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In reply to the discussion: Attorney General Garland tells Alabama's Bloody Sunday service that voting rights are under attack [View all]Earth-shine
(4,044 posts)25. Are you ascribing motives to him beyond a desire to preserve the status quo institutionalism?
If so, I don't agree. He's a seemingly good man in bad circumstances. He should not have been there.
I also think we'd have been disappointed in him as a SC justice.
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Attorney General Garland tells Alabama's Bloody Sunday service that voting rights are under attack [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Mar 2024
OP
Garland is disliked by many on both sides. He knows history will not be kind to him,
Earth-shine
Mar 2024
#7
Are you ascribing motives to him beyond a desire to preserve the status quo institutionalism?
Earth-shine
Mar 2024
#25
He's not an actual member of the Federalist Society. But, he hangs out with them.
Earth-shine
Mar 2024
#31
And it's impossible to find anything about his personal political leanings...
Think. Again.
Mar 2024
#32
I read somewhere (and I can't remember where or why) that Garland is a moderate registered Democrat.
Earth-shine
Mar 2024
#33
I didn't say that he did his best. I said, "he believes in his heart, he did what he could ..."
Earth-shine
Mar 2024
#27
I'm sure the congregation is aware but did he offer any assistance to help with the situation?
Deuxcents
Mar 2024
#5
Just a big disappointment. trump should've been tried a year ago if not for slow timidity...
brush
Mar 2024
#8
DOJ has been fighting for voting rights and on the cybercrime and ransomware/e-currency fronts.
usonian
Mar 2024
#10
Link where you did that on DU. I've never seen your name come up. Until you do I'm not buying what you're selling.
ancianita
Mar 2024
#39
I remember that Garland said that voting rights were going to be on his agenda and glad to see he went to Selma. nt
ShazamIam
Mar 2024
#24
Rip Van Garland finally wakes up just enough to notice voting rights are under attack.
Mawspam2
Mar 2024
#35