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Three high-level DOJ picks are no strangers to the First Amendment.

By Marks & Katz, LLC

  United States Constitution (From public domain.) Not long after I started law school in 1986, numerous people encouraged the resume benefits of working at the Justice Department. I had trouble jibing that with Ed Meese's control of the Justice Department at the time. However, after Dick Thornburgh took over from Meese and through today, I recognized that I had deep systemic issues with the Justice Department that went far beyond any named attorney general, particularly with the policing and prosecutorial arms of that agency.  I got varied reactions from Justice Department lawyers who worked there during Meese's tenure. Two career people from the department -- who are able to stay no matter the party in control of the presidency -- just shook their heads and referred to "Old Ed", appreciating when he would keep his nose out of their areas of work (environmental and wildlife)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on January 14, 2009 (boomark / email).