Thread by @SaysDana

So the purpose of the Judiciary Hearing for Republicans is to get sound bites for later news.

That's all
#GarlandHearing

Mike Lee thinks he's in a courtroom interrogating a witness and he's failing at it.
#GarlandHearing

Now Mike Lee brings up Loudon County (they all use Loudon County as a predicate often) Loudon County is ground zero for many of these things (I've said many times) and a sexual assault
#GarlandHearing

Mike Lee is floundering and now he's lying and he's using the messaging that Republicans are choosing to use about this letter.
#GarlandHearing

Coons up. Talking about funding that DOJ might use. Asking about the programs and how they work. Exactly what the committee should be asking.

Coons boosts the confirmations of Nominees for IP and Anti-trust in the DOJ. Talks about equal justice under the law and changes needed to access justice.

Recess for 5 minutes than Angry Tom Cotton will be up.

Tom has a permanent forehead crease due to all the fomenting of angry indignation he brings forth which is also the cause of his constipation.

#GarlandHearing back with Angry Tom Tom
Brings up Fauci and gain of function research, then he moves to the outrageous letter sent related to school boards. Wants to know what the FBI thought. MG said no one pushed back, but then Tom lied.

said that FBI people have contacted him personally and did push back.
Now bringing up the NSA and task force. Tom has nothing
NSA should be chasing jihadists and chinese spys
#GarlandHearing

#AngryTomCotton is trying hard to push MG and is now talking about "annoying" parents. Talks over MG repeatedly. He's got nothing.
#GarlandHearing

Now he's talking about Krysten Sinema. Wow, Cotton just supported #KrystenSinema
Oh - Tom brought up Loudon County again. That's the 3rd Senator today. Trying to tie the rape in a bathroom to Merrick Garland. Asked him to resign.
#CottonShouldResign
#GarlandHearing

Hirono up. Reads out loud a portion of the MG memo and calls Republicans out.
Bringing up all the cases that the DOJ is supporting for all of our rights.
Rise in hate crimes and what they are doing? COVID Crimes Hate Crimes Act

Kennedy up. This is going to be awful too. Brings up the letter from a US Attorney from Montana suggesting ways the parents could be prosecuted .
Kennedy is a pompous ass
#GarlandHearing

Calls the AG "Just a vessel".
Now Kennedy is making allegations about the WH and the DOJ.
Merrick is handling this well IMO
Now he suggests he would be fired (MG laughed at the allegation) if he didn't send this memo
#GarlandHearing

He continues to suggest that the WH forced him to send the letter.
Now MG is reminding Kennedy of how stuff works correctly.
Now he switches to kids growing up today to commit a crime then own a home and get married
#GarlandHearing

Then he suggests that the memo sent to the National School board are going to increase crime for kids.
He just brought up #KrystenSinema (4th one to do so)
He's got nothing
#GarlandHearing

MG repeatedly tells what the memo is. Kennedy has used the word "chilling" almost 13 times during his seven minutes.
#GarlandHearing

Booker up - talking about cocaine and Fair Sentencing Act. Turning into the Equal Act now. Makes sentencing guidelines different for crack vs powder cocaine.
Clearly Dems want to know what's the DOJ is doing, Republicans don't
#GarlandHearing

Cory is focusing on legislation that is up for approval and further discussion about compassionate release.
#GarlandHearing

Sasse up. Talking about the memo again.
MG makes it clear again what the memo says.
Then suggests it's about "political hackery"
Brings up OH, MO, PA (all Republican states) left the National School Board (they were always going to)
#GarlandHearing

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