Rep. Jerrold Nadler Is Drafting a Letter to Eric Holder Asking for a Special Prosecutor

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Rep. Jerrold Nadler Is Drafting a Letter to Eric Holder Asking for a Special Prosecutor
Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2009-03-02 05:06.

Nadler Says We Have No Choice, We Must Prosecute Bush
By Bob Fertik, democrats.com


I attended Rep. Jerry Nadler's event at the Tribeca Cinema last night which featured a lively discussion about progressive issues.

Moderator Joel Silverman asked about Senator Leahy's proposed Truth Commission.

Baratunde Thurston of Jack & Jill Politics said it's not about vengeance, it's about setting standards.

Nadler said "we have no choice, we must prosecute." And of course Nadler is in a position to do something about it, since he chairs the Constitution Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee.

Nadler announced he is preparing a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder calling for a Special Prosecutor. The letter will resemble those he sent to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who simply ignored Nadler's letter, and then to former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who replied but dodged all of Nadler's issues.

Nadler pointed out that Holder declared waterboarding is torture, and that Dick Cheney said on TV that he authorized waterboarding. Nadler said the Convention Against Torture, which was signed by Ronald Reagan, obligates the United States to investigate and prosecute torturers.

Nadler's argument is identical to that made by Jonathan Turley, Glenn Greenwald, and many others.

[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[pleah]

2. K&R!

[Hissyspit]

3. Prosecuting admitted criminal activity. What a novel idea. K&R

[Gregorian]

4. If we don't respond, we legitimize this inhumane and illegal act.

We either respond, or we pave the way for a vicious new future.

Stop pussyfooting around. What else can one call it after all of this time? Are you really wading through legal mud? I have to wonder.

[bdamomma]

5. K&R

you have no choice but to prosecute, and stop talking and show us some action.

[wroberts189]

6. A nation of laws ..not men knr nt

[flyarm]

7. Yeah!!!!!!!!! some people have it right!!! no more commissions that are mere white wash

I have argued over and over that a Special prosecutor must be assigned to prosecute the laws of the United States that have been broken.

Without rule of law we have no republic.

Without rule of law we have no democracy.

Without rule of law our constitution means nothing, in fact less than nothing.

Without rule of law we are no better than a third world dictatorship..

Without rule of law..these sob's just resurface and resurface and resurface.

Without rule of law..we are not free.

And for those who want to cheer for a commission..ask yourself this..how is that magic bullet theory working for you????????? ( Warren Commission)

How is the lies and bullshit about 9/11 working for you???????( 9/11 commission)

Rockefeller commission..

Tower commission..

and how many others..that either no one was held accountable or only the lowest people were ehld accountable.

no more white washes..period..get a special prosecutor..NOW!!!!!!!!!!

I never want to see a Kissinger type surface again..like Kissinger did when bush tapped him to run the 9/11 commission and Obama just sent Kissinger to Russia to represent his campaign..I want these criminals prosecuted and locked up to never see the light again..if found guilty of crimes of any kind!

This country of ours was predciated on the rule of law..now use that law and hold anyone who broke the law accountable..enough of any damn excuses.