Loser leftist groups file complaints to have Bush ‘torture’ lawyers disbarred

The AP reports:

WASHINGTON – Two outside groups want Bush administration lawyers linked to memos on harsh interrogation techniques of detainees to lose their licenses to practice law.

Complaints were to be filed Monday against former attorneys general John Ashcroft and Alberto Gonzales, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and John Yoo, Jay Bybee and Stephen Bradbury. The complaints were being filed in the District of Columbia and four states — New York, California, Texas and Pennsylvania.

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The groups VotersForPeace.US and Velvet Revolution say the lawyers misused their licenses.

“Misused their licenses”? By what – giving legal opinions? If that’s the case, can we file a formal complaint to get liberal judges we disagree with disbarred as well? We can start with Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Seriously, it’s chilling to see the far left engaging in a witch hunt to have disbarred from the legal profession lawyers who write opinions they don’t like. That certain Democrat members of Congress think it would be acceptable to “investigate” those lawyers – and other Bush admin officials involved in the crafting of the ‘torture’ policy is even more so.

What is it they say about absolute power again?

10 Responses to "Loser leftist groups file complaints to have Bush ‘torture’ lawyers disbarred"

Neo says:

May 18, 2009 at 10:31 am

“Open hearts. Open minds. Fair-minded words.”
alchemist says:

May 18, 2009 at 10:56 am

Yes. God forbid someone gets investigated for circumventing the constitution. Chilling.
Steve says:

May 18, 2009 at 11:27 am

alchemist,

What part of the Constitution was circumvented? Please provide link. You’re not speaking out of your a$$ are you?
RogerCfromSD says:

May 18, 2009 at 12:10 pm

He’s an alchemist. He takes the truth and transforms it into b.s. in order to fit his meme.
Lorica says:

May 18, 2009 at 12:11 pm

Yes. God forbid someone gets investigated for circumventing the constitution. Chilling.

Yes Like in the abortion debate. Something about the words For our posterity that just ring hollow when some idiotic justice can tell a woman she has the right to kill that “posterity”. Or perhaps one of the goals of the Dem party is to have this one world government. The Constitutions supremacy clause sorta cancels that one out, but they still want it.

Alchemist in all honesty, I don’t know how waterboarding circumvents the Constitution. There is nothing in it about pouring water on someones head. If you would please find this for me I would appreciate it. Personally, I think these men should just be killed. They were found on a field of battle, not wearing a uniform or fighting under a flag, fighting against our military, why should we continue to waste our funds and time.

Getting back to the real topic. If they do this, you will be hard pressed to find a lawyer who will ever advise the government again. If everytime a lawyer gives advice to the Government, and then because of a change in Presidents, a lawyer knows his license is under threat, it won’t take long before these guys stop advising the Gov. – Lorica
Neo says:

May 18, 2009 at 12:29 pm

I’m personally looking forward to prosecuting Obama administartion lawyers at EPA who made a finding of “carbon being harmful” without any proof that it affects health.

In a few years, after a few hundreds of billions are wasted, the torts will be worth the effort.
NC Cop says:

May 18, 2009 at 6:19 pm

Alchemist in all honesty, I don’t know how waterboarding circumvents the Constitution.

Didn’t you know? Anything that the dems don’t like circumvents the Constitution.
alchemist says:

May 18, 2009 at 6:25 pm

The 8th ain’t bad. I know everybody like to say it only applies to US citizens… I would LOVE for you to have that conversation with the founders. I think torture misses the intent of the constitution, if not the letter of the law. And I think many revolutionaries would see this treatment akin to american mistreatment by the british.

These allegations, raised by more than just the ‘loser left’, are very serious, but at this point they are only allegations. I would love to see those allegations investigated in a way that may (or may not) bring charges. If there are charges, these lawyers may or may not be found guilty of those charges.

And frankly, I don’t even necessarily want prosecutions, I just want all the information out and in the open (including e-mails, that may better illustrate the thought process that went into these memos). Frankly, I think the more we know, the worse it’s going to look.

I seem to remember another trial that I thought of much the same way. I thought whitewater was a BS political maneuver. But the allegations were serious, and so an investigation went underway and led to a trial. In the end, the political charges against the clintons could not be substantiated.

If Yoo et al have done nothing wrong, the same will happen to them.

PS: I found this great post here on volokh about the trouble with prosecuting these lawyers. The counterarguments are also worth reading.
Severian says:

May 18, 2009 at 9:14 pm

In other words alchemist, you got nothin, other than your “feelings.” Meh.
Great White Rat says:

May 18, 2009 at 10:35 pm

you got nothin, other than your “feelings.”

But Sev, that’s standard for the left, isn’t it? Name me one issue where the left does not make their entire argument based on emotion.

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