Merrick Garland is curbing the GOP's election nonsense.

  1. Attorney General Merrick Garland walks softly, but carries a big stick-

    There’s an art to the subtle threat. Not the bold, blustery rages that former President Donald Trump would fly into behind closed doors, but the gentle reminder, said with a smile, that your life will be made miserable if you don’t watch your step.

    On Wednesday, the Department of Justice released two documents warning states that they have to follow federal law before, during and after elections. Without naming names, the first set of guidelines generally called out states that have moved to change their election laws to restrict voters’ access to the polls after the 2020 election. The second is focused on the never ending “audit” still taking place in Arizona, along with potential copycats.

    The Justice Department has already warned the Arizona Senate, which approved the cyber ninja farce, that the probe might risk violating federal law. Wednesday’s guidelines are more explicit about what laws might have been broken — and the consequences for breaking them.

    Taken together, the two documents can be considered part of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s “f--- around and find out!” doctrine on voting rights. (Not that he’d ever call it that.)

    Garland announced in June that his department will make countering new election restrictions a major priority for the Civil Rights Division. Already this year, 18 states have enacted 30 laws that make voting more difficult, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Hundreds more bills have been proposed in states across the country. The new guidelines are a sharp promise that any future shenanigans will be met with swift action.


He has no authority to "curb" anything. He will try though.
 
but the gentle reminder, said with a smile, that your life will be made miserable if you don’t watch your step.

Ah yes, authoritarianism at it’s finest, an unelected so called “public servant” warning “do as we say or we’re going to come after you with state violence”.

Lord Baron Garland hath spoken either obey or your rulers are coming for you.

Fuck Garland, the States created the Federal Government not the other way around, time for some good ole fashioned nullification.
When Trump was in office we got a daily lecture from them on STATES RIGHTS STATES RIGHTS FUCK TRUMP!

Now it's the ALMIGHTY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!
 
When Trump was in there were "sanctuary cities" that flouted federal law.
So I agree with those who say Garland can wave his stick around, but he may as well shove it for all the good it will do.
 
If he tries to arrest any of the state officials based on their research into possible fraud in their states I expect it will turn into a showdown between Federal and state law enforcement officers. In that scenario state will win the public relations campaign every time
Another dumbass who has never read the Constitution.
 
On one side, all election abnormalites are dismissed as "unproven" without any further discussion
Each state has election laws and courts to deal with all the allegations before the elections are certifed. The Trumpybear Campaign had every opportunity to submit their evidence of these alleged abnormalities. Since they had little or no evidence to present or discuss in court, they had to resort to conning the Court of Public Opinion via Faux News, where no allegation, no matter how unfounded, was never too ridiculous to report.
The mass of voters is so stupid according to them they must be handled like special needs voters and managed by "civic engagers".

Typical condescending attitude of the Neo-GOP.
 
Election violations that are not discovered until after the fact are not really subject to normal election law.
I see Terry McAuliffe is still contesting results from the 2000 Bush-Gore election.

So should he shut up and go away, as ridiculous as he seems. Or does have a right to
speak his mind?
 
  1. Attorney General Merrick Garland walks softly, but carries a big stick-
Not really. He's blustering. While I don't agree with the Republicans' efforts to make it harder to vote in some cases, as long as they aren't violating federal laws, which as far as I can tell none of them are, there is nothing Garland or the DOJ can do except issue shallow threats like this. The SCOTUS already upheld Arizona's new laws and a federal judge has upheld Georgia's.
 
When Trump was in there were "sanctuary cities" that flouted federal law.
So I agree with those who say Garland can wave his stick around, but he may as well shove it for all the good it will do.
Exxxxxactly
 
  1. Attorney General Merrick Garland walks softly, but carries a big stick-

    There’s an art to the subtle threat. Not the bold, blustery rages that former President Donald Trump would fly into behind closed doors, but the gentle reminder, said with a smile, that your life will be made miserable if you don’t watch your step.

    On Wednesday, the Department of Justice released two documents warning states that they have to follow federal law before, during and after elections. Without naming names, the first set of guidelines generally called out states that have moved to change their election laws to restrict voters’ access to the polls after the 2020 election. The second is focused on the never ending “audit” still taking place in Arizona, along with potential copycats.

    The Justice Department has already warned the Arizona Senate, which approved the cyber ninja farce, that the probe might risk violating federal law. Wednesday’s guidelines are more explicit about what laws might have been broken — and the consequences for breaking them.

    Taken together, the two documents can be considered part of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s “f--- around and find out!” doctrine on voting rights. (Not that he’d ever call it that.)

    Garland announced in June that his department will make countering new election restrictions a major priority for the Civil Rights Division. Already this year, 18 states have enacted 30 laws that make voting more difficult, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Hundreds more bills have been proposed in states across the country. The new guidelines are a sharp promise that any future shenanigans will be met with swift action.


Amen! It's nice to have an AG that runs his own department.
 
Amen! It's nice to have an AG that runs his own department.
LoL! Lifting up your skirt before taking it up the rear from your rulers is considered a virtue in your world, huh?

on the plus side you’re happy being a gub’mint slave, on the downside you’re happy being a gub’mint slave.

what say you, slave?

If you don’t like being treated like a slave, stop acting like one” — Stefan Molyneaux
 
LoL! Lifting up your skirt before taking it up the rear from your rulers is considered a virtue in your world, huh?

on the plus side you’re happy being a gub’mint slave, on the downside you’re happy being a gub’mint slave.

what say you, slave?

If you don’t like being treated like a slave, stop acting like one” — Stefan Molyneaux

Permanent ignore. Bye...
 
  1. Attorney General Merrick Garland walks softly, but carries a big stick-

    There’s an art to the subtle threat. Not the bold, blustery rages that former President Donald Trump would fly into behind closed doors, but the gentle reminder, said with a smile, that your life will be made miserable if you don’t watch your step.

    On Wednesday, the Department of Justice released two documents warning states that they have to follow federal law before, during and after elections. Without naming names, the first set of guidelines generally called out states that have moved to change their election laws to restrict voters’ access to the polls after the 2020 election. The second is focused on the never ending “audit” still taking place in Arizona, along with potential copycats.

    The Justice Department has already warned the Arizona Senate, which approved the cyber ninja farce, that the probe might risk violating federal law. Wednesday’s guidelines are more explicit about what laws might have been broken — and the consequences for breaking them.

    Taken together, the two documents can be considered part of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s “f--- around and find out!” doctrine on voting rights. (Not that he’d ever call it that.)

    Garland announced in June that his department will make countering new election restrictions a major priority for the Civil Rights Division. Already this year, 18 states have enacted 30 laws that make voting more difficult, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Hundreds more bills have been proposed in states across the country. The new guidelines are a sharp promise that any future shenanigans will be met with swift action.

Attorney General Garland is doing something the moderate Democrats in Congress are either unwilling or incapable of doing, defending the Voting Rights Act.

If he is successful, he and the attorneys in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division are the only barrier protecting the United States from falling to fascists.



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Attorney General Garland is doing something the moderate Democrats in Congress are either unwilling or incapable of doing, defending the Voting Rights Act.

If he is successful, he and the attorneys in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division are the only barrier protecting the United States from falling to fascists.



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LOL, Spoken like a true disciple of Himmler, two more posts like this and you’ll be eligible for the Junior Gestapo gub’mint worshipper badge, exciting huh?

Speaking of FASCISTS, looked in the mirror lately? Noticed that one staring back at you?
 
Merrick Garland can say anything and do anything he wants....the states are not obligated to pay attention to him anymore then they were obligated to pay attention to Barr. Just because it's a Democrat there now doesn't mean the Attorney General suddenly and magically has more power than he did before..... though I realize that's how you see it.

If he tries to arrest any of the state officials based on their research into possible fraud in their states I expect it will turn into a showdown between Federal and state law enforcement officers. In that scenario state will win the public relations campaign every time.

The reason Merrick Garland is inserting himself into any of these things is because the investigations are beginning to pay off and the White House is beginning to sweat it out.

He has no more standing before the scotus than any other private lawyer does.... And you'll find that out the moment he tries to wreak havoc in the court system.

Jo
I was with you until you mentioned the SCOTUS, in whom I have ZERO faith.
 
My answer about this farce in Arizona is
You and your leftist comrades call it a "farce" because you dislike transparency in our elections. There is no way for you or for me to KNOW whether all of the votes counted were valid or not. The only way to truly know is to have a legitimate, forensic, audit. It sounds to me like you're opposed to audits but you shouldn't be. Audits are a tremendous opportunity to demonstrate that the elections are secure and just.
 
This is the result of allowing the Federal Government to be the sole arbiter of the limits of its own power, its nothing more than a modern version of the divine right of kings.
You're far too kind. The Democratic Party and the U.S. federal government are the second biggest organized crime organizations in the world today, right behind the Chinese Communist Party.
 

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