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18. They do not have a prosecution fetish the way many do. nt

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Eric Holder NEEDS to be fired, enough is enough [View all] DainBramaged May 2013 OP

FIRED for what bigdarryl May 2013 #1

One question DainBramaged May 2013 #11

Don't forget his refusal to prosecute Bush Admin. war crimes. nt. premium May 2013 #21

Marijuana is illegal. Tell Congress to repeal federal laws against the use and possession of Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #45

Marijuana is legal here AgingAmerican May 2013 #70

What does your people able to smoke pot have to do with *FEDERAL* laws? Again, tell Congress Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #125

We don't need to have Congress do one single thing. We need a President truedelphi May 2013 #128

The attorney general does not "legalize" anything. He/she enforces the laws. Congress is responsible Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #131

Excuse me - please google re-scheduling of illegal substances. That ability is totally within the truedelphi May 2013 #132

You HAVE to get Congress on board with this first. No way around that. randome May 2013 #134

Too much money to be made off the WOD, premium May 2013 #138

Thank you. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #142

I'm educated enough, and your snarkiness doesn't change the fact: state laws do not trump federal Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #135

True, premium May 2013 #140

That's absolutely true, too! Obamacare, the enforcement of the Voting Rights Act... Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #143

Not something I would recommend, premium May 2013 #146

And it has. In the 70s, the feds held back transportation funding until states complied with Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #151

I never ever EVER said state law trumps fed laws. truedelphi May 2013 #158

Torture is illegal too, and so is massive bank fraud tularetom May 2013 #95

+1 villager May 2013 #98

Gonzales and his ilk saw to it that 'torture' never occurred, according to their definition. randome May 2013 #101

Again, which SPECIFIC banking laws were broken? The problem is that we deregulated the banking Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #126

Right now, massive amounts of robo signing is going on truedelphi May 2013 #130

There are currently 2000 legal MMJ dispensaries operating in the U.S. randome May 2013 #48

Agenda, like the NRA and the gungeon? DainBramaged May 2013 #65

Since you mentioned MMJ, that seems to be yours. randome May 2013 #72

This is utter nonsense which you keep repeating even after you are informed Bluenorthwest May 2013 #85

They were suspected of selling MJ illegally. Says it right in the link. randome May 2013 #90

Who was suspected? The entire program? The article quotes the DOJ as saying they had Bluenorthwest May 2013 #115

I agree it's a waste of resources. It's also politics. randome May 2013 #118

DOMA is enforced. It is the law of the land. No one has stopped enforcing that law. This is beyond Bluenorthwest May 2013 #127

Well, I confess to being confused about DOMA then. randome May 2013 #129

It is the law of the land, enforced in IRS code and every other area of law. Bluenorthwest May 2013 #139

Yeah, you give 'the gays' SOME rights and then they want more. Sheesh! randome May 2013 #150

IT-JUST-WON'T-STOP DainBramaged May 2013 #110

Well, OK....So Long As The SQUEAKY CLEAN Ones Are Left Alone SoCalMusicLover May 2013 #113

That is absolute nonsense AgingAmerican May 2013 #74

Can't find anything on that yet. Have a link? randome May 2013 #83

Actually what you said was Bluenorthwest May 2013 #88

Local authorities side with the patients, not the Feds AgingAmerican May 2013 #91

I think 'flagrantly violate' covers the 1000 foot law. randome May 2013 #92

No it does not. Your claim was of 'flagrant violation of Federal Law' and all marijuana business is Bluenorthwest May 2013 #105

Maybe I'm wrong about that but this looks like there is something on the books that covers it. randome May 2013 #109

Your claim is that some Medical Marijuana Clinics are 'clean' under Federal Law and that is bullshit Bluenorthwest May 2013 #120

Oh, come on, federal law is not changed at the state level. randome May 2013 #124

I'd say the letters he sends to the 2000 and the IRS actions against them and the other forms of Bluenorthwest May 2013 #133

I don't think ALL currently operating dispensaries have been served notice, have they? randome May 2013 #137

Of course AgingAmerican May 2013 #89

Yes, but it's in response to a new bill. randome May 2013 #94

The DOJ was shutting down dispensaries before this bill AgingAmerican May 2013 #96

Okay, so why are they picking on Oregon? Were SOME dispensaries allowed to remain open? randome May 2013 #103

Wow thanks for keeping my thread at the top I lives it veddy mooch DainBramaged May 2013 #111

I don't know anything about Oregon dispensaries AgingAmerican May 2013 #141

Also, going after the high profile dispensaries sends a very powerful message premium May 2013 #147

Every case I've read about in depth madokie May 2013 #108

I sure wouldn't say the DOJ is always to be trusted but, yeah... randome May 2013 #112

Agreed madokie May 2013 #116

He should be fired for not doing his job. He is occupying the AG's office to let the 5-yr statute of AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #26

Zing..../nt think May 2013 #47

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For being Obama's attorney general. geek tragedy May 2013 #4

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So people who think the banksters and BushCo should be prosecuted cui bono May 2013 #59

Do you believe that the banksters and the politicians who enabled them AgingAmerican May 2013 #75

I think i know... hughee99 May 2013 #13

They do not have a prosecution fetish the way many do. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #18

You're right, I don't know what's wrong with people. hughee99 May 2013 #51

Prosecution fetish??? cui bono May 2013 #63

Bizarre what lengths people will go to cover up for the republicans. AgingAmerican May 2013 #76

Deregulation is the crime here. It's not robbery when Congress says, 'Here. Take what you want.' randome May 2013 #84

Again... prosecution fetish??? Hardly. cui bono May 2013 #87

We both know the answer to that one, my friend. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #46

Exactly what Michael Eric Dyson said this morning on cilla4progress May 2013 #107

How about for refusing to prosecute the Bush Crime Family? premium May 2013 #8

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So the Bush admin. didn't use torture? premium May 2013 #10

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Bush Crime Family, premium May 2013 #14

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Trouble reading? premium May 2013 #19

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Good, use it. nt. premium May 2013 #24

This is A Democratic Site And The Bush Family IS A Crime Family HangOnKids May 2013 #36

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Please Keep Rolling Dude HangOnKids May 2013 #42

My pleasure, premium May 2013 #52

"He's dead Jim." Guy Whitey Corngood May 2013 #102

Oh noooooooooooooos. premium May 2013 #114

JEB? Is that you? hootinholler May 2013 #56

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No you're not stepping away hootinholler May 2013 #78

Yes, you do defend the Bushes AgingAmerican May 2013 #80

Yeah, because you don't want to learn anything, that would ruin your generalizations cui bono May 2013 #66

You don't hide it very well AgingAmerican May 2013 #79

Wait Aerows May 2013 #81

"I refuse to read anything beyond that from you." Yet you keep reading and replying. So which is it? Guy Whitey Corngood May 2013 #67

Apparently you never read the BCCI Report. blm May 2013 #55

Wow. I think you've gotten a little lost along the way. cui bono May 2013 #64

So all the abuses of the Bush administration were just leftist conspiracies? AgingAmerican May 2013 #77

I'm sorry but what the wall street bankers did wasn't illegal, and that's the sad truth and the Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #49

It's not theft when Congress opens the doors and says, 'Here. Take what you want.' randome May 2013 #53

That's right. The problem was created when Congress chose to abandon its constitutional Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #117

In so many ways, including the declaration of war. randome May 2013 #121

AMEN!! Thank you so much for exercising reason. Much appreciated. Regulatory oversight is a function Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #123

The looting was legal now? AgingAmerican May 2013 #82

You need a specific illegal action and you don't have one. The problem lies with our laws. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #122

Robo-signing AgingAmerican May 2013 #136

And do you know for certain that these illegalities haven't been investigated or prosecuted? Do you Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #149

In five years "nothing has been found yet" AgingAmerican May 2013 #155

Investigations usually take many years. You know that. And again, if what bankers did were legal Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #156

No AgingAmerican May 2013 #157

They just say the banks are 'too big to fail, to big to punish' and wave away accountability Bluenorthwest May 2013 #100

Actually, writing the White House and Eric Holder is the action we should be taking... Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #119

"an embarrassment to America" geek tragedy May 2013 #3

Even a broken clock is right twice per day OmahaBlueDog May 2013 #31

"embarrassment to America" is lazy, shrill hyperbole, nt geek tragedy May 2013 #33

Yeah, unlike this: cui bono May 2013 #69

Meh otohara May 2013 #6

Just who do you think the Republicans would confirm as a replacement? Zen Democrat May 2013 #7

Move Napolitano over from DHS OmahaBlueDog May 2013 #32

OH NO, another hit it then quit it OP. OP gone missing? JaneyVee May 2013 #15

I'm at work genius.... DainBramaged May 2013 #17

So am I. And 'genius' is correct. JaneyVee May 2013 #23

Me too, sshhh, don't tell anyone Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #27

And I'm Harvey Walbanger.... DainBramaged May 2013 #35

Hi Harvey! JaneyVee May 2013 #41

Fired for nonfeascence. Fired for misplaced priorities and resources. Fired for failing byeya May 2013 #25

And who will replace him, Gonzalez? JaneyVee May 2013 #29

Really? You'd do better if you'd go missing based on that reply. n/t cui bono May 2013 #73

Can't wait to see him squirming in his seat this afternoon. Peregrine Took May 2013 #22

Yikes. I was going to post that Reagan had appointed him to a judgeship in 1988 ... Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #28

I don't know about "NEEDS to be fired." He may be offered up as a sacrifice. OmahaBlueDog May 2013 #30

Good historical analysis. byeya May 2013 #34

Even Grumpy Cat can't save the OP from an UNREC. sinkingfeeling May 2013 #37

Grumpy Cat is not upset DainBramaged May 2013 #62

Well, some of the pro-gun people told you that a long time ago. aikoaiko May 2013 #38

Holder is an idiot. The Link May 2013 #39

Naw. He's very intelligent but acting like an idiot while being a corporate tool. think May 2013 #44

This OP is the true embarrassment. MjolnirTime May 2013 #43

Where and when did the OP ever say or give the impression Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #50

every third post MjolnirTime May 2013 #71

I don't like Obama, really? DainBramaged May 2013 #60

oh good god... chillfactor May 2013 #54

You Really Like To Tell People What To Do Don't You? HangOnKids May 2013 #86

WWWAHHHGGGVVVBBBLLLAAAGGHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH DainBramaged May 2013 #144

I am not a fan of Holder and thought he should have been let go.... NCTraveler May 2013 #57

He did nothing to be fired for. I think he should consider stepping down as soon as this stuff calms hrmjustin May 2013 #58

Holder has been very effective in protecting voting rights and effective on redistricting issues Gothmog May 2013 #68

But horrible at prosecuting thieves AgingAmerican May 2013 #93

Or prosecuting war crimes nt. premium May 2013 #104

An excellent point fellow aging person DainBramaged May 2013 #145

He should have been dumped after the first term, at the latest villager May 2013 #97

K&R - Holder has been a terrible attorney general from day one, yep, he should be fired quinnox May 2013 #99

Personally, I always thought he was a bad choice for the position. Nt Blue_In_AK May 2013 #106

Didn't he recuse himself from the AP applegrove May 2013 #148

Holder is not going anywhere. This AP story is about to blow up in the Republican's faces. Ikonoklast May 2013 #152

When I saw Sensenbrenner asking Holder about the AP story I got the sense he was trying to figure hrmjustin May 2013 #153

Holder is being rather coy, but he did recuse himself on this. Ikonoklast May 2013 #154

He passed "embarrassment" years ago. NaturalHigh May 2013 #159