.MaddowBlog: Sen. McConnell has joined the partisan parade against the Justice Dept.'s plan to protect school boards from threats and intimidation campaigns. Here's hoping the DOJ focuses more on public safety than on partisan pushback.
What I didn't expect was for so many prominent Republicans to be outraged — not by the threats and intimidation, but by Garland's willingness to assist scared local education officials. As we
The Senate GOP leader went on to say that parents should be"commended and encouraged" for taking an interest in local education policies, adding that he's concerned more about"intimidation of private citizens by government officials.", one might think, given the partisan pushback, that the attorney general's announcement included highly provocative language that had the effect of triggering GOP fury. Reality points in a different direction.
But my larger concern is that the intensity of the Republican pushback will have a chilling effect. How many officials at the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security might start hesitating in response to legitimate threats against local school boards because they're afraid GOP lawmakers and governors will retaliate?
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