Republicanism distilled to its fundamentalis: Politics is more important than the Constitution
- From: "Joe S." <noname@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:19:47 -0400
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On HBO's Real Time Friday night Bill Maher was going over the basics of the
US Attorney scandal with former New Mexico US Attorney David Iglesias when
conservative guest Lisa Schiffren chimed in that Iglesias was failing to
understand that US Attorney jobs were political. A surprised Maher tried to
clarify by differentiating the appointment of US Attorneys from their actual
law enforcement duties but Schiffren stuck to her point. In addition to
condoning the selective enforcement of the law, Schiffren implies that the
Oath to uphold the Constitution, taken by political appointees, was also
secondary to politics. And she speaks from experience as a former political
apppointee!
Clearly Schriffren just earned herself a jury duty pass for the rest of her
life. To understand the outrageousness of her suggestion one need not look
any further than the statement Iglesias made about his firing two minutes
earlier:
Iglesias: "What they wanted me to do was come up with some bogus
prosecutions with no evidence of voter fraud. That's number one. And number
two, they wanted me to rush indictments against democrats who were engaging
in corrupt activities. I couldn't do that because the case wasn't ready.
It's that simple."
Essentially the White House, along with Republican Congresswoman Heather
Wilson (R-NM) and Senator Pete Domenci (R-NM) who pressured Iglesias
directly, were upset that Igesias refused to use the power of his office to
help them fraudulently win elections. In other words, Iglesias was fired
because he would not help the Republican party circumvent our Democracy. And
that is okay according to Schiffren!
Schiffren: "You know, with all due respect, its a political, you're in a
political job, you're a political appointee."
Maher: "Woh, it's not a political job, it's a political appointment. Once
you get the job, shouldn't it not be political?"
Schiffren: "You know what, I have been a political appointee also and sworn
the same oath to the Constitution, and the truth is, you can't take politics
out of politics, you were there to serve an administration that will have
its own ends some of which are stupid, petty and trivial and sometimes the
guy above you wants to put his guy in your slot..."
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4477
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