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stevenleser

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6. Exactly how often should the President intervene in the DOJ's work in your opinion.

Reply to hifiguy (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 01:24 PM

Apr 2012

Say we say it is OK this time. How many times is OK? I myself have advocated it on occasion, but for big important stuff like LGBT rights, not whether Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunctioned and whether CBS was responsible for that. That is a complete waste of the President's time.

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Good effin god. They got nuttin better to do? geckosfeet Apr 2012 #1

Jeebus H. Christ on certiorari, hifiguy Apr 2012 #2

I know - they should have just paid the fine and shut up. Initech Apr 2012 #3

What exactly would they have accomplished if they had "paid the fine and shut up"? DefenseLawyer Apr 2012 #5

Because they most likely spent far more money fighting the fine than the original fine was worth. Initech Apr 2012 #7

Exactly how often should the President intervene in the DOJ's work in your opinion. stevenleser Apr 2012 #6

Time for Clarence Thomas to do a little "research" thelordofhell Apr 2012 #4

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