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Beastly Boy

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30. Now you are running in circles.

Fri Nov 12, 2021, 08:53 AM

Nov 2021

It's not Garland's choice. He is bound by the same rules as all other AGs who preceded him were. You keep ignoring the disastrous consequences of breaking these rules. Were he to make it his choice, he would end up outside the established legal framework, and in the extremely unlikely event of successfully doing so, he would establish a disastrous precedent for other AGs to ignore and bend rules that were put on place to reign in their power.

OLC memos are not bad precedents. They served this country well for decades. They very likely saved us from Barr meddling in the 2020 elections to favor Trump. And if you are suggesting that the AG is to administer justice arbitrarily and based on circumstances, you are calling for a lawless society, a society no better than the one envisioned by Bannon. The price you are suggesting to pay for convicting Bannon of a misdemeanor would insure his eventual victory.

It's not that simple. You can't bring checkers to a chess match.

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Steve Bannon [View all] Boydog Nov 2021 OP

Every day he walks free the Democrats lose core voters. The Wizard Nov 2021 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Boydog Nov 2021 #2

We need to demand that Garland move Boydog Nov 2021 #3

Bannon is doing way worse than that, gab13by13 Nov 2021 #4

And Garland does nothing. I hate to say this but I am leaning toward wanting Garland's removal Boydog Nov 2021 #7

Contact the White House. I did. Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #5

I guess they don't believe it. Corgigal Nov 2021 #24

What does Garland need to be accountable for? Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #6

I think considering what we have been through Boydog Nov 2021 #8

The degree of his agressiveness is entirely at his discretion. Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #9

And yet there are a lot of legal experts who are also wondering why it's taking Garland so long Poiuyt Nov 2021 #10

Actually there are very few legal experts who are wondering about Garland. Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #12

There may be a lot of rules, but there's also a lot of room for discretion Silent3 Nov 2021 #11

As far as Garland is concerned, there is virtually no discretion. Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #13

Actually OLC memos are binding *unless overturned by the Attorney General or President* Silent3 Nov 2021 #17

Do you propose that Garland overturn all of them? Some of them? One of them? Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #19

Whichever ones are in the way Silent3 Nov 2021 #20

Garland is part of the executive branch Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #23

I'm talking specifically about the imperial presidency Silent3 Nov 2021 #25

Garland was appointed by Biden. Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #26

The "imperial presidency" isn't about any specific President Silent3 Nov 2021 #27

If your objection is this general, what does it have to do with Garland at all? Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #28

It's Garland's choice if he's kowtows to bad precedents... Silent3 Nov 2021 #29

Now you are running in circles. Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #30

What circles, other than you simply gainsaying what I said? Silent3 Nov 2021 #31

You are either misunderstanding or disregarding the content of my post. Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #34

I simply don't concur that all DoJ and OLC policy is and always has been to protect democracy Silent3 Nov 2021 #35

And now Mark Meadows refuses to comply with a subpoena Silent3 Nov 2021 #33

Oh yeah, Meadows would have folded if only Garland stopped his investigation midstream! Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #36

Stopped what investigation? Silent3 Nov 2021 #38

This investigation: Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #39

I'm glad something finally happened Silent3 Nov 2021 #40

And, of course you have no evidence for what you are are suggesting. Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #41

As if you presented evidence... Silent3 Nov 2021 #42

For sure. If this was a Barr DOJ with a republican congress, Bannon would already be in jail. triron Nov 2021 #15

So what the hell is Garland doing? Boydog Nov 2021 #21

Wanking off to Judge Judy fan fiction, for all I know Silent3 Nov 2021 #22

Every day of silence and inaction by Garland Boydog Nov 2021 #14

Garland is a version of Neville Chamberlain. triron Nov 2021 #16

I will accept this as your opinion. Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #18

The J6 committee should subpoena Garland, Dave says Nov 2021 #32

Why the Justice Department is Taking So Long to Indict Steve Bannon Ohio Joe Nov 2021 #37