Salt Lake City, UT
Great Public Form Letter in today's Salt Lake Tribune:
Cannon and competence
Recently, Utah Rep. Chris Cannon said that U.S. Attorney David Iglesias was fired not for political reasons, but "because he's an idiot" and "was clearly not competent to do his job" (Tribune, July 10). I guess that depends on Cannon's definition of "idiot." If by "idiot" he means someone who refused to push phony voter fraud indictments against Democrats to help Republicans just before a close election, then yeah, I guess Iglesias - who was honored by the Justice Department for "exemplary leadership" - qualifies. If you take the standard definition of "idiot," then Cannon must be looking in a mirror when he makes that accusation. As for not being competent to do his job, again, Cannon should think long and hard before he makes that kind of statement. It's long been a given that Cannon is "clearly not competent" to do much of anything except bluster and boast, make idiotic accusations and embarrass the whole state.
R. Dale Webb
Salt Lake City
Cannon: Worser Person in the World!
Here Cannon adamantly argues that it is appropriate to fire U.S. Attorneys for political reasons
So if you are being investigated by the FBI, Mr. Cannon, and the US Attorney is not going stop the investigation of you is it appropriate to have the President fire the US Attorney for political reasons? This is ridiculous and renders the entire criminal code meaningless and subject to executive discretion. Cannon you are a sell out to the rule of law, the Congress who passes criminal penalties and to our Country.
1 comment:
Unlike Sara Taylor, US Attorneys make an oath to the CONSTITUTION, not the president. Thus, when someone commits a crime, they have this strange compulsion to prosecute them (and vice versa).
David I. was fired because Pete Domenici (R-NM) Heather Wilson (R-NM) were mad that Wilson's opponent-- a state AG--wouldn't be embarrassed/accused of partisanship by not prosecuting a prominent NM Democrat. This was all so that Wilson could win reelection (which she did by the narrowest of margins).
But of course, Cannon doesn't understand that, because he is a hack and assumes everyone is a hack like him.
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