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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMerrick Garland, y'all
...speaking as if from my own heart:
Keith Allen @CNNKeith 3m
Merrick Garland talking about the origins of the Justice Department, enforcing the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments in the Reconstruction-era South. The #DOJ "would forge its identity in the battle to slay the first incarnation of the Ku Klux Klan."
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Merrick Garland, y'all (Original Post)
bigtree
Jan 2021
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volstork
(5,739 posts)1. Many worthy of nomination.
Garland is a great and informed choice, who also carries the benefit of schadenfreude.
SheltieLover
(76,923 posts)5. Perfect choice!]
Orange Buffoon
(239 posts)2. Hope Yates has a spot in the department
liberalmuse
(18,881 posts)3. I loved that Biden went into DOJ history in his speech today.
I cut in after he mentioned it was AG Garland who told him this. Biden chose well!
mcar
(45,690 posts)4. He is an impressive individual