Why I Am Resigning

stan ford 4 said:
Or maybe he's just resigning because he's almost 80 years old.

Among (pro Islamofascism) Hondo 50 usernames:

(Some are removed already).

 
In 1985, President Ronald Reagan appointed me as a federal judge. I was 38 years old. At the time, I looked forward to serving for the rest of my life. However, I resigned Friday, relinquishing that lifetime appointment and giving up the opportunity for public service that I have loved.

My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment. This is contrary to everything that I have stood for in my more than 50 years in the Department of Justice and on the bench. The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.

When I accepted the nomination to serve on the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, I took pride in becoming part of a federal judiciary that works to make our country’s ideal of equal justice under law a reality. A judiciary that helps protect our democracy. That has the authority and responsibility to hold elected officials to the limits of the power delegated to them by the people. That strives to ensure that the rights of minority groups, no matter how they are viewed by others, are not violated. That can serve as a check on corruption to prevent public officials from unlawfully enriching themselves. Becoming a federal judge was an ideal opportunity to extend a noble tradition that I had been educated by experience to treasure.


Another man of integrity and vast experience to be ridiculed and dismissed for having the audacity to say out loud what we all have known for months if not years.

What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly. Prosecutorial decisions during this administration are a prime example. Because even a prosecution that ends in an acquittal can have devastating consequences for the defendant, as a matter of fairness Justice Department guidelines instruct prosecutors not to seek an indictment unless they believe there is sufficient admissible evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Trump has utterly ignored this principle.


I hope he doesn't think speaking out will persuade trump devotees to acknowledge the truth of what he's saying. There isn't a chance of that.

I wonder how long it will be before he is indicted?
Where was this concern when Obama targetted Conservative groups?

Where were these concerns when Hitlery targetted Trump adminustration from DAY 1 first term?

This is my respinse to this judge.

 
So cheating… illegal actions… all good with you..

Trumpers ARE getting brazen
Aweee. You dont like it when we return fire from shit you have already done.

Poor thing.

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Where was this concern when Obama targetted Conservative groups?

Where were these concerns when Hitlery targetted Trump adminustration from DAY 1 first term?

This is my respinse to this judge.


Obama didn’t target conservative groups

Still pushing that lie?
 
Yup. Conservative groups were not targeted any more than liberal groups. In fact the only cord denied tax exempt status was a liberal group
Trump’s policy of Israel first America last is evident, yet the D Party does nothing about it.
 
Yup. Conservative groups were not targeted any more than liberal groups. In fact the only cord denied tax exempt status was a liberal group
BS. Proven and admitted by the govt.

You sre nothing more than a Lying Mouthpiece of the Far Left here.
 
The democrats use any procedural or underhanded tactic that they can to accomplish their desired outcome, turnabout is fair play.
That's the kind of vague whataboutism someone writes when they don't have an actual defense for what the regime is doing.
 
That's the kind of vague whataboutism someone writes when they don't have an actual defense for what the regime is doing.
They fact that the left is unhappy makes me know Trump is doing the right thing.
 
The Trump doctrine began to end last Tuesday.
Looks like that shit the bed with help from the 'bedwetting eight' last night.

Thought your heroes had enough balls to keep hurting their constituents.

Bwaa Haa ha
 
The FBI knew that the whole Russian collussion hoax during Pres Trumps first term was no more than
campaign mud
No one knew that (turns out it wasn't true). Which is why (R) Asst. AG Rod Rosenstein appointed (R) Robert Mueller to investigate. Mueller famously found a "sweeping and systematic" attempt by Russia to help trump get elected. His investigation being hampered by uncooperative witnesses like Roger Stone and trump himself. trump having been found to obstruct the investigation in a least 4 instances with all the components to make them chargeable crimes.
 
In 1985, President Ronald Reagan appointed me as a federal judge. I was 38 years old. At the time, I looked forward to serving for the rest of my life. However, I resigned Friday, relinquishing that lifetime appointment and giving up the opportunity for public service that I have loved.

My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment. This is contrary to everything that I have stood for in my more than 50 years in the Department of Justice and on the bench. The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.

When I accepted the nomination to serve on the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, I took pride in becoming part of a federal judiciary that works to make our country’s ideal of equal justice under law a reality. A judiciary that helps protect our democracy. That has the authority and responsibility to hold elected officials to the limits of the power delegated to them by the people. That strives to ensure that the rights of minority groups, no matter how they are viewed by others, are not violated. That can serve as a check on corruption to prevent public officials from unlawfully enriching themselves. Becoming a federal judge was an ideal opportunity to extend a noble tradition that I had been educated by experience to treasure.


Another man of integrity and vast experience to be ridiculed and dismissed for having the audacity to say out loud what we all have known for months if not years.

What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly. Prosecutorial decisions during this administration are a prime example. Because even a prosecution that ends in an acquittal can have devastating consequences for the defendant, as a matter of fairness Justice Department guidelines instruct prosecutors not to seek an indictment unless they believe there is sufficient admissible evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Trump has utterly ignored this principle.


I hope he doesn't think speaking out will persuade trump devotees to acknowledge the truth of what he's saying. There isn't a chance of that.

I wonder how long it will be before he is indicted?
Oh crap, and here I was hoping you were resigning from USMB.
 
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No one knew that (turns out it wasn't true).
Total lie and bullshit.
Mueller famously found a "sweeping and systematic" attempt by Russia to help trump get elected.
Mueller found Russian interference to both candidates.....liar.
trump having been found to obstruct the investigation in a least 4 instances with all the components to make them chargeable crimes.
I bet you have brown eyes because you're full of shit.

The Mueller report describes numerous instances in which President Trump may have obstructed justice.
 
So cheating… illegal actions… all good with you..

Trumpers ARE getting brazen
Yeah. Well, at least they're being honest. They don't give two shits about the law or the Constitution. The voices they trust have told them they're at war with evil, and they'll put up with pretty much anything.

The saddest part of this is that these people will still be miserable, hopeless and angry when this is all over. They really think that this damaged, blatant con man can deliver them, and he obviously can't.
 

If you have any evidence Obama was aware the IRS was targeting both liberal and conservative groups please present it now.
And that “targeting” was nothing other than using certain key words to send up flags indicating that further investigation was needed (because a new law and dramatically increased the number of orgs requesting 301c3 tax exempt status ). It applied to both liberal and conservative orgs and the ONLY org denied was a liberal one.
 
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