The Dept of Justice officially came into being in 1870. Amongst its missions was to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic.
The DOJ is acting like it’s still 1870 and that’s part of the reason it’s failing in securing the US from foreign or domestic threats.
The DOJ is acting like it’s still 1870 and that’s part of the reason it’s failing in securing the US from foreign or domestic threats.
In our current climate, PR is half the battle. By not prosecuting small crimes (& we’re certainly not seeing the big ones) public perception is that we’re not secure. And not just within the US, we also project that image overseas. A quiet DOJ hurts the US & makes us less secure.
Yes, Justice takes time but if they spend YEARS just trying to build big cases they’re hurting us. There’s plenty of low hanging fruit that Garland could deliver. With a team of 113,000+ & a yearly budget of $28B he has the resources to have a dedicated team delivering small wins
The absence of even small wins is worrying to many of us. It’s 2022 they can’t just sit quietly, deliver few results, make no noise & Americans will feel safe. That may have worked in 1870 but it doesn’t work today, especially after Jan 6th & with Trump & the GOP running amok.
Garland needs to step up because currently his Dept of Justice is giving the impression that there’s an ABSENCE OF JUSTICE in America. And that’s dangerous. We can’t just have blind faith that this is all part of a bigger plan, we need to start seeing justice delivered en masse.
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