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unite for individuality:
How many times has Congress held hearings,
revealed solid evidence of government officials committing crimes,
referred the crimes and the evidence to the "Justice" Department,
and nothing more ever gets done about it?

That happens because the Constitution has a flaw. 
It puts the power of prosecution in the hands of the executive branch.
The chief prosecutor (the Attorney General, the Secretary over the Department of "Justice")
is appointed by the President, and confirmed by the Senate.
They will never appoint someone who is willing to prosecute THEIR crimes!

To remedy that, I propose a statute (or even a Constitutional Amendment!) such as,

"Whereas any violation of federal law by any federal official
harms the inhabitants of all of the several states,

The prosecuting agency of each of the several states
shall have jurisdiction to pursue criminal charges
against any federal official under any federal statute in federal court."

Bigun:
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.



John Adams, TO THE OFFICERS OF THE FIRST BRIGADE OF THE THIRD DIVISION OF THE MILITIA OF MASSACHUSETTS, 11 October, 1798)

Smokin Joe:
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Still relevant.

DefiantMassRINO:
The Executive only has powers granted by the Constitution or delegated by Congress.

Maybe Congress needs to stop delegating regulatory functions to the Executive.

Regulations are not laws.
Executive Orders are not laws.
Budget Reconciliation is not legislating.
Court Decisions are not laws.

Congress needs to do its damn job if the powers of the Executive and Judicial are to be curbed.

Hoodat:
The flaw isn't with prosecution.  The flaw is Amendment XVII.  The Attorney is no longer confirmed by the States' legislative representatives.

The weakness is with the Fourth branch of government - the People - whom through their electors choose Presidents unwilling to oversee their own Justice Department.

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