Just when you thought things at the Dept. of Justice might be looking up with
wisecracking (think Eddie Haskell of the old "Leave it to Beaver" show) A.G.
Eric Holder quitting, the Obama govt. nominated a right-winger, Loretta Lynch,
to take his place. Reportedly, she thinks the present N.S.A.
surveillance protocols, with its dragnet of innumerable law-abiding
citizens, presents no real problem with the Constitution, and it looks like she
might be showing little respect to states' rights/the 10th Amendment, especially
when it comes to a handful of states rebelling against the draconian edicts of
an overreaching Congress regarding marijuana and drug enforcement. On the
other hand, she might be better than Holder in actually doing something
more than a slap-on-the-wrist to big-time, professional white collar criminals,
but expect more of the same, a la Holder, when it comes to looking the
other way at war crimes, by some high-level officials/personalities. A continued, long-standing problem with
American moral standards, generally. Expect Lynch to be less of Obama's toady
than Holder, however, which is just a guess on our part. Whether that's good or
bad is anybody's guess.
Post-script: Jan. 29, 2015:
So this might be Loretta Lynch's first case: what to do about the man who flew a drone onto the White House grounds; bring charges against him or not? So far it appears that someone can fly drones over the White House with nothing but shrugs, not even a night in jail (although, if you don't have the right demographics, such as not working for an intelligence agency ...), by the various security details and the Dept. of Justice, but veer a car away after being stopped by a secluded barricade, even if impacting the barricade was accidental -- as no one seems to know precisely whether the incident involving the Connecticut woman in Autumn, 2013 was accidental or not -- and get the death penalty without trial or jury. The police should have arrested the woman, who was black, not kill her, as her baby laid near or beside her. She posed no immediate threat to anybody as she tried to drive away, though seemingly ignoring police orders. Apparently, there were little or no governmental inquires, or official concern, about yet another bizarre shooting by police in general. Just another day in America.
[Originally posted on Commoner on 1/29/15, under the title "The New Attorney General;" revised on 2/11/15.]
Post-script: Jan. 29, 2015:
So this might be Loretta Lynch's first case: what to do about the man who flew a drone onto the White House grounds; bring charges against him or not? So far it appears that someone can fly drones over the White House with nothing but shrugs, not even a night in jail (although, if you don't have the right demographics, such as not working for an intelligence agency ...), by the various security details and the Dept. of Justice, but veer a car away after being stopped by a secluded barricade, even if impacting the barricade was accidental -- as no one seems to know precisely whether the incident involving the Connecticut woman in Autumn, 2013 was accidental or not -- and get the death penalty without trial or jury. The police should have arrested the woman, who was black, not kill her, as her baby laid near or beside her. She posed no immediate threat to anybody as she tried to drive away, though seemingly ignoring police orders. Apparently, there were little or no governmental inquires, or official concern, about yet another bizarre shooting by police in general. Just another day in America.
[Originally posted on Commoner on 1/29/15, under the title "The New Attorney General;" revised on 2/11/15.]
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