Greedy Trial Lawyer
Up Close And Personal In The Justice Department
Category: Right On!
I think I have found a true public servant working in the U.S. Department of Justice. His name is John S. Koppel, and he has recently submitted an article to the Denver Post. Stand back as you read these excerpts. The heat and passion could ignite you.
Bush justice is a national disgrace
As a longtime attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, I can honestly say that I have never been as ashamed of the department and government that I serve as I am at this time.The public record now plainly demonstrates that both the DOJ and the government as a whole have been thoroughly politicized in a manner that is inappropriate, unethical and indeed unlawful. The unconscionable commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's sentence, the misuse of warrantless investigative powers under the Patriot Act and the deplorable treatment of U.S. attorneys all point to an unmistakable pattern of abuse.
In more than a quarter of a century at the DOJ, I have never before seen such consistent and marked disrespect on the part of the highest ranking government policymakers for both law and ethics.
The public trust has been flagrantly violated, and meaningful accountability is long overdue. Officials who have brought into disrepute both the Department of Justice and the administration of justice as a whole should finally have to answer for it - and the misdeeds at issue involve not merely garden-variety misconduct, but multiple "high crimes and misdemeanors," including war crimes and crimes against humanity.
John S. Koppel has been a civil appellate attorney with the Department of Justice since 1981.
Thanks to Trial Ad Notes for blogging on this act of bravery.
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