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B-Man Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 THE WASHINGTON POST SMEARS AG WILLIAM BARR. I WAS THERE. by John Hinderaker I have been in DC (Northern Virginia, actually) for the last two days, in connection with Hillsdale College’s Constitution Day event. Last night, Attorney General William Barr spoke at dinner. The main subject of his speech was the rule of law, and how the rule of law is advanced by the fact that in federal agencies, final decisions are up to the senior, political appointees. In the Department of Justice, this means, ultimately, the Attorney General. Barr articulated several reasons why senior officials in DOJ get the last word on prosecutions, and should. First, they are politically accountable. An attorney general is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. If someone has a problem with decisions he makes, he can be fired by the President or called before Congress to explain. In a democracy, this kind of political accountability is essential. Second, uniformity is an important aspect of the rule of law. We cannot have a U.S. Attorney in New York advancing a novel theory against a criminal defendant in that state, while the U.S. Attorney in Florida refuses to bring a similar prosecution on the same ground. Only if DOJ’s senior officials have ultimate responsibility for decisions on prosecutions can uniformity be assured. Third, the most senior officials generally have more experience than line attorneys, and they also have a broader perspective. A line attorney knows his own cases, but the political appointees know (and are responsible for) the Department’s policies and priorities. Barr’s comments had a context: he talked about the fact that the D.C. press corps has attacked him for doing his job; that is, exercising his powers and duties as Attorney General. Outlets like the Washington Post see something sinister in the fact that the Attorney General is actually running the Department of Justice. This is not a consistent concern, however; as Barr pointed out, such concerns disappear when the A.G. is a Democrat. Barr’s speech was well-received. In fact, he got four standing ovations from the Hillsdale crowd. I didn’t think he had said anything particularly controversial, so I was shocked later last night to see that the Washington Post had published a highly misleading account of the speech which I had heard only an hour or two before. The Post’s story bears the snarky headline, Barr accuses Justice Department of headhunting and interfering with politics. The headline is flatly false. Barr did not accuse DOJ lawyers of “interfering with politics.” The Post just made that up. The Post story reads, as usual, like a DNC press release: Speaking at an event hosted by Hillsdale College, a school with deep ties to conservative politics… Someday I want to see a Post story about a public official speaking at Harvard, “a school with deep ties to liberal politics.” MORE AT THE LINK: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 When people were coming down on Biden for using a teleprompter it was because it was happening during interviews. Not while he was giving a speech. MOST (if not all) elected officials use some sort of teleprompter or notes during a speech … but not during an interview. Like Biden. WaPo’s James Hohmann couldn’t wait to ‘dunk’ on Trump … 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OldTimeAFLGuy Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 On 9/16/2020 at 9:39 PM, Buffalo Timmy said: So how many do you predict would have died if Biden was president? ....hmmm....200,000.......now let's take into consideration highly susceptible elderly deaths (special thanks to Big Fredo), at risk preexisting conditions citizens, auto/motorcycle/gun shot wound deaths, fraudulent reporting et al, probably 70%, we're down to perhaps 60,000+ directly related Covid-19 deaths....the annual flu number....and the political capital in THAT is.....crickets..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillsFanNC Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: https://mobile.twitter.com/ScottJW/status/1307300030546665473 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unforgiven Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 9/16/2020 at 9:39 PM, Buffalo Timmy said: So how many do you predict would have died if Biden was president? 2000 billio er trillion ketchup pucks around the stump...c'mon man What in gods name is he doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 4 hours ago, B-Man said: I should point out that I was raped by one of those women 40 years ago. I will disclose which one right after Trump announces the nomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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