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StarfishSaver

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32. No, it wasn't the opposite of what I intended

Fri Jun 11, 2021, 03:12 PM

Jun 2021

It could be taken two ways, even though the second way makes absolutely no sense at all since no one in their right mind would think that Merrick Garland was going to go fight against voting rights - or if he did, I would put a handclap of approval in the OP.

Given that the vast majority of people responding to the OP seemed to understand it perfectly well, perhaps the problem wasn't in the telling but in the comprehension.

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Merrick Garland just annouced DOJ is going to war on voting rights [View all] StarfishSaver Jun 2021 OP

Now we're talking! Bayard Jun 2021 #1

Here's a link in post #10.. Cha Jun 2021 #43

Yassss! soothsayer Jun 2021 #2

Steven Toast? Good one! Firestorm49 Jun 2021 #114

SMACKDOWN WHITT Jun 2021 #3

i think he's going to file a lawsuit against those assholes in Arizona CatWoman Jun 2021 #4

When I posted that DOJ should go after the clowns in Arizona, gab13by13 Jun 2021 #42

I think some DUers (who are not, by the way, "flying monkeys") pushed back on the calls StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #82

Oh, no! The GQP is already fighting a war on voting rights. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #5

You can't possibly be serious StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #7

OK, I'm being nitpicky, but your choice of words did give me a scare when I first read it. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #23

Those pesky prepositions are not ALWAYS interchangeable. jaxexpat Jun 2021 #138

Scared me, too. "For" would have been the better choice. n/t rainin Jun 2021 #139

Proper grammar saves lives orangecrush Jun 2021 #59

My OP put someone's life in danger? StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #60

... orangecrush Jun 2021 #72

Someone's gonna eat their grandma because of something I posted on DU? StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #77

STARFISHSAVER!!! orangecrush Jun 2021 #80

just going to leave this here... Takket Jun 2021 #98

Calm down, check your meds! nt Shoeless Louis Jun 2021 #112

That's a totally inappropriate thing to say to a member of DU, or anyone else. MerryBlooms Jun 2021 #116

Eats leaves and shoots - OR - Eats, leaves and shoots... n/t TeamProg Jun 2021 #124

... orangecrush Jun 2021 #128

Good one! Punctuation and good grammar are fundamental to communicating effectively MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #136

They're not criticizing the metaphor of wnylib Jun 2021 #125

Is there a reading comprehension issue? brush Jun 2021 #9

No. The title states AG is going to war ON VR WhiteTara Jun 2021 #27

No, it wasn't the opposite of what I intended StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #32

I fully understood your intent WhiteTara Jun 2021 #40

Bah. 'on the subj of' was silent, i.e. moonscape Jun 2021 #92

Yes, perfectly, completely, pellucidly clear! ShazzieB Jun 2021 #101

At some point is it just trolling? CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #15

A war on voting rights does not sound like a good thing. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #25

I agree with you! Going to war on sounds really scary. burrowowl Jun 2021 #61

As ridiculous as it seems to be arguing over semantics here ... StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #75

Just guessing, but I think lagomorph was wnylib Jun 2021 #126

No one is attacking Democrats or trolling MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #137

... orangecrush Jun 2021 #57

That sweet wind blowing out the foul stench of the last republicanadministration.. Peacetrain Jun 2021 #6

His address today will outline the steps he plans to take. I've Hortensis Jun 2021 #8

He just finished speaking StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #11

Thanks. I thought of CSPAN but assumed it would be carried in full elsewhere. Hortensis Jun 2021 #17

MSNBC carried it live StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #19

I was tuned to CNN International. Hope CNN carried it. Hortensis Jun 2021 #30

Merrick Garland to announce Justice Dept. plans to protect voting access. elleng Jun 2021 #10

YAY! Roisin Ni Fiachra Jun 2021 #94

I hope he addresses the issue of election officials wnylib Jun 2021 #127

WOOPPPP!!! K&R!! thank u for posting the link. Hope the original poster w add it to the thread. onetexan Jun 2021 #133

Hope it works. elleng Jun 2021 #134

I reserve judgement until I see what actually happens TomDaisy Jun 2021 #12

Oh, brother StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #16

As long as we vote our claimed principles. We can be weak Hortensis Jun 2021 #20

I think reserving judgement is good Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #24

Reserving judgment often is a good thing StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #36

I don't look at people questioning why DOJ gab13by13 Jun 2021 #46

Public outcry is a good thing StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #48

+1 This. The OTHER good thing about "before..." ancianita Jun 2021 #63

Nothing is ever good enough for some, it seems mcar Jun 2021 #104

Rachel Maddow chided him on his non-action on this a couple of nights ago. brush Jun 2021 #13

You think that this extremely complex and in-depth plan Garland announced only sprung into being StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #18

You're correct. It just that the silence was getting loud. It's welcome. brush Jun 2021 #21

"The silence was loud" because too many people have been screaming that nothing was happening StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #28

Ok, ok. I was too impatient. brush Jun 2021 #34

You definitely aren't alone. StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #37

Brush, he promised this before he was sworn in. Hortensis Jun 2021 #26

You're right. I was too impatient, what with all the GOP... brush Jun 2021 #31

Do you really think he made this speech because of a cable show host chastising him? mcar Jun 2021 #35

Ok, ok. I've already been balled out by Hortensis and StarfishSaver. brush Jun 2021 #38

Lol. He has a long list of to-dos and listed the laws he'll be Hortensis Jun 2021 #45

We all need more patience because this is going to take time mcar Jun 2021 #105

I seriously doubt dianaredwing Jun 2021 #56

See post 35. brush Jun 2021 #64

I suspect he got a dress down from Biden. TomDaisy Jun 2021 #84

Probably not xmas74 Jun 2021 #103

Garland Voting Rights History and Plans Forward Squeaky41 Jun 2021 #14

Well, that is good and more civil right lawyers is good Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #22

I am also holding feeling reservedly good about this. We'll see what actually happens. triron Jun 2021 #66

Ok, I didn't understand what your headline said at first BGBD Jun 2021 #29

Same happened to me. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #53

Agreed. The OP title is ambiguous at best, but the substance of the OP is not MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #135

I got chills listening to him mcar Jun 2021 #33

It has to be more than talk budkin Jun 2021 #39

OK. Whatever StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #47

yes ! that letter the department send to Arizona a few weeks ago drray23 Jun 2021 #41

he typically can tie republican bs up for year's in court ! past election's !!! monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #44

Wait! What? I Thought Merrick Garland Wasn't Doing Anything... MineralMan Jun 2021 #49

It won't matter to some people StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #51

It all seems pretty transparent to me, really. MineralMan Jun 2021 #52

Just look down StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #54

LOL! Indeed! MineralMan Jun 2021 #55

Funny thing is Andy823 Jun 2021 #70

That remains to be seen! speaknow Jun 2021 #50

Uh, Dude. We just saw the AG on the teevee. MineralMan Jun 2021 #58

Not like people orangecrush Jun 2021 #68

Well, I'm patient, but I do all of those things anyhow. MineralMan Jun 2021 #73

Some people think that ranting on social media is activism StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #76

Yes, indeed. Posting on DU is NOT activism. MineralMan Jun 2021 #81

Right there with you orangecrush Jun 2021 #78

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #62

+1000 Niagara Jun 2021 #106

Excellent ibegurpard Jun 2021 #65

Amen to this! ShazzieB Jun 2021 #99

I am more worried about Republican state legislatures Mme. Defarge Jun 2021 #67

That's one of the things Garland said DOJ is planning to go after StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #69

Thinking the Rs might start realizing they've Deminpenn Jun 2021 #71

All the DOJ can do is overturn a bill or part of a bill via court cases LeftInTX Jun 2021 #90

Great! Mme. Defarge Jun 2021 #79

He said he still needs help from Congress and Senate... ananda Jun 2021 #74

I'll believe it when I see it. (nt) Paladin Jun 2021 #83

LOL StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #85

Your baseless optimism is completely without humor. (nt) Paladin Jun 2021 #86

OK StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #87

Classic DU response (by some) to a Democratic administration mcar Jun 2021 #107

"It's not going to make any difference ... StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #110

I've been here so long I remember mcar Jun 2021 #111

for me, seeing is believing. I shell wait and see before I clap. nt yaesu Jun 2021 #88

I assume that also means you'll wait and see before criticizing Garland for StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #89

Are all these cheap shots Disaffected Jun 2021 #115

Sorry but I had to see the clapping hands... AnrothElf Jun 2021 #91

Scared ne for a second. He's going to WAR FOR VOTING rights. TeamProg Jun 2021 #93

He's going to war ON voting rights, not against them StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #95

'Going to WAR ON Drugs!' Does not suggest FOR drugs, see how that works? TeamProg Jun 2021 #100

Agreed. TwilightZone Jun 2021 #123

Much needed!! bearsfootball516 Jun 2021 #96

SCOTUS is going to be busy... WarGamer Jun 2021 #97

What number is he doubling? Red Mountain Jun 2021 #102

Go after them bdamomma Jun 2021 #108

I'll believe it when I see it garybeck Jun 2021 #109

Ballots, voters list and ect are public records questionseverything Jun 2021 #120

no garybeck Jun 2021 #143

Copies of the ballots are legal questionseverything Jun 2021 #145

They have the originals. garybeck Jun 2021 #146

Let's assume they took this up late (they didn't, but let's assume they did) StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #121

they have done nothing. garybeck Jun 2021 #144

Great Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 #113

How far is that going to go? speaknow Jun 2021 #117

This has absolutely nothing to Garland's announcement about voting rights StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #119

Encouraging colsohlibgal Jun 2021 #118

Clearly responding to DU outrage SYFROYH Jun 2021 #122

You're joking StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #129

KnR and I join your applause of Garland. It's going to take a helluva fight. Hekate Jun 2021 #130

More like OVER voting rights. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2021 #131

"Watch what they do, not what they say." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2021 #132

Goddamn right! PatrickforB Jun 2021 #140

... sheshe2 Jun 2021 #141

Fantastic news!!! BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #142

Sounds like AG Garland has just called AZ State Sen. Wendy Rogers bluff MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2021 #147