rssObama Opposes Truth Commissions — But Not Prosecutions
Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 12:58 pm
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It’s worth noting that in his speech this morning, while President Obama said he doesn’t think Congress ought to convene a truth commission along the lines of what Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) or Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) have proposed, he did not rule out the possibility of a Justice Department probe of potential violations of the law.
Specifically, he said: “I believe existing institutions are strong enough” such as Congress, which can conduct hearings, and “the Department of Justice and our courts can work through any violations of our laws and miscarriages of justice.”
Though he went on to decry the tendency in Washington “to point fingers at one another,” a prosecution — and particularly the appointment of an independent prosecutor — would remove from the political process the question of whether previous administration officials broke the law, and put it right back where it belongs: in the realm of a criminal investigation.
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Comment posted May 22, 2009 @ 5:57 am
right….a not partisan independant prosecutor? Yeah, while I believe Obama's administration would pick the best one and let him work without interference….I am still iffy on the idea. Remember the last one we had? After 5 yrs of investigation, all he came up with was that President Clinton had an affair. And lied on public Television….and possibly lied under oath, but instead of charging him with a crime, decided (or was told by Congress) to not prosecute in a federal court under perjury, but instead let Congress try to remove him from office.
Point being after the Republicans abused their power with the special prosecutor, I think the rest of America is a little leary over how it would work out.
Comment posted May 22, 2009 @ 12:57 pm
right….a not partisan independant prosecutor? Yeah, while I believe Obama's administration would pick the best one and let him work without interference….I am still iffy on the idea. Remember the last one we had? After 5 yrs of investigation, all he came up with was that President Clinton had an affair. And lied on public Television….and possibly lied under oath, but instead of charging him with a crime, decided (or was told by Congress) to not prosecute in a federal court under perjury, but instead let Congress try to remove him from office.
Point being after the Republicans abused their power with the special prosecutor, I think the rest of America is a little leary over how it would work out.
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