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February 26, 2009
Eric Holder is a Piece of Work
This guy is a piece of work. John Ashcroft lost an election fair-and-square to a dead man, then came Albert Gonzales, and now this guy Eric Holder. Here, Eric Holder, the new U.S. Attorney General says:
"Well what the president said during the campaign...uh...you will be surprised to know...will be consistent with what we will be doing here at law enforcement...uh...He was ..uh...my boss during the campaign. He is formally and technically and by law my boss now. And so what he said during the campaign is now ...um...American policy."
Does anyone see anything wrong with this? Probably not, because most Americans are so stupid they think that we're a Democracy and most couldn't name the three branches of government.
The role of the Attorney General is not to create the laws, nor is it his role to select which laws will be enforced. It is not his role to do what his "boss" tells him to. In his oath of office, Eric Holder solemnly swore to "support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, both foreign and domestic".
The Legislative branch creates the laws. The Judicial branch enforces the laws.
If the current regime thinks that the current laws relating to the manufacture, sale, and possession of Marijuana are imprudent, then they should work with the Legislative branch (Congress) to have the laws changed. Selective enforcement of the laws is not only irresponsible, it is illegal. Failure to enforce the law is legally referred to as "malfeasance under the color of office", which is apparently something Eric Holder is ready and willing to do.
Posted by Rob Kiser on February 26, 2009 at 10:15 PM
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