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Wendy Holtzman's avatar

“He Tweeted that former President Barack Obama should be deported as an “illegal alien.” And back in 2022 he responded to another Tweet by declaring that President Joe Biden should be tried for treason. (In July of last year he Tweeted that Hilary Clinton should be tried for treason as well.)”

He sounds like a perfect fit to join this administration’s right wing extremist team.

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Interesting from the perspective of the interim appointment coming to an end and what details are necessary in order for the next steps to take place. However, typically, a President nominates a candidate for US Attorney, and then the review process is undertaken by the Senate, first by the Judiciary Committee and then by the full Senate. Not sure why a "panel of judges will decide his fate soon," as this is a clear departure from the norm.

More interesting here is the inclusion of two tweets in the article that, while unsavory to some, clearly represent Mr. Sarcone's personal views, as he was not in any sort of government role at the time he posted. Locally, we have had more than just a few politicians who have tweeted, posted, or commented from what they call a "personal" perspective on various social media pages. These include several current and former school board members (who have raged against everything from conservatives, police officers, Christians, the unvaccinated, and even this very publication), who when confronted, not only justify it with "those are my personal views and I have a First Amendment right to express them," their supporters echo the same sentiments. So aside from party affiliation (Mr. Sarcone is a Republican, nominated by a very unpopular Republican President whereas the school board members mentioned are most likely Democrats expressing their "progressive" views in a very progressive locale), I'm really not sure why there is controversy and an inherent "this is bad" when one person posts potentially unsavory things on social media while it's acceptable for others to engage in the exact same behavior. Let's be consistent, here, shall we?

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