Chicago Tribune: "Effort To Turn US Attorneys Into Arms Of RNC"

[kpete]

EDITORIAL

More stonewalling at Justice

Published May 15, 2007


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The purge of prosecutors looks increasingly like an effort to turn U.S. attorneys into arms of the Republican National Committee. Some of the eight prosecutors known to have been fired last year had antagonized White House political adviser Karl Rove and GOP politicians by failing to pursue cases that could have affected last year's election outcome.

But recently, evidence emerged that there were more than eight. The department canned another U.S. attorney, Todd Graves of Kansas City, after he refused to go along with a voter-registration lawsuit filed against the state of Missouri -- a suit that was ultimately thrown out by a federal judge. And Justice Department officials interviewed by congressional aides report that Milwaukee's Steven Biskupic also made the hit list after Rove complained about his handling of vote fraud claims. But he was spared to avoid alienating then-House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.).


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Because of these developments, public trust in the department is in serious jeopardy. The president and the attorney general now have the burden of demonstrating that the administration acted properly in this episode. So far, they show no sign of being able to.

more at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0705140547may15,0,2561435.story?coll=chi-newsopinion-hed

[BattyDem]

1. Couldn't that be considered a conspiracy to overthrow the US government?

:shrug:

Seriously ... if any group (in this case, a political party) plots to take over a department or an entire branch of the US government in order to further their agenda, they're conspiring against the country. The entire party should be thrown in prison! :grr:

[antigop]

2. but, but, but.... impeachment is off the table n/t

[ljm2002]

3. I'm right there with ya...

...and the word for it is "treason".

If they take over by stealth rather than bullets, it is no less of a coup.

[Supersedeas]

4. finally, some in the media are starting to catch on...

[bdamomma]

5. the media can turn things around if they were on our side.

and uninformed electorate is dangerous. At least some of us want to stay informed and not be in denial.

[Missy Vixen]

6. K&R

This is truly the news of the day.

Julie