Posted at January 27, 2008 at 1:02 am
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Robert Novak is saying that Barack Obama has had discussions with John Edwards about Edwards being the Attorney General in an Obama Administration.
“Illinois Democrats close to Sen. Barack Obama are quietly passing the word that John Edwards will be named attorney general in an Obama administration,” according to Robert Novak.
The appointment of Edwards “would please not only the union leaders supporting him for president but organized labor in general. The unions relish the prospect of an unequivocal labor partisan as the nation’s top legal officer.”
“In public debates, Obama and Edwards often seem to bond together in alliance against front-running Sen. Hillary Clinton. While running a poor third, Edwards could collect a substantial bag of delegates under the Democratic Party’s proportional representation. Edwards then could try to turn his delegates over to Obama in the still unlikely event of a deadlocked Democratic National Convention.”
Novak isn’t the most popular reporter amongst Democrats, but I think Edwards as Attorney General is an excellent idea. Taking on the corporate interests that control Washington DC has been the theme of Edwards’ campaign. As Attorney General, Edwards would have the ability to investigate and hold accountable corporations that have abused the system.
Obama could name Edwards as his choice for Attorney General before the general election and Edwards could campaign on the need to restore the Constitution when it comes to domestic spying, torture, and Habeas Corpus and against corruption in government.
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Posted at January 21, 2007 at 11:10 am
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee this past week. Gonzalez ridiculously attempts to say that habeas corpus is not granted in the Constitution. Republican Senator Arlen Spector responds…Specter: Now wai…
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Posted at November 16, 2006 at 7:53 pm
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Today, Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd introduced legislation that would restore Habeas Corpus and other rights to the Military Commisions Act, or the Torture Bill, (which I wrote about here and here) that was just recently pushed through the Senate bef…
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