It’s time for the Biden administration to put someone in Merrick Garland’s position who will fight for our republic and the rule of law.

Raping women and then slandering them, beating protesters, and trying to overthrow the government are not normal parts of the job of President of the United States. But for reasons that seem entirely bizarre, Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice is operating as if they are.

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-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Article: "Time to Say "You're Fired" to Merrick Garland?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: ““US Justice Department worried about Arizona Senate recount“ by Bob Christie.

Article: “Judge Who Struck Down Eviction Moratorium Lives in Nearly $3 Million, 6-Bedroom Home“ by Matthew Cunningham-Cook.

Article: “Clintons Pay Off Legal Bills“ by CBS/AP.

Article: “Revisiting Watergate: When Attorneys General ‘Get Their Tit In A Wringer’“ by Jim Robenalt.

Law: “First Amendment“

Article: “Justice Department: Arizona Senate Audit, Recount May Violate Federal Law“ by Ben Giles.

Article: “Judge tosses bulk of suit against feds from Lafayette Park protesters“ by Josh Gerstein.

Article: “Analysis: Biden’s Justice Dept may defend Trump in Capitol riot lawsuits“ by Peter Eisler, Joseph Tanfani.

Article: “Judge blasts Barr, Justice Dept. for ‘disingenuous’ handling of secret Trump obstruction memo“ by Spencer S. Hsu.

Article: “Garland defends recent Justice Department moves to back Trump-era legal positions“ by Matt Zapotosky.

Article: “Justice Dept. releases part of internal memo on not charging Trump in Russia probe“ by Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky.

Article: “Justice Dept. continues appeal on behalf of Trump in defamation case brought by sexual assault accuser“ by Shayna Jacobs.

Article: “Garland defends recent Justice Department moves to back Trump-era legal positions“ by Matt Zapotosky.

Article: "Court rules for high school cheerleader in First Amendment dispute over Snapchat profanity" by Amy Howe.

Article: "Supreme Court rules California farms can keep union organizers off private land" by David G. Savage.

Article: "Sarkozy: Former French president sentenced to jail for corruption" by BBC.

Article: "Benjamin Netanyahu: What are the corruption charges?" by BBC.

Article: "Florida students required to register political views with the state to promote ‘intellectual diversity’ " by Travis Gettys.

Article: "Adolf Hitler" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Benito Mussolini" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Soviet Union" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Recep Tayyip Erdogan" (Turkey) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Viktor Orbán" (Hungary) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Rodrigo Duterte" (Philippines) by Wikipedia.

Article: "How Does America Solve Its "Fake News" Crisis? " by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Pardon of Richard Nixon" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Paula Jones accuses Bill Clinton of sexual harassment" by History.com.

Article: "A Sitting President's Amenability To Indictment And Criminal Prosecution" by U.S. Department of Justice (OLC), 2000.

Article: "Re: Amenability of the President, Vice President and Other Civil Officers to Federal Criminal Prosecution while in office." by U.S. Department of Justice (OLC), 1973.

Article: "Merrick Garland" by Wikipedia.

Case: "Read the Suit: Swalwell v. Trump" by .

Article: "Susan McDougal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Fred Rogers" ("Mister Rogers") by Wikipedia.

Article: "Robert F. Kennedy Jr." by Wikipedia.

Hour Two: The Metamorphosis of Kyrsten Sineman
- Tim Murphy, Senior Reporter - Mother Jones @timothypmurphy @motherjones

Article: "From Radical Activist to Senate Obstructionist: The Metamorphosis of Kyrsten Sinema" by Tim Murphy.

Article: "Kyrsten Sinema" by Open Secrets.

Article: "Joe Lieberman" by Wikipedia.

Article: "John McCain" by Wikipedia.

Article: "No Labels" by Wikipedia.

Video: Manchin Leak: Stopping Sell-Outs To Big Money? (w/ Lee Fang).

Tweet: "Happening now: Arizona activists are protesting outside Sen. @kyrstensinema’s office to pressure her to change her stance on eliminating the filibuster, a Senate procedural rule that Democrats are expecting Republicans to use to block legislation related to voting rights." by Lorraine Longhi.

Article: "Roseanne Barr" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Leaked Audio of Sen. Joe Manchin Call With Billionaire Donors Provides Rare Glimpse of Dealmaking on Filibuster and January 6 Commission" by Lee Fang, Ryan Grim.

Article: "Howard Dean Scream" by Brad.

Article: "Filibuster" by Wikipedia.

Article: "A "Jimmy Stewart Filibuster" Would Pass HR 1 & Save American Democracy" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Why does Biden hate the flag, family, grace, God and America?" by Dana Milbank.

Article: "Trickle-down economics" by Wikipedia.

Quote: "If you feed enough oats to the horse, some will pass through to feed the sparrows" - John Kenneth Galbraith (referring to "trickle down" economics).

Article: "Dixiecrat" by Wikipedia.

Article: "GOP-led Michigan committee finds no evidence of election fraud" by Adam Brewster.

Article: "Paul Manafort" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Roger Stone" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Lee Atwater" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mueller actually admitted that Trump's statements to him were not all truthful " by Cody Fenwick.

Article: "CBS CEO: "...may not be good for America, but it's damn good for CBS"" by Lee Fang.

Article: "Katie Porter" by Wikipedia.

Site: Poor People's Campaign.

Article: "Poor People's Campaign plans ‘Moral March on Manchin'" by Jack Jenkins.

Site: National Poor people’s & low-wage workers assembly (3rd reconstruction, Poor People's Campaign).

Article: "Workers’ rights part of Poor People’s Campaign ‘Third Reconstruction’ plan " by Mark Gruenberg.

Hour Three: When Did SCOTUS Become Okay With Child Trafficking & Slavery?
- Rick Herz, Senior Litigation Attorney, Earth Rights International @arthRightsIntl

Article: "‘Dangerous Precedent’: Supreme Court Sides With Food Giants Nestlé, Cargill in Child Slavery Case" by Julia Conley.

Article: "Alien Tort Statute" (part of the Judiciary Act of 1789) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Voting rights bill fails in Senate as Biden pushes other key legislation" by NBC Universal.

Book: The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream by Thom Hartmann.

Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.

Site: Indivisible

Article: "Mitch McConnell: Democrats Want to ‘Rig the Rules of American Elections Permanently' in Their Favor" by Jacob Bliss.

Video: How Does America Solve Its "Fake News" Crisis?.

Article: "The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection (Continued)" (Federalist 10) by James Madison.

Article: "Cashew Nuts: A Toxic Industry" by Jack Coulton.

Article: "Juneteenth" (June 19, 1865) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Confederate Memorial Day" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mitch McConnell just blew up Joe Manchin's bipartisan dream " by Chris Cillizza.

Article: "Chuck Schumer compared McConnell to Southern senators who fought civil rights reforms in the '60s over GOP opposition to the voting rights bill" by Tom Porter.

Law: "Help America Vote Act" (2002).

Article: "Public Supports Both Early Voting And Requiring Photo ID to Vote" by Monmouth University Polling Institute.

Article: "Talk Radio: Democrats Can't Win if They Don't Play" by Thom Hartmann.

Site: Better World Shopper.

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