Dawn Johnsen on the role of the Office of Legal Counsel

[peeklip]

Dawn Johnsen Speaks [“publicly for the first time in 18 months”] at the 2010 American Constitution Society National Convention:

acslaw.org/node/16373

[Ed76638]

why the fuck can't we get her confirmed???

she's being held up becaue of some abortion bullshit??

[ChristianFirefighter]

@Ed76638: 1st, try washing your filthy mouth out with soap. Then, read and learn... Catholic League President Bill Donohue: "It is an entirely different matter when a president selects bigots to work for him. In the late '80s, she joined a cadre of anti-Catholics to strip the Catholic Church of its tax exempt status ... because it took a strong pro-life position. The lawsuit failed. Johnsen is not the first anti-Catholic chosen by Obama, but she is by far the most extreme and the most dangerous.

[Ed76638]

The fact that Catholic crybaby Bill Donohue is bitching about this nomination is more than reason to support it. She held the post for 2 years during Clinton, so we know she's qualified. She's favored by liberals because she believes the executive branch should be held accountable for crimes like torture, but all we've heard from her opponents is ABORTION! Abortion will be legal tomorrow, 4 years from now and even 100 years from now. Go sit in a corner, STFU and let her confirmation happen.

[spankula123]

failure to honor? set a tone of disregard? be specific: two books confirm what? hostile to checks? legal checks? akin? spying? in order to stop terrorism. All rhetoric. Bring specific charges, or shut up. Waterboarding stopped attacks and saved lives. You are trying to make this country less safe.

How is this about the role of OSC and not an angry speech against Bush?

[eleventhamedment]

these men need to come under punishments- disbarred- Bybee can't legally sit on a Fed Bench when he broke Constitutional laws and the Oath of the Constitution- Bradbury and Yoo are under criminal investigations-

The agents that acted ( quid pro quo) fuck em- let them go to prison - Let the world learn - They Ruined the DOJ and got paid to Break International laws- IF The GOP are pissed who gives a damn- Let sunshine Hit and get these scum out of GOV. Bring out The Torture memos for the world 2C

[brandnewstuff79]

Looking forward to what The Public will learn on the Day of April 16th 2009 the Memos of the Illegal Torture Program and if White males ( under poor legal advice did do illegal acts they knew were illegal but did them anyhow without regaurd to human rights of the life of that person) well Criminal Charges should occur as a precedent- As arrgorance For a male that Tortured is the same mind set of a rapist or pedophile it is about sadistic power and control NOT LIFE/ CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS--prison!

[Xcesschick]

Let's see if SHE shows us the Prez Hail Hussein's passport, legal name change records, birth cert., and school admission records. Let's see if SHE can prove BO has met the "Constitutional" requirements, shall we?

She speaks like a 5th grade "valley girl".

[Xcesschick]

The ultimate problem is at the core of this "woman" and her bloodly thirst for womb war and fetal death! She's a HARD CORE pro-abort and worries endlessly about terrorists being physically roughed up, while fighting with all her might to have babies torn to pieces at all stages of life in the womb.

She's just another FREAK !

[oilhammer04]

She has tried to liken restrictions on abortion to slavery and thus violation of the 13 Amendment. "The Court rejected this farcical theory, just as it has rejected other instantiations of Johnsen's extremism." Quote from "Lawyer's Lawyer, Radical's Radical" by Andrew McCarthy March 9, 2009

[Justicecare]

Ms. Johnsen's brilliance, honesty, compassion and drive is just what this country needs to ensure honesty and well informed presidential

legal guidance. The administration is very lucky to have her!

[konekufpictures]

What a difference a change makes!

[dawgnpony]

How refreshing it is when compared to the likes of John Yoo and David Addington. Dick Cheney must be rolling over in his crypt!

[maliagar]

Refreshing?

Yoo defended torture, which inflicts terrible pain.

Johnsen defends abortion, which inflicts torture and death.

Johnsen is the one who's coming from the crypt... to bring others there.

[GutterpressFerret]

Hallelujah. This honest and passionate woman has teeth - and she's on the Obama team.

[fctchk]

Don't expect any investigation of 8 years of possible administration wrongdoing however. We can't have anything threaten the oh so heralded upcoming era of bi-partisan bliss, now can we.

[redstateblueheart]

I am keeping my fingers crossed that the leaks indicating that Obama has decided to appoint this woman to head the DOJ's Office of General Counsel are correct.

[alphasimian]

God, I wish she'd been in charge during the Bush years. Instead we got Mr. "The President is Above the Law" and his Vice President, Mr. "The Constitution is just a G*d-d*mned Piece of Paper."