[Rhodes22-list] USAttorneygate; the chickens come home to roost

[Lowe, Rob]

Bill,
OK to request his resignation?  No, it's not.  But what if Obama gets
elected and all the US attorneys submit their resignations and he
doesn't get re-appointed.  Certainly not illegal but probably suspect
and will cause a commotion.



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Rob,

US Attorneys serve the President.  They can replace them if they choose 
to do so.  But that was not the issue in this thread.

The issue here is "Chickens come home to roost" regarding the 
replacement of US Attorneys.

So I ask again,

Is it OK for Obama to request the resignation of a well respected US 
Attorney who is currently investigating Obama?

What are the perceived rules in this instance?

Bill Effros

 



Lowe, Rob wrote:
> Isn't it "traditional" (OK, not the right word) for all the US
attorneys
> to submit their resignations at the beginning of a president's new
term?
> Or is it just a new president taking office?  Regardless, why wouldn't
> Fitzgerald submit his resignation along with the rest of the US
> attorneys?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Bill Effros
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 9:15 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] USAttorneygate; the chickens come home to
> roost
>
> Ben,
>
> How do you think Obama will handle Federal Prosecutor Patrick
Fitzgerald
>
> (also on the Bush "to be fired" list -- special prosecutor in the 
> Valerie Plame CIA leak case) who is currently investigating Barack
> Obama?
>
> Do you think it is is OK for Obama to fire Fitzgerald?
>
> Bill Effros
>
>
>
> Benjamin Cittadino wrote:
>   
>> Brad & Anybody still paying attention;
>>
>> The link to a NYTimes editorial explains in precise detail how the
>>     
> firings
>   
>> by the Bush administration of a number of federal prosecutors is a
>>     
> serious
>   
>> matter that cried out for the appointment of a special prosecutor.
>>     
> Note the
>   
>> desciption of the firings being unrelated to and not he result of any
>> performance reviews. This issue goes to the very heart of federal law
>> enforcement, and, in my opinion, compels a change to an Obama
>>     
> administration
>   
>> which will ensure the inquiry survives after January.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/opinion/01wed1.html?hp
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/opinion/01wed1.html?hp 
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Ben C.
>>   
>>     
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