Feingold votes against Mukasey for Attorney General
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Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold In Opposition to Judge Mukasey as the Next Attorney General
November 4, 2007
"I will vote against the nomination of Judge Mukasey to be the next Attorney General. This was a difficult decision, as Judge Mukasey has many impressive qualities. He is intelligent and experienced and appears to understand the need to depoliticize the Department of Justice and restore its credibility and reputation.
At this point in our history, however, the country also needs an Attorney General who will tell the President that he cannot ignore the laws passed by Congress. Unfortunately, Judge Mukasey was unwilling to reject the extreme and dangerous theories of executive power that this administration has put forward.
The nation's top law enforcement officer must be able to stand up to a chief executive who thinks he is above the law. The rule of law is too important to our country's history and to its future to compromise on that bedrock principle."
November 4, 2007
"I will vote against the nomination of Judge Mukasey to be the next Attorney General. This was a difficult decision, as Judge Mukasey has many impressive qualities. He is intelligent and experienced and appears to understand the need to depoliticize the Department of Justice and restore its credibility and reputation.
At this point in our history, however, the country also needs an Attorney General who will tell the President that he cannot ignore the laws passed by Congress. Unfortunately, Judge Mukasey was unwilling to reject the extreme and dangerous theories of executive power that this administration has put forward.
The nation's top law enforcement officer must be able to stand up to a chief executive who thinks he is above the law. The rule of law is too important to our country's history and to its future to compromise on that bedrock principle."
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- TheRealEdwin
- 11 months ago
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Bravo!!!!! The nation's top law enforcement officer MUST be willing to stand up to the "decider."
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Yes...Feingold is always on the correct side in all things. Even more disturbing than Mukassey's 'ignorance' (yeah, right) of what waterboarding is, is his insistance that the president has the power to make his own law. This idea is insane. Look at Pakistan. That is what we are heading for. Does anyone really think that these people will willingly leave office, and hand it over to a Dem? Maybe Hillary? Are we all insane? There will be an Emergency very soon....mark my words.
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