"If I do not win," Siegelman said, "every governor, every member of Congress and Presidents Bush and Obama should be subject to prosecution."
A subplot to the Siegelman story involves the Obama administration's utter lack of spine on matters of justice. Hebert said Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have violated their oaths of office:
"When [Obama and Holder] took over they made it clear that they weren't going to get caught up in the past," Hebert said. "They were going to look to the future and make it a brighter day and full of hope."
But this view is inconsistent "with the Constitution, federal law and what the Department of Justice is sworn to uphold," he insisted.
Hebert said he believed that in wanting to appear nonpartisan, they instead weakened the Justice Department, sending a consequential message to the American people.
"It's one thing to want to appear like you're above the political fray and your cases aren't motivated by politics," Hebert pointed out. "But it's another to not hold people accountable and to not bring justice."
By allowing George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and others to escape scrutiny, Obama and Holder are sending a dangerous message:
"Bush and Cheney are not above the law," Hebert concluded. "Whether it's the president, the vice president or any federal office holder who violates the Constitution or federal law, or there are serious allegations suggesting that such violations may have existed, then the Department of Justice has a duty and an obligation to fully investigate that.
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