Posted on 08/08/2013 1:38:15 PM PDT by JSDude1
special prosecutor generally is a lawyer from outside the government appointed by an attorney general or, in the United States, by Congress to investigate a government official for misconduct while in office. A reasoning for such an appointment is that the governmental branch or agency may have political connections to those it might be asked to investigate. Inherently, this creates a conflict of interest and a solution is to have someone from outside the department lead the investigation. The term "special prosecutor" may have a variety of meanings from one country to the next, from one government branch
Because there is plenty of dirt on both sides.
NO leadership.
Ahhhh...how many FBI files is Hillary sitting on, something like 950? (that we know about).
Because there is plenty of dirt on both sides.
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A bizarre form of a Mexican Standoff, but basically that’s what happens. The result is political paralysis.
Before long, there will be Mexicans running congress so the term Mexican Standoff will be an accurate description of deadlock in the future. lol
I can’t for the life of me, folks, figure out WHY Boehner and Congress have not to date used their legal and Constitutional powers of appointing special prosecutors to try corrupt government officials in the Obama Administration over “phony scandals” Benghazi, the IRS Tea Party targeting, NSA and others?
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We owe Richard Nixon a huge apology. Hell, we even need to beg forgiveness from Slick Willie.
After all - what they did pales in comparison to the crimes Obastard has committed.
Bonehead is not on our side, he is their foil, one of many
Because they’d rather use the leverage they have to cut deals.
You see, your initial premise going into this is wrong. You believe there are Congressmen who want to identify corruption and clean it up. False premise.
Congressmen are there to extend their power and use their positions to benefit themselves. There are infinite examples supporting this premise, so that is not a cynical view, but the absolute truth.
“I can’t for the life of me, folks, figure out WHY Boehner and Congress have not to date used their legal and Constitutional powers ...”
It is a matter of complexion.
Because they are just as dirty as the obamas..
Isn’t a Mexican standoff where there are three sides? If so are we the third side, and shouldn’t we push them to carry out justice against corruption (our will)?
It is because boener is a candy ___ jack ___.
I can’t stand that jerk.
Our people are feckless.
Let me answer that question for you Dude.
They are in Obama’s pocket.
Just that simple.
Because it’s not a constitutional power. It is a very unconstitutional power. In fact, one of the best dissents in the history of the Supreme Court is Scalia’s excellent analysis of why an Independent Counsel appointed by congress and/or the courts violates the separation of powers:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0487_0654_ZD.html
“Without a secure structure of separated powers, our Bill of Rights would be worthless, as are the bills of rights of many nations of the world that have adopted, or even improved upon, the mere words of ours.”
“Frequently an issue of this sort will come before the Court clad, so to speak, in sheep’s clothing: the potential of the asserted principle to effect important change in the equilibrium of power is not immediately evident, and must be discerned by a careful and perceptive analysis. But this wolf comes as a wolf.”
The dissent is a great education on the Constitution and is also notable because it accurately predicts all of the problems caused by Lawrence Walsh and Kenneth Starr.
The law which created the Independent Counsel appointed by Congress (which the Supreme Court erroneously upheld, over Scalia’s objection) expired in 1999 and Congress did not renew it.
The objective is to advance the party, not the country. By going after “the one” you alienate the “me’s”.
Yep. Probably Ninety nine percent of congress has been blackmailed.
As I recall, Congress can request a special prosecutor, but it is still up to the AG to appoint one - they can’t force him to do so, and they have no power to appoint on on their own (separation of powers). The Independent Counsel law used to allow Congress to appoint a prosecutor, but it was deemed unconstitutional and abandoned.
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