The number one question on the Obama transition team’s website in early January was:
· “Will you appoint a Special Prosecutor (ideally Patrick Fitzgerald) to independently investigate the gravest crimes of the Bush administration, including torture and warrantless wiretapping?”-- posted by Bob Fertik of democrats.com (check out his website)
Some people may disagree with the choice of Patrick Fitzgerald; but we should all join Mr. Fertik in calling for a Special Prosecutor to investigate the crimes of the Bush Administration. So, how do we do that?
On ABC's This Week (1/11/09), Barack Obama said:
· “[The Attorney General’s] job is to uphold the Constitution and look after the interests of the American people, not to be swayed by day-to-day politics. So, ultimately, he's going to be making some calls."
...and he described his pick for Attorney General, Eric Holder*, as “the people’s lawyer”.
It is time to call our lawyer. It is time the Justice Department resumed its rightful role of investigating and prosecuting criminals, rather than acting as a political tool and the Obstruction of Justice Department--as it has for the past eight years.
Call the Office of the Attorney General at 202-353-1555, and demand that he appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate and indict former members of the Bush Administration who have committed crimes in our name. (Please call. It is the most effective method of influencing our government.)
We can let these criminals go on their merry way, collecting their generous retirement checks and growing richer on speaker fees; or we can hold them responsible for their crimes.
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There is a saying: The wheels of justice grind slow, but they grind exceedingly fine.
We must start the wheels of justice and allow them to grind Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Gonzales, et. al. into dust. Then, and only then, they can be swept into the dust-bin of history; and Americans can finally turn the page on this horrid period in American history and move forward to rebuild our nation on the solid foundation of Constitutional Law.
(*At this time (1/22/09), Senate Republicans are holding up the confirmation of President Obama’s choice for Attorney General (Eric Holder). Apparently, they are afraid Holder may actually enforce the laws against torture. Because of this, his office is not yet taking phone messages. Keep trying!
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