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In reply to the discussion: Merrick Garland just annouced DOJ is going to war on voting rights [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)45. Lol. He has a long list of to-dos and listed the laws he'll be
using every provision of to accomplish them; but with the Voting Rights Act's preclearance provision gone since 2006, he really wants the additional power tools S1/HR1 and the John Lewis Act will give him. We'll see.
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StarfishSaver
Jun 2021
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I think some DUers (who are not, by the way, "flying monkeys") pushed back on the calls
StarfishSaver
Jun 2021
#82
OK, I'm being nitpicky, but your choice of words did give me a scare when I first read it.
lagomorph777
Jun 2021
#23
That's a totally inappropriate thing to say to a member of DU, or anyone else.
MerryBlooms
Jun 2021
#116
Good one! Punctuation and good grammar are fundamental to communicating effectively
MerryHolidays
Jun 2021
#136
That sweet wind blowing out the foul stench of the last republicanadministration..
Peacetrain
Jun 2021
#6
Thanks. I thought of CSPAN but assumed it would be carried in full elsewhere.
Hortensis
Jun 2021
#17
WOOPPPP!!! K&R!! thank u for posting the link. Hope the original poster w add it to the thread.
onetexan
Jun 2021
#133
You think that this extremely complex and in-depth plan Garland announced only sprung into being
StarfishSaver
Jun 2021
#18
"The silence was loud" because too many people have been screaming that nothing was happening
StarfishSaver
Jun 2021
#28
Do you really think he made this speech because of a cable show host chastising him?
mcar
Jun 2021
#35
I am also holding feeling reservedly good about this. We'll see what actually happens.
triron
Jun 2021
#66
Agreed. The OP title is ambiguous at best, but the substance of the OP is not
MerryHolidays
Jun 2021
#135
he typically can tie republican bs up for year's in court ! past election's !!!
monkeyman1
Jun 2021
#44
I assume that also means you'll wait and see before criticizing Garland for
StarfishSaver
Jun 2021
#89
Let's assume they took this up late (they didn't, but let's assume they did)
StarfishSaver
Jun 2021
#121
This has absolutely nothing to Garland's announcement about voting rights
StarfishSaver
Jun 2021
#119
Sounds like AG Garland has just called AZ State Sen. Wendy Rogers bluff
MarineCombatEngineer
Jun 2021
#147