Dkos diary: Partial list of violations of the law that are no longer crimes

[deminks]

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/12/16494/2746/582/566906

It sickens me to think that Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood were disqualified as choices for Attorney General because of nanny taxes and yet we get Attorneys General who believed in stomping on the Constitution (Ashcroft), approve of voter suppression and torture as well as lie to Congress and reporters (Gonzales) and who think torture is only torture if it is done to him, won’t prosecute or investigate crimes committed by the Executive Branch and now thinks that not all violations of the law are crimes (Mukasey).

Thanks for that last one, Senators Schumer and Feinstein.

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* We know that violating the fourth amendment (which is of higher authority that "a law") is not a crime;
* We know that ignoring subpoenas by Congress is not a crime (disclaimer: IOKIYAR);
* We know that politicizing the internship program at the Justice Department is not a crime;
* We know that waterboarding another individual isn’t a crime (unless it is done to him);
* We know that destroying taped evidence of torture, after being ordered not to), is not a crime;
* We know that top Executive Branch officials ordering torture isn’t a crime;
* We know that suppressing people’s right to vote is not a crime;
* We will probably soon find out that violating FEC campaign finance rules is not a crime (again, IOKIYAR);
* We also know that violating the habeas corpus rules is also not a crime;
* We know that lying to Congress is not a crime; and
* For good measure, covering for the President himself over potential crimes, er, "violations of law" that the President may have committed is most certainly not a crime.

[BlooInBloo]

1. Gawd I can't wait to see the reactions from the Democrats who confirmed that worthless piece of shit