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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
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