1. There's a curious liberal cult of government prosecutors as political saviours of which Robert Mueller is the latest.
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2. "Prosecutorial liberalism"is the belief that law enforcement & courts best way to check political abuse.
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3. We saw "prosecutorial liberalism" in action with admiration for Fitzgerald (during Scooter Libby case) & Walsh (during Iran/contra)
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4. Relatedly, the older liberal tradition of admiring defense attorneys (think of Clarence Darrow) has gone into abeyance.
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5. Obviously law enforcement has a role to play in checking political malfeasance but real check has to be political.
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6. Redress for presidential crimes is impeachment. Beyond that, crimes should become political issues fought out on ballots.
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You really need to rethink this! Many political crimes aim to undermine process of democratic accountability itself, e.g. Watergate tricks
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Corp crimes aren't just making bad cars; deception is an assault on marketplace itself. Some political crimes undermine political process
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True but I think root problem is not crimes but GOP extremism, which could destroy even apolitical law enforcement (see smearing of Mueller)
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Sure, if only issue were extremism. But if there are crimes -- including blatant obstruction of justice -- prosecutor has legit role.
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Sure, prosecutor has role (as I said in piece) but what is enabling Trump & obstruction of justice is GOP extremism.
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You're brilliant, but you're tied up in knots here. Remedy for crimes is in justice system, for political extremism is in politics.
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