President elect Obama has a lot on his plate, which makes the appointees to positions in his administration all that more important. He will not be able to micro-manage his administration. For this reason he cannot have "rogue" department heads that may have their own agendas to push. Eric Holders only qualification for Attorney General is that he was Janet Reno's Assistant AG during the Clinton administration. He has a record of being the point man on the Marc Rich pardon, a man who was in hiding in Switzerland and was dealing with Iran. He blocked the investigations at Waco and Ruby Ridge where Federal Agents under the orders of Janet Reno killed unarmed American citizens. He also was instrumental in sending Ilean Gonzalez back to Cuba and pardoning FALN terrorists in the final hours of the Clinton administration by blocking evidence from being presented. He is just an errand boy for whatever admnistration he works for and disagreed with the recent Supreme Court Decision (9-0) that ruled the right to bear arms is an individual right, and not a collective one. So much he wrote an Amicus Brief to argue his position. Without a babysitter, a guy like this is a bad idea for whatever Civil Rights we have left. The AG has a tremendous power to regulate without the permission of Congress, especially in the days after 9/11.
Below are links which further document his character and career along with a link where you can write the Senators involved in the confirmation hearings. I have written them, and advise you to do the same. His Hearing is this Thursday. Thank You.
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