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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: rangerrebew on November 21, 2020, 04:39:56 pm

Title: Rumor: Merrick Garland on short list for Attorney General
Post by: rangerrebew on November 21, 2020, 04:39:56 pm

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Paul Mirengoff in Joe Biden, Merrick Garland
Rumor: Merrick Garland on short list for Attorney General

Federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland reportedly is among the people Joe Biden is seriously considering for the job of Attorney General. Others said to be on Biden’s short list include Sally Yates, Deval Patrick, and Doug Jones, fresh off of his defeat in the Alabama Senate race. (For what it’s worth, I’d be surprised if Jones were selected.)

Judge Garland was painted as a moderate by the mainstream media when Barack Obama nominated him to succeed Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court. Garland isn’t a radical, but that doesn’t make him a moderate. He’s a liberal.

However, from a conservative perspective, Biden could do worse than Garland for an Attorney General, assuming Garland proved to be more than a figurehead in that job. Indeed, I expect that Biden will do worse. I think he will select someone to the left of Garland (again, for what it’s worth).

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/11/rumor-merrick-garland-on-short-list-for-attorney-general.php (https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/11/rumor-merrick-garland-on-short-list-for-attorney-general.php)
Title: Re: Rumor: Merrick Garland on short list for Attorney General
Post by: Cyber Liberty on November 21, 2020, 06:24:49 pm
I doubt that.  the Rats want him on the SCOTUS, in order to push a thumb in Trump's eye.
Title: Re: Rumor: Merrick Garland on short list for Attorney General
Post by: catfish1957 on November 21, 2020, 06:33:50 pm
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on November 21, 2020, 06:24:49 pm
I doubt that.  the Rats want him on the SCOTUS, in order to push a thumb in Trump's eye.

You make a good point.   I also think that he could take a lot more revenge against his GOP antagonist as AG.
Title: Re: Rumor: Merrick Garland on short list for Attorney General
Post by: Cyber Liberty on November 21, 2020, 06:50:58 pm
Quote from: catfish1957 on November 21, 2020, 06:33:50 pm
You make a good point.   I also think that he could take a lot more revenge against his GOP antagonist as AG.

An AG Garland would be a thumb in the eye for a few years, but SCOTUS Associate Justice is for generations.
Title: Re: Rumor: Merrick Garland on short list for Attorney General
Post by: Fishrrman on November 21, 2020, 11:14:26 pm
Cyber wrote:
"An AG Garland would be a thumb in the eye for a few years, but SCOTUS Associate Justice is for generations."

Garland was born in 1952.
He wouldn't last on the Supreme Court that long...
Title: Re: Rumor: Merrick Garland on short list for Attorney General
Post by: Cyber Liberty on November 21, 2020, 11:28:01 pm
Quote from: Fishrrman on November 21, 2020, 11:14:26 pm
Cyber wrote:
"An AG Garland would be a thumb in the eye for a few years, but SCOTUS Associate Justice is for generations."

Garland was born in 1952.
He wouldn't last on the Supreme Court that long...

Long enough to do serious damage.  RBG made horrible calls well past her death.