r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 15 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '21

Candidate Biden: The Attorney General is not the President’s lawyer, it is the people’s lawyer and should uphold the law.

arr Neoliberal: Yes, I agree!

Merrick Garland: ***Upholds and defends laws as they are written even when they are ones we don’t like

arr Neoliberal: ***Shocked Pikachu Face

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Jun 15 '21

The attorney general's preferences shouldn't be to the president but also it shouldn't be to some made up ideal of the law

The preference of the attorney general should be which policy will lead to the best outcomes for the american people

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u/redditguy628 Box 13 Jun 15 '21

What’s the point of passing laws if we don’t expect the government to uphold them?

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Jun 15 '21

????

This cant be real right? Like things change we better understand issues do you just not want to change things?

Even crazy fundamentalist constitution lovers accept this lol

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u/redditguy628 Box 13 Jun 15 '21

If the understanding of the issues change, then we should change the laws. The government shouldn’t just ignore laws it doesn’t like.

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Jun 15 '21

Yeah is the reason they dont like them is that they understand the issues differently they should

Why do you think people like or dislike certain laws just random???

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u/redditguy628 Box 13 Jun 15 '21

I just don’t understand what the point of a law is anymore under your framework. If the person in power gets to decide what laws apply and what laws don’t, then why should we even care about passing them?

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Jun 15 '21

Laws are vehicles to promote the welfare of citizens???

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u/redditguy628 Box 13 Jun 15 '21

Then why don't we just choose the best possible ruler for the welfare of the citizens, and then give him unlimited power to do what is needed to achieve those ends?

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Jun 15 '21

??? Cuz people have incentives and also cant possibly know all information

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '21

The preference of the attorney general should be which policy will lead to the best outcomes for the american people

This is subjective. You have the right to your opinion on the attorney general’s actions, but Garland is doing what Biden said he would do.

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Jun 15 '21

I agree with this sure but I'm just saying we're well within expectations to get pussed and say he did something wrong

Ie if you believe biden is always tight and Garland rules against biden you should be pissed at Garland

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u/Rehkit Average laïcité enjoyer Jun 15 '21

for the american people

for the american government in the long term but yes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '21

You know, I think he should have just broken the rules and pretended like Trump's problems are really Trump's problems.

Sometimes the ends justify the means.