Reply #5: He'll Have Plenty Of Legal Messes To Deal With

[KharmaTrain]

Right now I'm more concerned with filling all the vacancies on the court (a big backlog)...replacing Raygun-era judges and start turning the tables on the right wing bend of our court system. The rushpublicans are already making it difficult for President Obama's nominees to get confirmed, a fight over Bybee (and the GOOP will fight) would lock up this process for months and years. booooshie left the judiciary depleted to safeguard their crimes and, while I like to see Bybee impeached (and who knows, maybe this government can walk and chew gum at the same time) I'm far more concerned in filling the vacancies and getting rid of as many Raygun and boooshie puppets.

Bybee is one of the more vulnerable of those named...John Yoo is also being hung out to dry. If he doesn't face an international war crimes tribunal, he sure will face lawsuits from those detained and their families. While he may not go to jail for his crimes, he will have to come up with big bucks for his defense. While President Obama wrongfully has given immunity to the CIA agents who did the torturing (and they, too are open to civil suits), Bybee isn't covered and if there is a demand for accountability, he'll be one of the first to be prosecuted...and then, if convicted, no need to worry about his judgeship...it will be stripped.