tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196201224507060771.post7723234731129222092..comments2023-12-18T05:12:50.293-05:00Comments on LAW PROF on the LOOSE: Those U.S. AttorneysJon Siegelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05903271363747693689noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196201224507060771.post-83802302539687084252007-03-16T13:42:00.000-04:002007-03-16T13:42:00.000-04:00Chairman Leahy's comments on NPR the other evening...Chairman Leahy's comments on NPR the other evening express his outrage that politics played a role in the firing of these prosecutors. You make light of the political nature of these appointments. <BR/><BR/>Are AG's suject to the same sort of Blue Noting procedures that judicial appointees are subject to?<BR/><BR/>It seems that the legislative branch has overstepped its constitutional boundries by procedurally enacting senatorial courtesy and blue note procedures. Worse still, the secretive nature of these procedures leeds to a even greater lack of accountability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196201224507060771.post-47851464038537136472007-03-05T18:06:00.000-05:002007-03-05T18:06:00.000-05:00There are two distinct issues here:1. Yes, USAs ar...There are two distinct issues here:<BR/><BR/>1. Yes, USAs are political appointees. But <A HREF="http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1172578843.shtml" REL="nofollow">should they be</A>?<BR/><BR/>2. Even political appointees are entitled to the defense of detrimental reliance. The office of USA has been overwhelmingly "remove only for cause, not for politics" for the past few decades. It is clearly inequitable, if not forbidden, to suddenly change the rules on them.KipEsquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326513032807027956noreply@blogger.com