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Reply #10: Does ANYONE here STILL insist that the Justice Dept is separate from the President? [View All]

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bvar22

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Fri Mar-05-10 07:11 PM
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10. Does ANYONE here STILL insist that the Justice Dept is separate from the President?

That particular fallacy appeared a lot on DU when people were calling for the investigation of the Bush Administration for Torture and War Crimes.

"Oh NO. You can't hold Obama responsible for that! The Attorney General is completely independent from the President! You don't know how government works! If Obama stepped in, THAT would be just like Bush!"

Lather.
Rinse.
Repeat.
Over, and over, and over again.

So, does ANYONE now want to tell us about how "independent" the Justice Department is from the President?
Anyone want to tell us How Obama can't tell Holder what to do "because that would be just like Bush"?

Anyone?

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