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I have been disgusted, but not terribly surprised, by this story: Ex-Prosecutors Tell of Pressures From Lawmakers. Allowing the executive branch of either party, but particularly the very corrupt as-of-late GOP, the unfettered ability to dismiss and reassign head federal prosecutors is a situation rife for abuse. The appearance of impropriety is vast, but it appears there has been more than that. We've had direct pressure from politicians for prosecutors to act, or lose their jobs. In terms of damage to our society, this sort of corruption, more so than the recent Libby conviction, crys out for punishment. I'm never one to advocate imprisonment, but a term of probation and a loss of political office for all those involved should be required...continue to full post

Full post as published by Defending Those People on March 06, 2007 (boomark / email).