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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMerrick Garland: "The Civil Rights Division is going to need a lot more lawyers" announcing he will
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Joyce Alene
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Merrick Garland: "The Civil Rights Division is going to need a lot more lawyers" announcing he will double it in 30 days & vigorously use existing laws including the Voting Rights Act, the Motor Voter Act, the Help America Vote Act & more to aggressively protect the right to vote
2:36 PM · Jun 11, 2021
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Merrick Garland: "The Civil Rights Division is going to need a lot more lawyers" announcing he will (Original Post)
soothsayer
Jun 2021
OP
This is great, but the problem is that we can only depend on voting rights being
Scrivener7
Jun 2021
#22
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lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)6. Apparently we have just begun!
DEbluedude
(816 posts)2. THIS!
The wheels have started to grind.
Shell_Seas
(3,332 posts)3. As a Texan, I can't tell you how happy this makes me.
drray23
(7,627 posts)4. very encouraging.
I must admit I need to read up on the motor voter act, I do not know what that is..
LittleGirl
(8,282 posts)12. I think it allows you to get
Registered to vote through the motor vehicle division when you get a drivers license This is how I registered to vote in Indiana.
Blue Owl
(50,349 posts)5. The minority shall not prevail
Fuck McConnell's legion of lawless criminals
Poiuyt
(18,122 posts)14. Thank you for saying that
Sometimes it seems like the Republican minority rules in this country.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)7. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)8. .....🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🚤🚤🚤🚤🚤🚤
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)9. " TIME HAS COME TO KICK SOME REPUBLICAN ASS - PERIOD "
KS Toronado
(17,198 posts)10. reQublicans brag about "Owning the Libs"
Believe Merrick Garland just bought and sold the requgs.
Roc2020
(1,615 posts)11. excellent!
Politicub
(12,165 posts)13. Yes!!
Rhiannon12866
(205,178 posts)15. Twitter reply:
RegularJam
(914 posts)16. As we fight for more tools...
We must use all of those currently available to us.
This is good news.
Paladin
(28,252 posts)17. On-load a bunch more non-institutionalist GUTS, while you're at it. (nt)
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)19. I don't think the Attorney General is going to see your post
Paladin
(28,252 posts)21. Just as long as you're happy. That's all that matters to me. (nt)
TxVietVet
(1,905 posts)18. Seeing is believing.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)20. ...
Scrivener7
(50,949 posts)22. This is great, but the problem is that we can only depend on voting rights being
defended during Democratic administrations.
If we let those fuckers back into the White House, America is done.
Duppers
(28,118 posts)23. Spine! Exactly what we need!
LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)24. Go for it!
BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)25. That single, slightly oblique, phrase speaks volumes!
Go, DOJ!!!!!