Why **waste** the resources and time of DOJ attorneys at a time when plots were being laid to blow planes out of our skies, and shoot our soldiers on their bases and recruitment centers?
Only a very guilty man would do that, and now I am curious. What's going on here? Apparently, nearly half the nation agrees with me.
Well, I asked an attorney that same question. He said that to do so would set a precedent of having the POTUS release private documentation. Obama should have released the long form prior to Berg’s original lawsuit when he knew there was doubt. He didn’t and then he was sued. He has to provide a defense or be subjected to a default judgment against him. He’s not misusing DOJ attorneys. It’s their obligation under the law to provide a defense for the POTUS.
Although this may not be an equivalent analogy, think of it this way ...
A homeschool parent in Texas is accused of not holding school the required number of days per school year and not teaching the required material on citizenship. So the State of Texas sues that parent to prove that she held school the required length of time and taught citizenship class. The homeschool parent has attendance records to show the exact number of days she held class and she has her child’s homework and graded tests to demonstrate the material taught in citizenship class. Being an honorable and trustworthy person, she wants to produce the records to clear her name and put an end to the lawsuit.
However, the Texas Homeschool Coalition who defends parents in all lawsuits related to homeschool violations advises her that there is no law requiring her to produce any documentation. The only legal requirement in Texas is that the homeschool parent agrees to abide by the requirements. The THSC advises her that to release the documentation would set a precedent that might force other parents to keep and produce records that are not required by law. The THSC and parent fight the lawsuit on principle.
Now, that analogy is in no way intended to imply that Obama is honorable or has the necessary documentation. It’s meant only to show that sometimes defending oneself in a lawsuit is contrary to what seems straightforward.
Flame away!