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Merrick Garland and his minions put Peter Navarro, a Trump White House advisor in prison for something that Garland himself is more guilty of. He is close to putting Trump White House advisor, Steve Bannon, in prison for a weaker case of what Garland did himself. The issue is contempt of Congress, and under Merrick Garland, the DOJ is run by the Rule of Politics instead of the Rule of Law.

Even worse, Garland demanded that Navarro and Bannon be sent to prison before their appeals were exhausted. It may take the Supreme Court hearing it, but their appeals are sound. By making them serve their sentence before the cases ever get there, the Garland DOJ hopes to render the appeals moot where they will not be heard. This is very dirty politics and another example of the Biden administration abusing the courts for political prosecutions of Republicans, while they can do the exact same things with impunity. This is a poltical double standard that is a threat to our justice system and to the Rule of Law.

Navarro and Bannon both asserted executive privelege when subpoenaed by Congress because they were directly on the president's staff in the White House. No White House staff member had ever previously been held in contempt of Congress when they asserted executive privelge. In the new politicized justice system of Merrick Garland, he went after them anyway.

Now Merrick Garland asserts executive privelege so he does nog have to prosecute himself. Not being on the president's direct staff in the White House, Garland's claim on executive privelege is much much weaker. While he is a member of the executive branch, his connection to the president is much more distant than a member of the White House staff.

And doesn't Garland comprehend that it is a huge conflict of interest for he, himself, or one of his underlings to be making the decision of whether he should be prosecuted?

Biden, Garland, and their ilk are totally lawless, and America will be so much better off when they are voted out of office.

Commented: Saturday, June 15th, 2024 @ 9:21 am By: Steven P. Rader

Prendiegirl: Commissioner Hood Richardson does 'work for the people.' I know that because I am one of his most ardent constituents. You see, I only vote for the smartest politicians, hoping they will become the smartest elected government leaders.

Hood won that round for me and my kind decades ago, and he still amazes me with his mental acuity to know the best course, which for Hood, and others like Commissioner Richardson, is just plain Governing by Common Sense.

Commented: Saturday, June 15th, 2024 @ 5:54 am By: Stan Deatherage

RH- I don't think any of that is true. Associating "woke" with Marxism is the exact thing that many, probably you too, tried to use against Dr. King. Back then privilege meant you got to ride at the front of the bus, get an education, drink out your own water fountain, sit in a restaurant, lynch black people with impunity etc. Now things are more subtle but correcting them wasnt Marxist then, and it's not now.

Commented: Friday, June 14th, 2024 @ 7:09 pm By: Big Bob

The first step Trump needs to undertake in mass deportation of illegal aliens is to establish zero tolerance for illegal alien crime. Any crime they commit should earn instant deportation, even minor misdemeanors. They may you prioritize getting the worst ones out first. Federal funds should be cut off to sanctuary juridictions to make them comply.

Commented: Friday, June 14th, 2024 @ 8:10 pm By: borderhawk

Steed, you ain't going QAnon on me now, are you, bro lol?

I'm shocked at the amount of old heads that still go along with the mainstream narratives but claim they don't.

Commented: Friday, June 14th, 2024 @ 4:28 pm By: John Valley

ONly the woke Marxists spout this "privelege" nonsense. In much of society today, being white and straight makes one a target of the far left's cancel culture. Look at the way Caitlin Clark is being treated in professional womens basketball. It is not just that she is white but that she is straight in a lesbian dominated sport.

Commented: Friday, June 14th, 2024 @ 3:44 pm By: Rino Hunter

Stan, Last time I looked he works for the people. I think he has overstayed his welcome. Might be time for someone who cares about the county to take his place.

Commented: Friday, June 14th, 2024 @ 3:35 pm By: Prendiegirl

Prendiegirl describes a perfect example of privilege. Ask your self, would a hoard of hoodieed
black teenagers who did the exact same thing, get the same treatment? 5 bucks says no.

Commented: Friday, June 14th, 2024 @ 12:26 pm By: Big Bob

Weather happens, Little Bobbie, and should not be politicized by the green left.

The pagan religious cult of Climate Scientology is much like the medieval church. In the medieval church, anything bad that happened was a punishment from God, but if you wanted to sin, you could buy an indulgence from the Pope. Under Climate Scientology, anything bad that happens is a punishment from Manmade Global Warming, and if you want to sin, you can buy an indulgence called a "carbon offset" from the pope of that cult, Al Gore, who has a company selling them.

Commented: Friday, June 14th, 2024 @ 12:08 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer

And yet, FL is underwater and insurance companies are fleeing the state.

Commented: Friday, June 14th, 2024 @ 10:52 am By: Big Bob

"Prendiegirl": Here is how it works in the real world: One does not attack the senior county commissioner for inaccurate speech by using far more inaccurate speech.

Commented: Friday, June 14th, 2024 @ 9:39 am By: Stan Deatherage

Transparency in government is important, and lack of transparency by our school system has led to a lot of concerns by citizens, questions, and bits and pieces of information. The school system should have leveled with the public much earlier about what went on and avoided a lot of the public concerns. To get this issue behind them, it is important for the school system to make as complete a report as possible as soon as possible. They have drug their feet too long Already. On a matter like this, it is essential to consult with legal counsel, but I wonder if our school board having its legal counsel out of town has the timeline of leveling with the public to have been unnecessarily lengthened.

Commented: Friday, June 14th, 2024 @ 9:04 am By: Steven P. Rader