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    Look at what you get when you try to appease Republicans by appointing a federalist society judge to be AG in exchange for 0 Republican votes.

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    I’m increasingly convinced that the corporate/authoritarian movement in the US will not be overcome until heads literally roll. I’m not endorsing this. But I don’t see another way forward when we have elites who are immune from any sort of ethics guidelines or having to meet the needs of constituencies.

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    I think everyone has sufficient evidence to arrest Clarence Thomas. I’m not even a lawyer and I think I could get a conviction on tax fraud for the tour bus loan that got forgiven.

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    Overall, despite a handful of good calls, Garland has been a catastrophically huge disappointment in the scope of trying to shore up our defenses against fascism. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that his nomination to AG is amongst one of Biden’s worst appointment decisions.

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      I would agree. Biden has had some really solid appointments overall (Love me some Lina Khan), but Garland has just not gotten the job done.

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    Even when they can go for the removal of fascist enablers through legal means they refuse to. God damn it.

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    Garland is the weak-ass supreme court pick that was a result of “reaching across the aisle”. I’m not sure why he was given the AG role, but democrats should pick people actually willing to fight for us. Democrats positioned themselves as “the only thing stopping fascism” but they don’t even try.

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      Democrats positioned themselves as “the only thing stopping fascism” but they don’t even try.

      You can’t keep the greed game going if you’re on the sidelines. Gotta keep us voting for these inept dumbasses or they won’t be able to enrich themselves!

      I hate how we have 2 choices:

      100% farm to table fascism

      or

      80% Corpo stooge 15% inept stooge 5% actually gives a shit about people.

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        5% actually gives a shit about people

        We have to balance the budget! There’s simply no money left for giving a shit about people.

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      Democrats positioned themselves as “the only thing stopping fascism” but they don’t even try.

      They seem to be there just to have the sand kicked into their face first.

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      I like about 80-90% of what Biden’s done. But he and his generation of Dems don’t put as high a priority as they should n fighting to improve the lives of us little people. Should we avoid a fascist dictatorship and Biden gets 4 more years, replacing Garland has to be a top priority

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    So the republicans are so criminal we can’t investigate them because of optics. I hate the government. Top to bottom.

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    Garland is trash. Sat on his hands for over 2 years before being forced into prosecuting Trump, but too little too late and now nothing will come of it. Again has a chance to restore some justice in this nation by taking on the obviously corrupt Supreme Court, and again chooses to do nothing.

    Biden could replace him, but for some reason keeps calling him John Mitchell and then just trails off staring at the floor…

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    They will only investigate the UAW because they called for a ceasefire in Gaza.

    What a joke this is.

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    Methinks the chap still hopes to be on the supreme court one day and isn’t looking to piss off a potential future colleague.

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      Christ, after running an 81 year old Presidential candidate, wouldn’t it just be the thing for Dems to appoint a 72 year old SCOTUS judge.

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    Garland deserves to be remembered as someone who could have saved rule of law, but didn’t have the courage to do so. People should spit should they ever be forced to utter the craven coward’s name.

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    Remember, according to the RW, something something deep state radical leftist tyranny of Merrick Garland, etc…