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Monday, January 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Obama's impressive new OLC chief

A law professor with a history of strident condemnation of Bush radicalism is named to one of the most important positions in the executive branch.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Monday, January 5, 2009 11:27 AM

    thank god obama didn't look the other way at this crtitical issue

    one of my chief concern about senator obama as president was whether he would strongly attack the bush admin's unconstitutional ballooning of presidential power or prefer to "move forward".

    this appointment answers my doubts. i am greatly relieved.

    i hope that johnsen will be bold and persistent in reestablishing constitutionally intended boundaries for the authority of the executive branch of our tripartite federal governing arrangement.

    my doubts and concerns about repealing the cheney-bush power grab now lie wholly with the behavior of our very conservative federal judiciary - appointments to which have long been manipulated by the Federalist Society.

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