Bush is Such a Dope...
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I don't think fire is a good word for what Clinton did, and mass replacement does not seem to be unusual. From wikipedia
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There is NOTHING in your wiki link.
The NORMAL process is to gradually replace all 93 DOJ DAs. This insures a smooth transitions and allows these DAs to complete cases they are involved in. Court cases do not magically stop just because a new president takes office. To fire a DA in the middle of a case is not an effective management strategy. Clinton ignored this precedent and fired all 93 at once. Each was given 10 days notice to move out of their offices. The DOJ Whitewater investigation into Clinton corruption was ended.
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In the emails to Karl Rove from 2005, the suggestion was floated to replace them all again. This would have been defensible, but instead they decided it would be disruptive, so they only fired those who failed to use the office as directed by Karl Rove (see wiki link for detailed reasons).
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These are political appointments. Anyone in the executive branch can throw their 2 cents in... Part of the power of the executive branch is to set priorities in cases to prosecute. Their priorities might be drugs, white collar crime, corruption, etc... DOJ lawyers that don't follow these priorities should be dismissed. Their job is to implement the adminstrations priorities with regard to law enforcement.
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Replacing all US Attorneys at the start of your term?
Standard, not double standard.
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Nope, you are spinning the facts....
The standard is the gradually replacement of all DOJ DAs to insure a smooth transition. Clinton's mass firings were a first. All pending cases that the DOJ were involved with at the time were thrown into turmoil. One of many examples where the Clinton administration failed to act like grownups...
Now I hear that Bush is going to allow members of the executive branch to testify to a senate dog-and-pony grandstanding show. The legislative branch has ZERO authority to compel members of the executive branch to testify to them. The 911 commision tried to make this happen but Bush had the balls to tell them to either go-to-hell or come to the White House. Bush can tell the democrat senators to shove their subpoenas up their *** and the senate can't do a damn thing about it.... of course the political counter-move is to accuse the executive branch of cover-up. Most presidents play the game and send their underlings to be bullied by a bunch of nitwit senators. I can't believe how politically naive Bush is. This is a NOTHING story and Bush add fuel to the fire by publically chastises Gonzo for not informing the Senate. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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