Posted on 10/09/2021 8:30:26 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Civil liberties legal expert Alan Dershowitz vowed on Newsmax to defend nonviolent protests at school board meetings after Biden administration Attorney General Merrick Garland mobilized the FBI and U.S. attorneys to "investigate and prosecute" school board protests.
"I'll defend anybody who is chilled in their free speech," Dershowitz told "Saturday Report," denouncing the politicization of the ACLU. "Anybody who wants to protest at school boards and is going to do it nonviolently, can count on me.
"It used to be we were able to count on the American Civil Liberties Union, but they're dead in the water when it comes to issues like this. They ought to be protesting this as well."
While there have been some threats of violence at local school board meetings, Garland should "pull back" on his memo this week threatening to investigate and prosecute school board meeting protests by parents.
"There have been some threats of violence, but not enough to, in my view, justify the extreme measure of sending letters out and calling for FBI investigations," Dershowitz told host Carl Higbie. "So, I think the attorney general – who I generally like and admire – ought to pull back and ought to leave it to local authorities, unless they can make a very strong case of violent denial of civil liberties."
Dershowitz, who has self-described himself as avowed "liberal Democrat" in past Newsmax appearances, came out strongly against race-based teaching in schools, calling it "propaganda" and protests of it should not be considered "domestic terrorism" as some groups have attempted to argue.
"We all think the attorney general should have the right to prevent violence if it's in violation of civil rights; on the other hand, protests about Black Lives Matters, if I had a kid in school, I'd be among the protesters. Blackl...
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“I’ll defend anybody who is chilled in their free speech,” Dershowitz told “Saturday Report,” denouncing the politicization of the ACLU. “Anybody who wants to protest at school boards and is going to do it nonviolently, can count on me.
“It used to be we were able to count on the American Civil Liberties Union, but they’re dead in the water when it comes to issues like this. They ought to be protesting this as well.”
Good for Dersh....he’s right on.
Federal overreach. It’s a local matter. Garland should butt out.
“ the American Civil Liberties Union, but they’re dead in the water when it comes to issues like this.”
…like this?! When it comes to any issue, they’re dead in the water.
CRT is predatory racism.
Read later.
The JustUs brothers,
Frightening to think he was a Supreme Court nominee.
So glad that the message is out there. Garlands son in law is tied to CRT in schools this is why he is going after parents as domestic terrorists, his families wealth, period!
jesse waters did a spot on the Pelosi family wealth, insider trading she and her husband are worth 315 million
the corruption is despicable and protected, exposing the truth every single day
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