"Have you brought a single case against any of these protesters threatening [Justice Brett Kavanaugh]? Have you brought even one?" Cruz asked.
"Senator, you asked me whether I sat on my hands and, quite the opposite. I sent 70 United States Marshals to defend—" Garland said before being cut off.
"Let me try again. Has the Department of Justice brought even a single case under the statute? It's a yes-no question. It's not an [invitation to] give a speech on those other things you did," Cruz said.
"The jobs of the United States Marshals is to defend the lives of—" Garland said, once again getting cut off.
"So the answer is no," Cruz said, taking over Garland. "The answer is no. Why aren't you willing to say no? You know it's no; I know it's no; everyone in this hearing room knows it's no. You're not willing to answer the question. Have you brought a case under the statute, yes or no?"
"As far as I know, we haven't," Garland responded. "What we have done is defended the lives of the justices with 70 U.S. Marshals."
The fiery exchange came just minutes after Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, also blasted Garland for failing to prosecute attacks on pro-life groups and Catholic churches across the country. Lee pressed Garland to explain why just two people had been charged with violence against pro-life groups despite more than 200 incidents being reported in the past year.
Garland responded that it was easier to prosecute violations at abortion clinics because those offenses typically take place during the day and are often filmed. Attacks on pro-life centers typically take place at night, he said.
And the left said this jackass was the best choice for the Supreme Court? He's a weak, lying leftist clown.
"I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023
March 01, 2023, 06:25 PM
12131
This leftist asshole is an embarrassment to justice. To think that he was a federal judge that almost sneaked his way into SCOTUS is scary. Despise McConnell all we want, but we owe him the block.
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March 01, 2023, 06:29 PM
Cookster
What an extraordinary POS and the perfect Useful Idiot.
At least he was spared from having to answer a really difficult question like -
“Can you provide a definition for the word ‘woman’?”
__________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
March 01, 2023, 06:38 PM
ensigmatic
I'm forever grateful this blatant, disingenuous, scumbag leftist didn't get on the Supreme Court.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher
March 01, 2023, 06:48 PM
dave7378
Cruz manhandled him. Thank God this douche didn't get on to the SC.
I wish we had 60 Senators like Ted Cruz and Mike Lee. McConnell is a fucking snake along with the rest of his buds.
I should add Josh Hawley, saw him on TV last night, good man.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Genorogers, March 02, 2023 09:29 AM
March 01, 2023, 06:53 PM
Gustofer
Until there are consequences, this is all meaningless.
________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton.
March 01, 2023, 06:59 PM
erj_pilot
^^^^^^ Hopefully it's the start of the gigantic boulder rolling downhill. We can only pray......
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
March 01, 2023, 07:16 PM
downtownv
Just another obituary to look forward to reading, hopefully, in the near future.
Originally posted by Cookster: What an extraordinary POS and the perfect Useful Idiot.
At least he was spared from having to answer a really difficult question like -
“Can you provide a definition for the word ‘woman’?”
It would have been fun to watch if Cruz asked him if he could define the word "Man"-the spineless gimp.
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March 01, 2023, 07:30 PM
PASig
Keeping this assclown off the SC was Mitch McConnell’s greatest achievement and THANK GOD for that.
March 01, 2023, 07:32 PM
oddball
Ted Cruz, my U.S. Senator, is a perfect example of a guy being in the right place. He is extremely valuable as the kick-ass senator and not as the occupant of the White House. Term limits be damned, I hope he serves as a U.S. Senator for a long time.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
March 01, 2023, 07:56 PM
kimber1911
Sen. Josh Hawley laid into Merrick Garland nicely.
Sen. Hawley “How many informants do you have in the Catholic Churches across American.”
Merrick Garland “I don’t know”
Sen. Hawley got Meritless Garland all flustered.
“We’re in a situation where we have put together, and you guys did it for our administration…President Obama’s administration before this. We have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics,” Pres. Select, Joe Biden
“Let’s go, Brandon” Kelli Stavast, 2 Oct. 2021
March 01, 2023, 09:14 PM
Il Cattivo
With all of the resources of the FBI and, I'm sure, the willing assistance of the ATFE and local authorities, the federal government can't investigate "attacks that happen at night" to the point of bringing charges in court?
That is a truly bizarre thing to say.
March 01, 2023, 09:33 PM
radioman
quote:
Originally posted by Il Cattivo: With all of the resources of the FBI and, I'm sure, the willing assistance of the ATFE and local authorities, the federal government can't investigate "attacks that happen at night" to the point of bringing charges in court?
That is a truly bizarre thing to say.
The executive branch has dinner at 4 and is in bed by 6.
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March 01, 2023, 09:42 PM
ensigmatic
quote:
Originally posted by Il Cattivo: That is a truly bizarre thing to say.
Democrats.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher
March 01, 2023, 09:54 PM
preten2b
I think he felt the heat from todays hearings. His voice was shakey at times, and not nearly as smug as previous interviews. REALLY happy about both!
------------------ The plural of anecdote is not data. -Frank Kotsonis
March 01, 2023, 09:55 PM
Gustofer
quote:
Originally posted by kimber1911: Sen. Josh Hawley laid into Merrick Garland nicely.
Sen. Hawley “How many informants do you have in the Catholic Churches across American.”
Merrick Garland “I don’t know”
Which means there are some. The asshole should be at the end of a rope.
________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton.
March 02, 2023, 06:46 AM
dry-fly
I don’t have anything to add, other than: man did I love watching that asshole AG get raked over the coals.
"Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway." Steve McQueen...
March 02, 2023, 07:51 AM
xd45man
I hate to be a doomer, but I feel like this is the limit of action that will be taken against these people. I think that Garland went home after this and had a nice meal with some more than I can afford alcohol and then did whatever evil things lefty does at night. So what, now what? We have to make sure our local districts are MAGA and our representatives are MAGA. Hopefully we can find some heroes that will drain the swamp and remove a-holes like Garland.
