garland's a moderate Democrat and is not associated with the Federalist Society. DU is fact-based and
emulatorloo
Jul 2025
#105
Sitting on that wasn't even the worst thing he did. Waiting 2 years to bring charges against Trump for trying to
Fil1957
Jul 2025
#20
I'm no fan of Merrick Garland but this is one thing I am not going to blame him for.
tulipsandroses
Jul 2025
#136
Oh I agree it is suspicious. I am just suggesting that unless there is direct evidence of a crime, Garland had no reason
tulipsandroses
Jul 2025
#144
Yes. While I want democrats to be more aggressive, there are certain lines we just should not cross.
tulipsandroses
Jul 2025
#147
Good question, I kept asking myself. Speculating on a few theories that I dissmissed in short order,
msfiddlestix
Jul 2025
#114
Garland's a moderate Democrat. DU's a fact based site. We ought to keep it that way.
emulatorloo
Jul 2025
#107
All Presidents since Nixon until this one respected the independence of the DOJ. There's your answer.
Cheezoholic
Jul 2025
#31
Both Biden and Garland were "institutionalists." Neither were equipped to rise to the moment they were faced with...
Ol Janx Spirit
Jul 2025
#43
My bad. His lifelong best friend and mentor is Jared Kushner's lawyer. Not Trump. But still
AStern
Jul 2025
#74
could the reason you didn't mention her name be because she was Clinton's Deputy Ag
bigtree
Jul 2025
#78
Yes what you wrote in #45 is false. You wrote "He's good friends with Trump's lawyers."
emulatorloo
Jul 2025
#140
You should be more upset that he didn't hold MAGA accountable rather than with DUers negative reactions
AStern
Jul 2025
#156
Yes. And nobody has done that better than Garland. He's all-world at that one thing. In a class of his own.
BannonsLiver
Jul 2025
#49
Um Roberts Supreme Court enabled this shit more than anyone else. They made Trump a King.
emulatorloo
Jul 2025
#108
What kind of irresponible IDIOTS were those who refused to vote for VP Harris by either voting third party,
lostincalifornia
Jul 2025
#90
Except Garland's not a Republican. We should keep DU fact-based. Even if it feels good to make stuff up.
emulatorloo
Jul 2025
#104
it's infuriating! I thought he was just sitting on the coup. Didn't realize he was sitting
ecstatic
Jul 2025
#111
For a year I've told DU detractors this, and I'll say it here again: AG Merrick Garland was not waiting.
ancianita
Jul 2025
#138
Patience, grasshoppers. This isn't a Law & Order episode. Garland is working very hard behind the
Scrivener7
Jul 2025
#142