Merrick Garland Has Failed Us

It's really hard to accept that 2 years and 5 months after January 6th, we still have not seen an indictment of the one person who is clearly responsible for bringing the United States of America close to democratic collapse.  The US Department of Justice has had all that time to muse over whether any of literally hundreds of infractions committed by Donald Trump qualifies as justification for indictment for the most serious crimes of insurrection and sedition.  We have seen months of detailed testimony and recreation of the events leading up to January 6th reviewed by the Congressional January 6th Committee as well as hours of video evidence clearly showing the result of Trump's invitation to insurrection.  His continued election denial and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, even to this day only serve to underline the magnitude of his crimes.

 

And yet, nothing has happened.

 

How interesting that with regard to George Santos, justice apparently moves swiftly when it comes to indictment of his crimes.  Somehow Garland's DOJ decision making power seems not to be hindered.  In just a few weeks, there was enough investigation and evidence to support a 13-count federal indictment.  My, my!  How commendable to move so expeditiously!

 

One only wonders whether Merrick Garland is just afraid, or incompetent.  Either way he needs to go.  We need an AG who values our democracy and is not reluctant to come to its aid and support when it is threatened.  Because of Garland's recalcitrance, the existential threat to our democracy looms large in the specter of a new Trump presidency.  If Trump is elected, and with his clear prominence in the race for the Republican party nomination it is not beyond the realm of possibility, Garland will have been instrumental in the collapse of our republic.

 

He needs to go.