I wrote a very long and what I hope to be articulate letter to Hillary today about this subject in response to a mass email on the subject. I think this administration has been slowly eroding the rule of law. Replacing competent and successful US attorneys with partisan automatons is a power grab.
Especially when they are encourage to “find”reasons to single out democrats. That is a tactic use din Russia or China. That is not what the rule of law is about,everyone is equal before the law no exceptions.
This I realize does not happen all the time, but any deliberate action to undermine this idea should be dealt with quickly. I think the concept of the rule of law is the most important facet to a representative democracy. Without it we just have tyranny with a fancy name,and tyrants who are elected. Saddam was elected so is hugo chavez.
That’s not a question, that’s a statement.
These “erosions” of law have been happening for a long time before Bush Jr.
Comment by therazorsx — April 1, 2008 @ 10:35 pm
Yeah, kick’em to the curb.
Also, as far as erosion is concerned, whatever happened to “habeas corpus?” This administration is the worst so far, especially with Bush’s “signing statements” to overrule decisions.
Comment by MJ D — April 4, 2008 @ 12:26 pm
Why? (no). When an employee loses favour with the boss, that person is fired, transferred, forced to retire, etc. The boss believed these appointees were not performing in a manor he was comfortable with so they were fired. If this were true more often in government, perhaps it wouldn’t be such a mess? Rather then entrenching a bureaucracy, the new blood could well make things work smoother until the new boss arrives and shakes things up again. It doesn’t entrench power; it just causes a little consistency.
Habeas Corpus was suspended by Lincoln who then ordered the arrest of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court because he ruled that only Congress can suspend Habeas Corpus for US citizens. Long before the Prez, who can somehow suspend something that doesn’t exist for non US citizens that are in all likelihood trying to kill US citizens. Interesting concept, that.
Comment by Caninelegion — April 7, 2008 @ 12:26 am