Reply #3: On the DoJ

[jberryhill]

We have a recurring structural problem with the DoJ because the executive branch has become complex, we keep running into the same issue with conflict of interest relative to potential illegality within the executive.

There are approaches to addressing this without a Constitutional amendment.

The main problem is that the Independent Prosecutor law expired in toto, rather than assessing its strengths and weaknesses, and perhaps continuing it in a modified form.

Short of giving Congress its own mini-DoJ, there is a prosecutorial gap which weakens the check on ensuring the executive's duty to faithfully execute the laws.