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AGs Gone Wild
Wall Street Journal ^ | 11/13/2007 | Wall Street Journal

Posted on 11/13/2007 10:55:18 AM PST by MrLegalReform

District Attorneys have "National Prosecution Standards." U.S. Attorneys have their own ethics manual. But what about state Attorneys General? They get to make everything up as they go, as their increasingly aggressive prosecutions are showing.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: attorneygeneral; legalreform; triallawyers
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1 posted on 11/13/2007 10:55:21 AM PST by MrLegalReform
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To: MrLegalReform

Our former Atty General (Mike Hatch) would definitely fall into the category of a power-hungry, no holds barred Attorney General.


2 posted on 11/13/2007 11:07:48 AM PST by MplsSteve
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To: MrLegalReform
The duties of the Attorney General:

1. Act as a barrier between inquisitive law enforcement investigators and the Governor and his associates.

2. Investigate and prosecute real or imagined crimes by officials or patrons of the opposing political party.

3. Use the option of criminal prosecution to encourage official and unofficial financial contributions to the Governor and his associates.

4. Cleanse any mention of past felonies and misdemeanors attributed to the Governor and his associates from official state records.

3 posted on 11/13/2007 11:10:48 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee ("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
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To: Brad from Tennessee
1. Act as a barrier between inquisitive law enforcement investigators and the Governor and his associates.

Not if they are from a different party than yours...................

4 posted on 11/13/2007 11:14:34 AM PST by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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To: Red Badger

Yeah, your right. Sometimes they’re not from the same party.


5 posted on 11/13/2007 11:17:55 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee ("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
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To: Brad from Tennessee

It’s my party and I’ll pry if I want to, Pry if I want to.
You would pry, too, if it happened to you!...........


6 posted on 11/13/2007 11:24:35 AM PST by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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To: Red Badger
It’s my party and I’ll lie if I want to
Lie if I want to
Lie if I want to
You would lie too if they subpoenaed you
7 posted on 11/13/2007 11:44:54 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee ("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
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To: Brad from Tennessee

LOL!!!!.....Good!.....


8 posted on 11/13/2007 11:48:49 AM PST by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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To: MrLegalReform

I’m not a subscriber. Does it mention Mike Aguirre, San Diego’s city attorney? He has tried to turn that office into a position that lets him tell everyone from the mayor on down what to do. He’s a total pest. His job involves only prosecuting misdemeanors and advising the city council, but they can’t fire him, and they can’t keep him away from cameras. They have had to hire outside counsel instead.


9 posted on 11/13/2007 12:43:49 PM PST by Defiant ("Expectorate" has Specter in it.)
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