EW. Fantastic job tracking down the facts about how the USA investigation is being handled/subverted.

Shocking. Ok, maybe not so much shock at all. When, exactly, will enough be enough for our, the people’s representative, Congress, to actually get off their collective ass and do the duty the Constitution, and the founding history that supports it, compels them to do?

Presumably, the OPR’s jurisidction was meant to mimic the jurisdiction of a state bar association or state supreme court in its investigation of attorney misconduct. In that regard, its jurisdiction was made exclusive of the IG’s.

As we now see all too clearly, the IG’s jurisdiction should at least overlap with the OPR, at least where the misconduct complained of is not the malpractice of law – as in failing to respond on time to court filings or revealing secret grand jury testimony – but the commission of corrupt political or administrative acts.

One more mess for Congress to clearn up. Fortunately, the statutes of limitation on most illegal acts committed by this administration extend beyond January 2009. But as with Errol Flynn’s lament about so many women, so little time, Congress will have too many bad acts to choose from. They should start a priority list now, if they haven’t already.

This is all so utterly depressing.

This is all so utterly depressing.

Where can we find the legislative history of the IG Act? I couldn’t find any info on Congressapedia or Wikipedia. I’d like to know if there was any reasoning offered, or an alternative envisioned, for why top DOJ lawyers were excluded from the IG’s oversight.

Tross

You can start by reading the stuff that appears when I’ve â€snipped†Fine’s statement–it explains what happened. The short version is that OPR preceded the IG Act. And then when they passed the IG Act, they made an exception for ALL law enforcement aspects of DOJ. Then first they ceded on law enforcement issues except for FBI and DEA; they’ve since added FBI and DEA under OIG jurisdiction (I think Ruby Ridge was a factor).

Which leaves the lawyers. Particularly the high-ranking ones.

So sorry about the multiple postings–first comment with new computer.

I agree with Jazz, FWIW.

Neil,

Call the bar association in Texas and DC. They will give you direction on the requirements and the process to filing a bar complaint against Gonzo. The complaint can only be filed in the jurisdiction where an attorney is licensed to practice law. The actions for which a complaint maybe filed will be cotrolled by bar rules as promulgated under stae law. In some cases the actions of an attorney outside of the jurisdiction may still be actionable, depending upon the circumstaces.

Bush will be freezing her campaign funds next.

Sieg Hiel Fuhrer Bush .. The Germans looked the other way, now the heroes of WWII are ignoring fascism in Amerika…so so so sad that dirty rotten bastards like GW Sr. can profit off of the blood sacrifices of our fellow Americans. I am so so heart sick.. I am beyond anger reminds me of the book The Iron Triangle the Carlile Group (in just 15 years a $14 billion company) a bunch of elitist from the corporate military political culture Eisenhower warned us about… Viligance is the duty of freedom, The corporate octopus has it’s tentacles on everything of value, principles are for sale to the high bidder There was a reason why they hated the peace movement, the free press which they bought and all the wonderful peace groups that were painted as anti American. Goddamn bastard traitors should be hung like Saddam in a gallows lining Pennsylvania Avenue. They used their offices of goverment to serve themselves and enrich each other while stealing from the national treasury. Bush was in the defense industry business in the early 1990’s with his father and the ex secretaries of defense. WHEN THE COLD WAR WAS ENDED THE PIG TROUGH OF NATIOANAL DEFENSE DRIED UP so they promoted a war in the middle east shoring up sales. All this is about money and oil alternative energy be damned. In ground Texas/Oklahoma oil was worthless and capped off at $30 a barrel now they have all made huge fortunes and have paid their political debts. Bush should be like we the shah of iran…welcome nowhere, to bad that won’t happen. Meanwhile poor folks kids are being blown to hell and the nation has a huge debt to pay in the decades to come. All the regulatory agencies are run by the foxes, guarding the hen house, and Karl Rove is dancing the arrogant turkey trot to some hip hop tune. Our healthcare is the worst of the developed countries and the most expensive if you can get it.
Other than that every thing is just grand all the rich people have left the rest of us in a big wake that is rocking our boat. And the populace is medicated with alcohol, drugs and media. Sure sounds like 1984 has arrived, So where is Bruce Willis and his air taxi? Just can’t get a cab these days.
Bushco has enabled massive amounts of heroin to be available. More privatised prisons are housing more people of color. The homeless population is growing. There is $30 billion less food stamps and the food bank cupboards are bare. Housing prices are at an all time high and in the county I live only 8% of the population can qualify for a medium priced home. Unions that protect worker rights have been busted or those jobs have been shipped off shore. The sex industry is dominated by Neocon republican politicians who have stood for christian values!! If that doesn’t make you sick then you need to pull the herion needle out of your arm. The hypocracy is so thick in America that muslims over the world must wonder how our president/dicktator characterizes them as part of the Axis of evil. I have paid taxs and obeyed the laws and lived in poverty most of my existence as I have mental health challenges while doing public servise to my community the last 12 years full time.What have these pigs contributrd? I refuse to take part in any of this and I consider any participant a major criminal against humanity. I am not mad or amgry or upset. I am motivated. Let’s Impeach these asshole. You do not come back from impeachment.