Attorney Scandal Without Precedent: CRS Report Reveals Audacity of Dismissals By Scott Lilly, The Center for American Progress Tuesday 20 March 2007 Defenders of the Bush administration’s decision to fire eight U.S. Attorneys in December have argued that the move was not out of the ordinary since those appointed to that position are presidential appointees…
Justice Department memos show performance issues were being detailed after the fact in order to justify the terminations. By Richard A. Serrano, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer March 21 2007 Senior Justice Department officials began drafting memos this month listing specific reasons why they had fired eight U.S. attorneys, intending to cite performance problems such…
By Melinda Henneberger, Huffington Post Four prominent conservative thinkers are set to launch a campaign “to restore checks and balances and civil liberties protections under assault by the Executive Branch,” arguing that, “since 9/11, the President has acquired too much power.” Former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr, who led the effort to impeach President Clinton, is…
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer A House panel on Wednesday approved subpoenas for President Bush‘s political adviser, Karl Rove and other top White House aides, setting up a constitutional showdown over the firings of eight federal prosecutors. By voice vote, the House Judiciary subcommittee on commercial and administrative law decided to compel the president’s…
