Did We Find Out Who Slipped The Clause Into The Patriot Act ......

[global1]

to allow the DOJ not to have USA's vetted or confirmed. I know that it was somehow tied to Spector - but was it ordered by the DOJ and hence did it come from Rove in the WH? It makes sense to me that this is how it came to be.

[maddezmom]

1. I know I have it in my journal somewhere

just wish there was a way to search it.

[maddezmom]

5. here are a few articles

Memo describes installing unconfirmed prosecutors

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/04/28/memo_describes_installing_unconfirmed_prosecutors/

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/maddezmom/238

McClatchy: Revised Patriot Act used in firings, officials say(Moschella falling on his sword)
Posted by maddezmom in Latest Breaking News
Thu Mar 15th 2007, 05:39 AM
Revised Patriot Act used in firings, officials say
By MARGARET TALEV and MARISA TAYLOR
McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON | The Justice Department said Wednesday that revisions in the USA Patriot Act that gave the administration unprecedented powers to replace ousted U.S. attorneys were designed by a mid-level department lawyer without the knowledge of his superiors or anyone at the White House.

The provision allows the attorney general to appoint interim U.S. attorneys for the remainder of President Bush’s term without Senate confirmation.

~snip~


In e-mails released earlier this week, Justice Department officials discussed relying on the new powers to get “our preferred person appointed” with “far less deference to home state senators,” according to an e-mail by Kyle Sampson, the former chief of staff to Gonzales.

In an interview Wednesday, William Moschella, principal associate deputy attorney general, said that he pursued the changes on his own, without the knowledge or coordination of his superiors at the Justice Department or anyone at the White House. Moschella said his intent was not to strip the Senate of the power to reject U.S. attorneys.


http://journals.democraticunderground.com/maddezmom/223

[no_hypocrisy]

2. It was one of Spector's closest aides who allegedly put it in w/o

telling Spector. You might be able to google this information.

[HereSince1628]

3. I believe that was Specter's chief of staff

But I may not remember that right

[TexasProgresive]

4. "I don't recall," Frodo Gonezales n/t

[onenote]

6. it was put in the legislation at the request of the DOJ

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070412/12gonzales_print.htm



And, to be truthful, I'm not sure that its completely accurate to say it was "slipped in"...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=3176212#3176405

[OnyxCollie]

7. I thought it ended up coming from someone in Hatch's office.

I thought it came out when Hatch had his "tempest in a teacup" meltdown.

[global1]

8. In My Opinion There's Enough Confusion As To Where This Came From.....

Spector's office. Hatch's office. The DOJ itself. etc. IMHO there's a pretty good chance that this was slipped in on orders from the WH. It makes sense to me that this was wanted by the WH. Someone should explore this and track it back.