Justice Department lawyers on Friday ridiculed an obscure U.S. border official's argument that he can't be fired by President Bush and is entitled to a job for life. The White House fired Dennis Schornack, of Williamston, Mich., on July 10 from his position as U.S. representative to the International Boundary Commission. That small U.S-Canadian agency maintains markers, clears trees and otherwise serves as caretaker for the long, undefended border between the two countries. Schornack's abrupt dismissal came after he and the Justice Department began arguing about his legal representation in a lawsuit filed by a pair of Washington state property...
