Will Kerry throw the book at the current admin when he takes office?

[GreenPartyVoter]

[DenverDem]

1. That's what this country needs to heal the wounds.

Don't know if that's in JFK's contract, though.

[DarkPhenyx]

2. No.

Probability is they will get a pass, or at worst a few low level flunkies will get fried, then pardoned.

If Kerry wins that is.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. That's what I worry too.. Can we the people sue them or something?

[DarkPhenyx]

4. Without better evidence than we have now...

...or the support of more powerful people? Doubtful.

Did I mention that I can be a really bad cynic?

[ewagner]

5. Depends

on who controls the houses of Congress.

If Dems take over both houses, the Repubs will have to repay a huge Karmic debt.

[xultar]

6. I heard the 9/11 families will ask the Kerry Administration for a Do Over

just like the GWB one didn't happen.

[JI7]

10. with enough funding and time would be good

and then kerry should stay out of it as much as possible. they should maybe get a new team to investigate although i like some of them now especially tim roemer. another problem for kerry is the congress , even if democrats were to win back senate control,a nd less likely control of the house, they wouldn't have that many more seats than the republicans so to get things done on issues like healthcare, taxes, other programs he would need many on the republican side for support and him getting too directly involved in going after bush people would not help.

[xultar]

18. soo many reason why Kerry must win n/t

[onehandle]

7. The President does not have that power.

And the Bush administration has not been prosecuted for anything.

If anyone is expecting revenge in the next term, you need to talk to your Congressperson. This is Congress territory.

[RapidCreek]

14. Certainly he has the power

He chooses the chief law enforcement officer in the country....the Attorney General...and the Attorney General has the power to prosecute anyone he can convince his Grand Jury to indict.

RC

[Mountainman]

8. No

We will write it down in the history books and move on.

There is something that keeps Dems from doing the things the Repubs do. If the situation were turned around, the book would have already been thrown by the media.

I would like to see a trial in the world court even though Bush & Co would never be there.

[tom_paine]

9. He SHOULD but he probably won't

In the immortal words of the Anceint Romans,

"Let us flush this sewage into the Tiber!

Funny, but I feel EXACTLY that way about the Busheviks, 'cept I'd flush 'em into the Potomac, not drag them in chains all the way to Italy.

[eablair3]

11. they ought to put them on trial for all their crimes

but, they won't.

they'll want to "move on"

plus, they don't want the Repugs to do it to them at some other time. There's an unwritten understanding that these two parties rule, and that's it. They play off each other. Without one, you can't have the other.

They each will do what is necessary to make sure that only these two parties will be the parties with chances to win.

So, NO KERRY WON'T DO A DAMN THING TO ANY OF THE REPUGS AND ESP NOT TO BUSH, CHENEY, ASHCROFT, RUMSFELD, etc.

They'd have to put Clinton up and on trial as well for his international crimes and crimes against humanity. They won't do it.

[Demobrat]

12. No.

That's why he's the nominee.

[DenverDem]

22. Ouch, the truth stings.

Those coffin masturbaters stick together.

[RapidCreek]

13. Absolutely NOT

That's why the DLC worked so hard to throw Dean to the wolves. It's important to maintain the status quo while giving the public the impression they have some say in the matter.

RC

[prodigal_green]

15. How about the International Tribunal in the Hague?

Perhaps Kerry will agree to let Americans be tried. Since so many of *'s crimes have been committed against the entire world, the entire world should try him.

[Jose Diablo]

16. Won't do diddly-squat to the traitors

I am troubled because after finding out about the 911 comm testimony today, I realized it matters not one iota. Both parties in DC are in this whole thing together.

All this crap on c-span is just a load of bulls**t to make us think it matters. It's a big show put on for our benefit to keep us working making money for them.

They are all a bunch of crooks and traitors. Well, maybe not all, but most of them, in both parties.

[leyton]

17. I think not, and that doesn't really bother me.

I don't think Kerry will come out and rail against the Bush administration come November 4th (or Jan 20th or whatever). For one, Bush will have just lost an election, and so really, the biggest message would have already been sent. Kerry would look bad if he were still criticizing the President and/or his advisors after he beat them (handily, I hope) at the polls.

And I think he doesn't really need to. Kerry should start his administration achieving new things, defining himself, and establishing his presence in Washington. If he is truly to be a uniter (as I would like him to be) spewing partisan rhetoric will not help. There is that small change that Kerry could, for the duration of his presidency, have the widespread support that Clinton and Reagan enjoyed.

That said, he may prosecute Bush's advisors. I think the 9/11 commission will determine if the President was criminally negligent, but I don't think that will be outcome. For one, I think the system will be reluctant to actually prosecute a former POTUS, it seems to me that would be so much more work and so much more politically charged than prosecuting Condi Rice or someone like that. However, I'm not a lawyer, what are the legal issues in prosecuting a President?

[Cleita]

19. Never mind about daddyoh, this is what I refreshed in my memory today

about George, Jr.. Felonies include insider trading when he owned Harken energy. He conveniently sold two-thirds of his stock right before it crashed on the market. (Didn't they find Martha Stewart guilty of this?) He and Jeb were caught in a cocaine drug dealing sting in Miami in 1985. Of course many of the official records have been scrubbed. Then there are all of the more pedestrian charges of DUI, drug possession and being AWOL on active duty.

Shouldn't he be serving time?

[walmartsucks]

20. Unfortunately no

The rich and powerful tend to take care of the rich and powerful

[slinkerwink]

21. no, he won't

bush will give out pardons like mad to everyone.

[gate of the sun]

23. I doubt it. n/t