Tuesday, August 12, 2008

US AG: Breaking the Law Is Not a Crime

But I wouldn't advise you put that to the test for yourself. In fact, you may not even have to break the law to commit a crime.

[ Attorney General Michael ] told delegates to the American Bar Association annual meeting, "Not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime. In this instance, the two joint reports found only violations of the civil service laws.

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"No criminal prosecutions are planned for former Justice Department officials accused of allowing politics to influence the hiring of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers, […] Mukasey said Tuesday.

  Yahoo

Oooh. Giant surprise there. But, really…breaking the law is not a crime? This from our country’s Attorney General.

I hope I wake up soon.


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