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[–] 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Failing to prosecute a known criminal out of a fear of appearing nakedly partisan/political is, as it turns out, as bad as corrupting the justice dept to make it nakedly partisan/political.

Biden should have had an AG who went after criminals regardless of the political consequences.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (2 children)

    Firing the AG for not prosecuting the cases you want prosecuted, IS nakedly political.

    The DOJ's independence is one of the strongest guardrails protecting American democracy and why so many decent people have resigned rather than submit.

    Look at trials in Russia (about which there are some amazing albeit depressing documentaries) to see where a coopted justice department ends up.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Well, your so called guardrails were never anything more than a gentleman's agreement, that much is plainly obvious.

    The simple fact is Garland's DoJ completely failed to provide timely justice for the citizens of the USA. Full fucking stop.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (1 child)

    Those same guardrails have repeatedly stopped trump this term.

    Just because things didn't happen as you wish they did does not mean they failed, full fucking stop.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago* (1 child)

    Incorrect. The Judicial branch has stopped Trump repeatedly. Furthermore, I was talking about the DoJ's failure regarding the whole speedy trail thing we are supposed to have in this country. You can stop putting words in my mouth. We don't need your strawman arguments here.

    FYI, the Executive Branch & Judicial branch are separate.

    The current DoJ has attempted every single illegal thing Trump has requested.

    Please learn how the separation of powers works in the USA.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (1 child)

    Did you mean to respond to someone else? What words were put in your mouth?

    And you might note the thousands who have resigned from the DOJ, leaving mostly incompetent goofs behind who cannot secure convictions. (Because, yup, they respected the DoJ's independence. In other words, one of those guardrails working.)

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