Posted on 02/22/2021 3:24:48 PM PST by MarvinStinson
Judge Merrick Garland told the Senate Judiciary Committee Antifa’s attacks on the U.S. courthouse in Portland may not have been “domestic terrorism,” because they took place at night when the court was not “in operation.”
Sen. Josh Hawley questioned Garland :
Let me ask you about assaults on federal property in places other than Washington, DC — Portland, for instance, Seattle. Do you regard assaults on federal courthouses or other federal property as acts of domestic terrorism?
Garland: My own definition, which is about the same as the statutory definition, is the use of violence or threats of violence in attempt to disrupt the democratic processes. So an attack on a courthouse, while in operation, trying to prevent judges from actually deciding cases, that plainly is domestic terrorism. An attack simply on a government property at night is a clear crime and a serious one, and should be punished. I don’t know enough about the facts of the example you’re talking about. But that’s where I draw the line. One is — both are criminal, but one is a core attack on our democratic institutions.
Garland cited the domestic terrorism statute, which defines “domestic terrorism” as follows (18 USC § 2331):
(5) the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that— (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States
Notably, the statute does not confine acts of domestic terrorism to working hours.
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Chilling to think of him as AG and what that is going to mean for the rule of law...
Good to know that we have those ferocious GOP senators protecting our freedom & liberties against the likes of Garland...
Oh, wait..
So 9/11 wasn’t terrorism and neither was the Boston Marathon bombing. Riiiiight.
What a POS.
Many years ago had to undergo this same crap in the military. Thankfully, most of us managed to under the damage and increase in negative thoughts about things after being separated from the idiots (with no useful purpose in life) that lectured us. Oh well, during that time, we actually experienced the feeling of feeling superior to the useless fools standing in front of us.
What BS...would I can set fire to a government building if the federal government is close and not be charged? Or is it only for BLM/Antics morons?
Yep. He’s an idiot.
So if the federal building in Oklahoma City had been blown up at 4:00 am, it would not be a terrorist attack?
now we see the reason he shouldn’t have been appointed to the supreme court
When did Bill Clinton assume Merrick Garland’s identity?
Guess the best time to attack the capital is during non working hours giving folks about 280 days on the calendar!!
I saw a couple clips of this guy on TV today, and he runs a close second to Biden when it comes to being demented.
Did the USA ever dodge a bullet with this guy
So if Timothy McVeigh had blown up the federal building at night it wouldn’t have been a terrorist act? Got it. Can he show us a statute or case ruling that supports that position?
A shining example of why Garland is not on the Supreme Court.
Roll On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off. This Merry Fellow is a real fruitcake. He hates white people too.
no wonder the LEFT wanted him on the USSC. He makes up his own definitions.
had come in after 8pm
= = =
Perhaps it was after 8pm in their country or origin.
So if the Capital Hill riot started after the Capital closed, it wouldn’t be insurrection.
Garland, with the full approval of Democrats, is going to turn the Justice Department into an instrument of vengeance and oppression of anyone who opposes them and their sickening, warped, twisted agenda.
Exactly. Conservatives are the new domestic terrorists.
So much for the rule of law.
And they thought this guy was Supreme Court material?
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