It was not the president's responsibility to run a law enforcement operation. It was ours.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The integrity of our government, our Republic, fundamentally relies on the principle that no person, not even the president or the nation's chief law enforcement officer, is above our laws.
I think it's a self-serving effort to put a political agenda above the safety of our law enforcement officers.
The military is a machine of war. Not a law enforcement agency.
No one is in favor of a bill that would force American citizens to have to interact with law enforcement in a way that wasn't appropriate.
We owe our law enforcement officers the highest respect.
An administration without a police executive is powerless and there were many proofs of this.
The president really shouldn't be involved in terms of dictating what course the investigation should take.
In essence, Clinton's Anti-Terrorism Act would set up a national police force, over the long-dead bodies of the founders.
My responsibility is to ensure that the position of the Department of Justice is not only legally defensible, but is informed by our best view of what the law is after consideration of all the facts.
My literal responsibility as director of the CIA with regard to covert action was to inform the Congress - not to seek their approval; to inform.
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