Bush DOJ Hunted for Democrats, Panel Finds (309 Indictments: 262 Dems, 37 Repubs, 10 Independents)

[kpete]

Bush DOJ Hunted for Democrats, Panel Finds



WASHINGTON (CN) - The Department of Justice under the George W. Bush administration took off the blindfold and aimed the sites of prosecution on Democratic officials, a panel of experts has concluded. The report announced Friday was filled with examples of a justice department that had become little more than a weapon with which to pursue political opponents and those not sufficiently on board with the right-wing policies of the administration.

Federal prosecutors "were focused on the man and not on the crime," said the Chief U.S. District Judge in Alabama, U.W. Clemens.

During a press conference at the National Press Club, Project Save Justice Executive Director Gail Sistrunk displayed a report by professors Donald Shields and John Cragan of the University of Minnesota that shows 85 percent of the indicted locally elected officials under the Bush administration were Democrats.

Of the 309 indictments of local elected officials, 262 were Democrats, 37 were Republicans, and ten were independents.

more at:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/06/26/Bush_DOJ_Hunte...

[babylonsister]

1. We knew that, but it's still nice to see it verified. nt

[Robbien]

2. How far have Dem congresscritters' heads been in the sand

not to know this was happening.

They sat by quietly.


AND allowing up or down votes on every Bush judicial appointee.

[indepat]

14. Heads in sand and thumbs stuck up their own assholes?

[apnu]

18. Actually, this is probably why the Dems kept all that powder dry.

Fear of airing dirty laundry is second the oldest motivator in DC, the other being whoring.

[spanone]

3. k&r

[JohnWxy]

4. recommended!! go to link for more related...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[JohnWxy]

5. good thing Obama didn't close Gitmo. Perfect place for these MFrs!

[Eric J in MN]

6. K&R (NT)

NT

[angrycarpenter]

7. Bring this up to a conservative,

and they will say it's because democrats are just more corrupt.

[Uben]

8. Isn't turnabout fair play?

I'm sure the republicans won't mind if we target every one of their politicians for prosecution since they seemed to think it was okay for them to do it. Let's get started! I'm excited!

[katsy]

9. Turnabout?

I wish our party had your spine. I'm sure Reid is thinking about sending bouquet of flowers to bushco for not prosectuting even more Democratic officials than he did.

Forget turnabout is fair play... The Democrats, from head down, won't even prosecute crimes if a republican committed it!

It's like we belong to the masochist party.

[Vidar]

10. K&R.

[RB TexLa]

11. And I bet you can find a thread from our little ethics choir saying they'll help find the rope and

the tree for the US Attorney on each one of them.

[glitch]

12. Just like the class war, they prey on us, we "look forward"

we don't actually "move forward", that isn't allowed. But we can "look", as long as we don't look at all our options.

[Hawkowl]

13. Luckily AG Holder is overturning rethug convictions

While he refuses to review Siegleman. It seems Obama philosophy is to bring a pillow to a knife fight.

[Robb]

15. "Sites"?

Good piece otherwise.

[jpak]

16. Well I'm glad impeachment is FINALLY off the table...

[Laelth]

17. Excellent thread title. K&R for the return of justice. n/t

-Laelth

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

19. Excuse me - Justice by definition means "looking backward" and we're not allowed to do that.

A sickening politicization of justice. Which they were completely allowed to get away with. Which we saw on TV. Remember the hearings and all the pleadings of the fifth? To my knowledge NO ONE, big or little has been prosecuted for this. Not to mention umpteen thousand violations of the Hatch Act. Many are probably still in place, just waiting for the next Republican administration which will be sooner rather than later since we have done nothing to address election fraud. So I don't know what return to justice you are celebrating.

[Laelth]

20. You make a good point.

I suppose that, by the "return of justice," I meant to suggest that the Justice Department is no longer being used as a political weapon. In that sense, justice has returned.

I do not believe they should be allowed to get away with it. I do not believe that prosecuting those who did it would be a miscarriage of justice, not do I believe it would be using the Justice Department as a political weapon if we did (but you know the MSM would spin it that way).



-Laelth