Does the POTUS have any control over the Justice Department?

ZombieHorde

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:10 PM
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Poll question: Does the POTUS have any control over the Justice Department?

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sandnsea

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:11 PM
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1. Should the POTUS negate laws

as the POTUS sees fit?

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ZombieHorde

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:13 PM
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2. Are you offering me new poll suggestions? nt

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rvablue

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:15 PM
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4. How does a POTUS "negate laws?"

A POTUS can veto a bill that comes before him from Congress.

He cannot, however, "negate laws" that have been previously passed by Congress and signed into law.

Only the SCOTUS can deem a law unconstitutional and null and void.

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msongs

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:16 PM
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5. signing statements, willful and deliberate ignoring - probably more ways nt

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sandnsea

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:24 PM
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10. Oh my gosh, that happens in Court!

Which is exactly where Smelt-Hammer is and where it belongs.

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BlooInBloo

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:15 PM
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3. hahahah! A "some" versus "none" poll. Cute.

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ZombieHorde

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:17 PM
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6. Thank you, I strive for cuteness. I use puppies as my guide.

Edited on Sat Jun-13-09 03:20 PM by ZombieHorde

eta: I used "some" because no one has complete control over any group.

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NYC Democrat

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:24 PM
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11. ahhh those are some cute puppy's.

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Jakes Progress

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:22 PM
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7. Given the brief they wrote,

our best hope is that Obama doesn't even know the DOJ exists.

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Hippo_Tron

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:22 PM
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8. The POTUS hires and fires the Attorney General, the deputies, and the US Attorneys

Edited on Sat Jun-13-09 03:23 PM by Hippo_Tron

On the other hand, the Justice Department is supposed to operate with some deal of autonomy from the White House. But yes he does definitely have some control.

That said, in a case that's as highly political as this, somebody at the White House probably should've been watching over the Justice Department.

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Seen the light

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:23 PM
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9. No, the POTUS has no control over the Justice Department. (6 votes, 55%)

Oh you guys.

General Discussion: Presidential�

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CitizenPatriot

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:24 PM
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12. he shouldn't have control over the DoJ

That's exactly what Bush did and why I, for one, worked so damn hard to get Obama elected, here in the steamy pile of confederacy where I currently live.

3 arms of govt. Hands off the DoJ! Too bad the Bush lifers (Those hired based on their religious beliefs....you know, the Republican hacks)will never leave and some of the appointees refuse to leave as well.

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PBS Poll-435

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:25 PM
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13. Yes. We learned this all too well during the last administration.

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Douglas Carpenter

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:32 PM
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14. structurally, the Justice Department is supposed to maintain it independence

Although, as we see with the Bush Administration, that has not always been the case. The President might legally have some in influence in the long run. But he most certainly would not be writing or advising on the legal briefs. I think everyone already knows that.

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bigjohn16

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:45 PM
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15. To think that the President is hands off on any aspect of US policy is unrealistic.

Edited on Sat Jun-13-09 03:45 PM by bigjohn16

If he knew the DOJ was going to give that brief on DOMA and approved it then that is very troubling to me. If he didn't know and has people in the DOJ not consulting the White House on such a critical issue to the left then that should be troubling to President Obama in my opinion.

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ZombieHorde

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:50 PM
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16. Good answer. nt

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