Justice Dept.: Justice Dept. Broke Law

American Voices • Politics • crime • courts • ISSUE 44•31 • Jul 30, 2008

An internal review has concluded that aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales used politics as a guiding factor in hiring, thus breaking the law and ruining the reputation of the Justice Department. What do you think?

“I can't tell which Justice Department is the evil Justice Department—they look exactly the same!"”
Tasha Stanton –
Blinds Installer
“Uh-oh. I used a political criteria to choose my preferred candidate in the 2004 elections. Do I have to turn myself in?"”
Josh Craven –
Limo Driver
“I'm beginning to think I was a little too hard on Ashcroft."”
Kyle Soares –
Systems Analyst

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