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30. If the trump prosecutions had started in a timely manner...

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #28)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 10:13 AM

Jan 2025

...Smith's observation that the only thing keeping trump out of prison was the election, would never had been made.

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THE OPPORTUNITY COSTS OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT MERRICK GARLAND [View all] emulatorloo Jan 2025 OP

No one can do a thing about Roberts. Garland is Biden's employee. dalton99a Jan 2025 #1

Non-sequitur n/t emulatorloo Jan 2025 #21

Merrick Garland made an excellent scapegoat for some. MineralMan Jan 2025 #2

Ha! right. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #4

And how many were convicted or pleaded guilty and received sentences? MineralMan Jan 2025 #6

People are arrested and "held on suspicion pending trial" every day. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #8

Whatever you say, I suppose. MineralMan Jan 2025 #9

The fact they were allowed to just leave says it all. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #10

Not really. There was no force available to arrest people MineralMan Jan 2025 #11

Exactly my point... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #13

Blame Trump for the lack of action. MineralMan Jan 2025 #16

Yes, and he should have been taken into custody for it at 12:01, Jan. 20, 2021. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #17

You are well aware that such is not the operational procedure of our justice system. Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #35

Arresting suspected criminals isn't what law enforcement does? Think. Again. Jan 2025 #36

Such an interpretation is overly simplistic and does not accurately reflect the complexities of real-world scenarios. Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #37

Our justice system is supposed to be blind to all that. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #39

I base my perspectives on the realities of the world we live in, rather than on fictional or idealized constructs. Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #40

I base my perspectives on the Constitution. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #41

Could you please specify which section of the U.S. Constitution you are referring to? Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #42

All of it. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #43

LOL Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #44

I'm sorry you find that funny.... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #45

I'm sorry that I didn't receive a straight answer indicating any level of understanding. Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #46

Wow, all that had nothing to do with whether... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #47

LOL (again) 😂🤪🤣🙄 Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #49

But post 17 is out of context in this reply... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #50

Nice try. No cigar. Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #52

Thanks anyway, but I don't smoke Think. Again. Jan 2025 #53

Sure. Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #54

Many good points. FWIW, Republicans thought they would never hold power again in the FDR years. emulatorloo Jan 2025 #22

McCONnell ensured Leo's picks. Clouds Passing Jan 2025 #29

Garlands mistake was dragging his feet. Happy Hoosier Jan 2025 #32

Is this article trying to say that only garland OR roberts could be corrupt? Think. Again. Jan 2025 #3

I think some of it is anti-Semitism. Probably started by the RW CT from when Obama nominated him. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #5

Marci Wheeler should just quit digging when she is in a hole. gab13by13 Jan 2025 #7

Some people just can't admit they have been dead wrong JanMichael Jan 2025 #12

The fact is that he ran out the clock on trump. But yeah blame DU and anyone else. Autumn Jan 2025 #14

If you had read past the first paragraph,she makes a thorough argument, dismantling the NYT article point by point. emulatorloo Jan 2025 #20

I read the first "paragraph", that was more than enough for me to form an opinion on Autumn Jan 2025 #24

Here. Enjoy this, send it to your friends. Timing was everything. Fuck Garland Autumn Jan 2025 #25

My major problem with him is that after Robert's decision dsc Jan 2025 #15

Where was the investigation of kacekwl Jan 2025 #18

See speech and debate clause. emulatorloo Jan 2025 #19

You cannot be serious dpibel Jan 2025 #55

Where was Merrick the Meek and the DOJ ? republianmushroom Jan 2025 #23

Hats off to those that can still defend Garland. That is some real loyalty. LexVegas Jan 2025 #26

Our DOJ is the most powerful investigative agency in the world. gab13by13 Jan 2025 #27

Assuming Garland had acted sooner, would the outcome really have been different? Ocelot II Jan 2025 #28

If the trump prosecutions had started in a timely manner... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #30

Maybe. But he actually was a 34x convicted felon at the time of the election, Ocelot II Jan 2025 #34

recommended for the reality-based community. bigtree Jan 2025 #31

'follow the money turned out to be a dry hole' travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #33

I have had enough of her arrogant bullshit. She has no special expertise, no contacts at DOJ, no relevant experience thebigidea Jan 2025 #38

It's the holes in the Swiss cheese lining up Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #48

What a heaping pile of .... NoRethugFriends Jan 2025 #51

Oh, look. It's Saint Marcy Emptywheel, patron of Merrick Garland and friends. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Jan 2025 #57

I've been pleasantly impressed with Wheeler Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #58