The New Watergate?

cross-posted from ERD

Counterpunch

April 12, 2007

U.S. Attorneys and Voting Rights

By MARJORIE COHN

The Bush administration is shocked, shocked, that the firing of a few U.S. attorneys has caused such a stir in Washington. After all, the Oval Office says, the President can choose whomever he wants to prosecute federal cases. But the Supreme Court declared in Berger v. United States that a prosecutor's job is to see that justice is done, not to politicize justice. The mass ouster of the top prosecutors had more to do with keeping a grip on power - by manipulating voting rights - than with doing justice. And like the Watergate scandal, the evidence points to a cover-up.

This cover-up revolves around efforts by the Bush administration to disenfranchise African-American voters in communities where the vote would likely be close. George W. Bush came to power in 2000 by a razor-thin margin awarded him by the Supreme Court. During the 2004 election, there were allegations of attempts to disenfranchise African-American voters, especially in Ohio. Yet no voting discrimination cases were brought on behalf of African-American or Native American voters from 2001 to 2006.

http://www.counterpunch.org/cohn04122007.html

Nothing like a bloodless coup. Of course, the blood came later.

Read Greg Palast - that is if you can keep yourself from punching walls. :grr: The book is entitled "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy"

it is now the 3rd generation of crooks. Who do they have within their family they will try to sell as "public servants" in the near future? Who are they grooming and scheming for? The obvious Jeb, I think is out - the girls - nah - We have to keep an eye out for whom? Or is this finally the end of this family...
:shrug:

I don't think they plan on sticking around long enough to try to put another one in the WH. The damage is done -- they have the income streams from all the crooked deals they've made selling this country to the highest bidder.

Just another money maker for the Bushies.