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And Now The Justice Department Eight

By Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.

An indispensable operating principle of any viable democracy is that the judicial branch of government function free from interference by the executive or the legislature. The other hallmarks of democracy—regular elections, freedom of speech and press, written laws and administrative procedures, etc.—are all hobbled, if not nullified, if judges and other judicial system officers are subject to coercion, whether direct… return to article

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    Glad to see Gonzalez go but this is the LEAST of his crimes. ALL US
    atty appts are political. So what ?

    United States Posted by blondemike on Mar 20, 2007 at 1:59 PM
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