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The Colorado Republican unloaded on Garland in a letter exclusively obtained by Fox News, with Buck accusing the attorney general of using the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) “to intimidate and silence parents who are exercising their First Amendment rights.”
“This is an egregious and unprecedented abuse of power and Congress must hold oversight hearings on the Biden administration’s politicization of the DOJ’s law enforcement functions,” Buck said.
“With violent crime surging in every American city, Garland should focus on making our communities safer, instead of attacking parents’ constitutional rights,” Buck added.
The letter calls Garland’s directive “a politically motivated abuse of power” that “displays a lack of reasoned, sound judgment” and says parental concern over what schools are teaching their children “does not give rise to federal crime.”
Additionally, Buck wrote that there “appears to be no federal nexus sufficient to justify the directives” Garland set out in his Monday memo as well as his decision “to direct federal law enforcement resources to confront parents” who disagree with the Biden administration.
“School boards are responsible for the education and well-being of the next generation of leaders. Across the country, parents are exercising their First Amendment right to petition their government and voice their frustrations with their local elected leaders,” the letter reads. “There are innumerable examples from the past 18 months of school board members imposing their personal beliefs at the expense of children and families.”
“Additionally, many school board members have shown that they believe they are unaccountable to the electorate regarding their curriculum choices. Parents have a constitutionally protected right to assemble and to petition their government. That includes local school boards,” Buck continued, noting the “furious debate” nationwide between parents and school boards over controversial subjects, such as critical race theory.
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