Merrick Garland wanted to avoid politics and protect the DOJ as an institution.

Thanks to his actions, or lack thereof, in one fell swoop, he has set the course to destroy the DOJ as an institution, make a mockery of what's left of the rule of law, and change politics as we have known it.

Ignominy.
#merrickgarland #politics

@WarnerCrocker

So true. Ignominy is spot-on. Another word I've recently seen on mastodon that ought to make a comeback:

lickspittle

I suggest abjection.