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By Elizabeth Holtzman | Sunday, January 18, 2009 | AlterNet.org

From the eloquent and fearless former District Attorney:

“…What we need to do is conceptually simple. We need to launch investigations to get at the central unanswered questions of Bush’s abuse of power, commence criminal proceedings and undertake institutional, statutory and constitutional reforms. Perhaps all these things don’t need to be done at once, but over time–not too much time–they must take place. Otherwise, we establish a doctrine of presidential impunity, which has no place in a country that cherishes the rule of law or considers itself a democracy. Bush’s claim that the president enjoys virtually unlimited power as commander in chief at a time of war–which Vice President Dick Cheney defiantly reasserted just last month–brought us perilously close to military dictatorship….”…BS

http://www.alternet.org/rights/120530/obama_has_to_hold_bush_accountable_for_the_laws_he_broke/