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In reply to the discussion: Eric Holder NEEDS to be fired, enough is enough [View all]AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)75. Do you believe that the banksters and the politicians who enabled them
to steal 40% of the net wealth from the middle class should have answered for their crimes, or not? Only progressives feel that way? Seriously?
How is that hate? Explain.
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Marijuana is illegal. Tell Congress to repeal federal laws against the use and possession of
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#45
What does your people able to smoke pot have to do with *FEDERAL* laws? Again, tell Congress
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#125
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
I'm educated enough, and your snarkiness doesn't change the fact: state laws do not trump federal
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#135
That's absolutely true, too! Obamacare, the enforcement of the Voting Rights Act...
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#143
And it has. In the 70s, the feds held back transportation funding until states complied with
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#151
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
This is utter nonsense which you keep repeating even after you are informed
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#85
Who was suspected? The entire program? The article quotes the DOJ as saying they had
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#115
DOMA is enforced. It is the law of the land. No one has stopped enforcing that law. This is beyond
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#127
It is the law of the land, enforced in IRS code and every other area of law.
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#139
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
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
Okay, so why are they picking on Oregon? Were SOME dispensaries allowed to remain open?
randome
May 2013
#103
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
Deregulation is the crime here. It's not robbery when Congress says, 'Here. Take what you want.'
randome
May 2013
#84
Yeah, because you don't want to learn anything, that would ruin your generalizations
cui bono
May 2013
#66
"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
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
AMEN!! Thank you so much for exercising reason. Much appreciated. Regulatory oversight is a function
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#123
You need a specific illegal action and you don't have one. The problem lies with our laws.
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#122
And do you know for certain that these illegalities haven't been investigated or prosecuted? Do you
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#149
Investigations usually take many years. You know that. And again, if what bankers did were legal
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#156
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
Fired for nonfeascence. Fired for misplaced priorities and resources. Fired for failing
byeya
May 2013
#25
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
Naw. He's very intelligent but acting like an idiot while being a corporate tool.
think
May 2013
#44
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
K&R - Holder has been a terrible attorney general from day one, yep, he should be fired
quinnox
May 2013
#99
Holder is not going anywhere. This AP story is about to blow up in the Republican's faces.
Ikonoklast
May 2013
#152