Attorneys General
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 03:13PM As I write this, Alberto Gonzalez is under the bipartisan drill of the Senate Judiciary committee. He is still deflecting all accountability, though he is “promising to do better next time.” (Bloomberg article)
I recently had a conversation with someone not much younger than myself who was under the impression that the current state of the executive branch has always been this way. So on the subject of Attorneys General, I would like to remind readers that every inquiry of the Whitewater investigation of president Clinton — that led in the end to the Lewinsky scandal and his own impeachment — was requested by the Senate — and was authorized by Clinton’s own appointee, Janet Reno — even though every inquiry up to the Lewinsky scandal brought forth no wrongdoing on the part of the President or the First Lady.
Again — the next candidates need to take a stand on how they intend to wield executive power. We’ve GOT to get them to talk about it.
So let’s start asking questions! Get the press to start talking about it. Contact your representatives. The primaries are starting up soon; we need to get this issue in front of the candidates!
Mark
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