[BuckeyeTexan]

Fair enough.

The DOJ represents the government in all legal matters. The DOJ must defend federal law. The DOJ must also defend the interests of the government.

Personal actions, to me, would reflect actions taken by someone that are outside of or irrelevant to one’s official duties. So yes, the DOJ would not be expected to defend those actions.

However, one’s negligence in performing one’s duties would not be a personal action because the action/inaction is directly relevant to one’s official duties. Negligence is the failure to act when one is obligated to do so.

[hoosiermama]

Failure to defend the constitution against enemies from within IS a personal choice not a job description; therefore, they should be paying their own bills, not being defended at tax payer expense.