Posted on 02/22/2021 6:11:39 PM PST by RandFan
Merrick Garland took questions in the Senate today in support of his nomination by President Joe Biden for US Attorney General.
Senator Josh Hawley asked Garland his thoughts on "assaults on federal property in places other than Washington, DC, Portland, for instance, Seattle." Garland said, in essence, that while the attack on the Capitol was domestic terrorism, the attacks on federal buildings over the summer likely were not.
"Do you regard assaults on federal courthouses or other federal property as acts of domestic extremism, domestic terrorism?"
"Well Senator, my own definition, which is about the same as the statutory definition, is the use of violence or threats of violence in an attempt to disrupt democratic processes. So an attack on a courthouse while in operation, trying to prevent judges from actually deciding cases, that plainly is domestic extremism, domestic terrorism.
"An attack simply on a government property, at night, or any other kind of circumstances 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.
"Both are criminal, but one is a core attack on our Democratic institutions," Garland said.
As regards the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Garland intends to deal harshly with those who participated.
(Excerpt) Read more at thepostmillennial.com ...
Did anybody ask him if it’s okay for the Proud Boys to attack courthouses at night?
Of course. Who could object to this Lackalogic? It’s DemSpeak and we’d better learn it./s
Posh Posh!
so... if 9-11 had happened at night.... it wouldn’t have been terrorism?
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
“ His definition would make peaceful civil disobedience defined as terrorism.”
Yea, that’s the point.
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Well, that was easy.
This administration is on drugs. Plain and simple.
“Well Senator, my own definition,....”
You don’t get to use your definition. Your job is to enforce the law as written. If you want to define laws, run for office.
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He comes from the “Hate Crime” believers.
i.e. A person is is More guilty of murdering someone because they “Hated” their race/sexual orientation/whatever than simply just murdering them.
Congress was in session during the “riot”, therefore the perpetrators are More guilty.
January 6 Capitol incident: Violent armed insurrection, attempt to overthrow the government.
George Floyd riot burning down Minneapolis: Peaceful protest.
9/11/2001 World Trade Center: “Some people did something”.
So says Minitru.
2+2=5
So, apparently, the mistake the Capitol Hill “insurrectionists” made was not attacking the night before the electoral vote count. Thank goodness that moron didn’t become a Justice.
Stupid to the core.
Probably would not even recognize a criminal illegal alien
if hesheit brought other’s children for sacrifice to
the child-hungry pedopOTUS and the pedophilic
Maltese-run seditious SCOTUS.
A day doesn’t go in the past few years, more so day by day, when official statement and decisions are far more silly than extreme satire. Breathtaking idiocy.
From fools to absurd fools. Evil is a given.
Funny.
They say a fish rots from the head downward. Sorry if that offends Creepy Joe Biden.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
The Left should be kissing that tip of Dorseys and Zuckerbergs weenies every day. Because if they didn’t take away his ability to reach the people via their platforms, he’d be having a field day with the Left.
Pretty soon being born at night will be a crime, too.
I’m glad this guy is not a supreme court justice. Whoa
Robert Kennedy was shot at night, in a hotel kitchen, apparently because of RFK’s support of Israel. I guess it was not terrorism, though.
Eric Michael Rudolph set off a bomb in Centennial Park, at night, so that was not domestic terrorism.
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