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In reply to the discussion: What kind of iirresponsible idiot was Merrick Garland? [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,735 posts)You do not know that the Roberts court could have delayed a court date for years. If instead, Garland would have done the opposite, and compiled evidence and facts immediately, and at least laid the charges of insurrection against the Constitution within months, Republicans like Graham and McConnell would still be in the early stages of waffling back to Trump. There would be public pressure still then on the SCOTUS to not delay it for years
The J6 committee embarrassed Garland into finally, and reluctantly, acting. But by then Trump and his cronies in the media had restored his position as a misunderstood man with and overly eager ambition to help America be great again, that got him into trouble once in Jan '06 where, unbeknownst to him, his supporters may have gone over the line a bit.
This tradition of Democratic Presidents appointing Republicans as some kind of appeasement move they can cash in later just doesn't work. Obama re-appointed Comey, how'd that work out?
Imagine instead if Elizabeth Warren was appointed?