Letters to the Editor
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Senator Kennedy has it Right
Friday,August 24, 2007, Senator Kennedy (D-Mass) stated:"Too many officials ( of the Dept. of Justice)have resigned to evade the accountability that is to come for the disastrously flawed policies of this administration." While it may be true that the Civil Rights head is gone as well as the No.2 and No.3 jobs at DOJ, the AG is still there and accountable not only to Congress but also to the OCDC. And that is the State Bar of Texas Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel who is suppose to regulate all members of the Texas Bar including the Attorney General of the United States.While it may pose some difficulty in proving that the AG committed criminal acts, the standard for proving professional misconduct is much lower: that a reasonable person believes that an attorney committed an act of Professional Misconduct. Rule 8.04 of the Texas Rules includes decit or misrepresentation or obstruction of justice. Any reasonable person would have to believe that the AG engaged in Professional Misconduct when he appeared several times before Congress and gave testimony that no one believed.