Re: A question about the US attorneys firing...
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If the prosecuters serve at the pleasure of the president, why does firing them create the shitstorm that it has? I realize it may have been shady, but I was under the impression that they can come and go as the president pleases?
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I think this is essentially a red herring; no one reputable, as far as I know, denies that the prosecutors serve at the pleasure of the President. That's not where the criticism lies; I don't think anyone is arguing the President is outside of legal bounds. Instead, criticism of the Bush Administration has centered around the notion that they have excessively politicized the hiring and firing of federal attorneys.
So, yes, the President is certainly within his rights to fire and hire whoever he likes in this case, but I don't think that ends the discussion.
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