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Why is he not being prosecuted? He broke the law.

the Bush administration should all go to jail

violating trust, mismanagement, funneling money to their friends through government contracts, suppression of rights

I have no idea all the things that happened under Bush, I lived the nightmare and just want it over

Maybe the Justice Department should re-visit this after January 20th and then prosecute hiim. This is a flagrant "fox guarding the hen house" violation. This guy was supposed to be protecting Americans from the same type of actions he was conducting. If anyone ever deserved to be prosecuted, it's this guy.

Why is this guy getting off? What message does it send to future violators? No wonder the government is so corrupt. They knew they'd all get away with it. It does not bode well for the future.

Watch how fast I go to jail if I lie to congress. Double standards.

So if we do not prosecute when people violate the law, what is to deter future violations? You know it should not be up to individual officials to decide whom and when to prosecute, maybe everything should go before some kind of grtand jury ??
Selective enforcement sucks.

Why can't CNN reporters tell us why he is not being prosecuted! I don't need to hear about another repuglican getting off scott free after !@#$@$ing over so many people. The 4th estate has failed again. What else is new!

Don't say that, wait few more days until Buh is out of the White House, that way he cant pardon these criminals.

By the way, have you heard Bradley Schlozman talk, oh my god, another munchkin voice Republican wth no testostorone.

Yet another Justice Department report decrying the actions of a republican, but for some 'unknown reason' doesn't prosecute the case.

That would be because of the requirement to produce actual evidence rather than conjecture and hearsay...you know, the only thing that really matters in a court of law.

Reminds me of the lunatic fringe that demands that Bush and Cheney be prosecuted for 'War Crimes'...what a joke!

I think I'm gonna go rob, kill, rape and pillage in D.C. After all, even if the investigation shows im guilty, there will be no consequences! Heck, I may even commit perjury as it seems that isn't a big deal either!

And the decision NOT to prosecute him is a big surprise? With all that Bush and his buddies have done, this stuff isn't even newsworthy. I just keep counting down the days until he's gone, and into obscurity as the president who sold off the expectations and the futures of all Americans.

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He should be prosecuted. He certainly would not have held back if he had a case like this that featured Democrats!

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…and does anyone else find it ironic that the Chief of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice was found guilty of using political affliation for a reason to push people out of their positions??

I don't understand.
If I was a reporter and an IG report was released that concluded that somebody had broken the law but was not going to be prosecuted I would at least ask "why not?" and include it in the article.
Come on CNN! Could you try to do some actual journalism instead of just transcribing whatever report is released by the government without any question?

"Bradley Schlozman...will not be prosecuted...the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia decided last week not to prosecute Schlozman for the violations found by investigators for the Inspector General."

And WHY won't this criminal be prosecuted?

The problem is these people just get away with a slap on the wrist. If they're punished and fine I'm sure they would think about repeating their same mistakes. America a little too lax on folks that could use a good a__ whoopin.

I wonder why these criminals aren't being prosecuted, just like Madoff and the Ponzi scheme. What's wrong with our justice system? When human beings civil rights are violated, and millions of people are hurt by money laundering schemes, nothing happens to these criminals. How ridiculous! And our government keeps wondering why the American people keep losing faith in our government. Justice doesn't exist.

WHAAAAAA, What a bunch of babies.

Now those same people know how Coleman feels.

Are ALL republicans scumbags?

SEVEN MORE DAYS!

How absurd. Can someone please explain why this man is not being
prosecuted? His pay grade would indicate that he is expected to be knowledgeable and expected to enforce rules and laws. Apparently on Corporals and below are held accountable for their actions.

in government there is always that "one" person who is the linchpin to government frustrations, idiocy, meanness, bullying, and the infinite in triplicate bureaucracy.

this is that one guy.

The reason he isn't being proescuted is that Dumbya would just give him a pre-emptive pardon like he did Scooter Libby...

Do we have two justice systems...........one for Republican criminals, and another for the rest of us?

What the heck is going on here????

The Bush Administration should be prosecuted...all of them. This is a disgrace!!!

Are you kidding me???? Then why do we have an inspector general in the 1st place. This is too much all for show. WOW unbelievable.

Some more rot courtesy of President Bush. Civil Rights violations and perjury from the Civil Rights Division is just about as low as ya get. Another fine example of this Bush Presidency. Blech.

Of course he won't be prosecuted – what else is new. Only border guards who are doing their duty and average citizens are held accountable for even things they are not guilty of, or in the case of Guantanamo – even charged or tried for.

if he broke the law why won't they prosecute – especially if he lied under oath to congress? If I did that I would be in jail.

So he lied to Congress and violated federal law, after all, no member of this administration could possibly violate the law, if they took action one way or the other it was the law, right.

OK maybe I missed something here! What did he do out of the ordinary. Leave the guy alone, he was only doing what he knows to be right. That’s ok Mr. Schlozman, you can always come and run for Governor of Texas.

I don't understand, I suppose. Does the report detail why they think this? I don't for a second doubt that he did, I just find it strange that a court official can state officially what a person was thinking when he made a decision, as opposed to just stating the factors that went into the decision making process.

They tell us he violated the law...but he's not going to be prosecuted.
I wonder if he was ever not hired because he was Jewish...Does this guy still have his job?

Why is this criminal not being prosecuted?

What is it with the Bush DoJ that makes them think it is okay to find that someone broke the law but not bother to prosecute? Same nonsense with Gonzales and Goodling on the hiring?

7 days till the end of the Bush administration

Why will this man not be prosecuted? He is dangerous to our democracy – charged with enforcing the law and choosing instead to violate it. If he and his colleagues get away with this, where is the deterrence? And more important, why should citizens have faith in government.

If the people in charge do not respect the law, the rule of law is a fraud. Mr. Schlozman represents is the kind of thinking that has gotten us in the mess we're in today.

The new administration will be doing the nation a disservice, if they let this man and other like him go unpunished in the name of unity.

broke the law – but not being punished – must be a repub

He should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for violating federal law. No one is above the law. It's highly ironic that political idealogy set the tone in the civil rights division of the Justice department. The attitude of the Bush administration seemed to be, "Civil rights? What civil rights?" and even, "What ARE civil rights?"

I hope the Obama administration goes after all the law violaters and war crimininals in the Bush administration – but that is probably the entire administration. This is a sad state of affairs.

I hope some of those indivudals who were unfairly treated ,are now able to sue on the basis of their cival rights being violated.

Bradly was a bad boy.Now go to your corner for a moment.

I thought lying to congress was a crime. Lying resulted in Libby getting jail time and Clinton getting impeached. SO, what's with this guy getting off scott free?

We've all been watching officials of the Bush Admin. dong this kind of thing for 8 years. Not prosecuting them for breaking the law sets a dangerous precedent. Does this mean that Democrats(of which I am one) can get away with the same thing without fear of reprisal? I'm afraid it might. It's a mistake to lower the bar to the level of criminality.

another REPUB IDIOT. do they realize how stupid they come across?
I don't think they will ever learn.

Another one bites the dust....Why America do we keep letting these losers in to the powerful postions.

So is the whole Bush administration going to get away with all the crimes that they committed? Surely someone has to be held responsible!!!

...and does anyone else find it ironic that the Chief of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice was found guilty of using political affliation for a reason to push people out of their positions??

He should be prosecuted. He certainly would not have held back if he had a case like this!

When the Obama justice department takes over, we`ll see about whether or not this Bush cronie will be prosecuted ........

If no one is prosecuted for misdeeds, then you can expect future administrations to behave the same way. Maybe Obama, maybe the next one or the next one after.

These were motivated violations, not technical mistakes. You HAVE to prosecute some of these to make a statement.

Only seven days left until the stench leaves Washington.

If he broke the law, why is there no prosecution? Why selective prosecutions? There is no deterrent for future misconduct.

Can someone explain to me why this guy is NOT being prosecuted. He broke the LAW.
Never mind I forgot that the people investigating him are also Bush appointees.

Making false statements under oath is called perjury. I seem to recall an inpeachment based on a perjury charge just a few years ago. Funny, republicans don't seem to care about The Rule of Law we heard so often back in the day!

All liberal are punished anyway, they remain poor by keep voting Democrat. No one has ever been taxed into wealth. Besides we all saw how racist they are by the way they treated Roland Burris. Bradley Schlozman, however, will not be prosecuted because he did nothing wrong.

OK, then, why not prosecute him? Where's the deterrence factor going forward if no-one is ever prosecuted?

Just another crime committed by the Bush administration that goes unpunished!

Take about your 2 legal systems. Now, correct me if I'm worng, but if he lied in his congressional testimony, isn't that perjury? And if we can send Lil Kim up for a year, then this guy can go to. And take Roger Clemens with you.

Does this mean this guy's going to get away scot-free?

FreeNLove, let's not forget the great role models the Clintons were during their tenure.

Why no prosecution? What makes him above the law? Someone care to explain that to me? The U.S. Attorney General should step down if he is too lazy or lacks the testicular fortitude TO DO HIS JOB! If an average American pulled something like this they would be prosecuted to fullest extent of the law! Whats up with that??????

Why no prosecution? What makes him above the law? Someone care to explain that to me? The U.S. Attorney General should step down if he is too lazy or lacks the testicular fortitude TO DO HIS JOB! If an average American pulled something like this they would be pros ecuted to fullest extent of the law! Whats up with that??????

Truly reprehensible. The Bushies can't get out of D.C. soon enough for me.

So, apparently perjury doesn't matter anymore?

if he broke the law, put him out.

The problem is these people just get away with a slap on the wrist. If they're punished and fine I'm sure they would think about repeating their same mistakes. America a little too lax on folks that could use a good a__ whoopin.

First, Scooter Libby's sentence commutaion, and now this. Once again we see Bush appointees being given immunity for illegal acts. Less politically connected federal law violators must face the consequences of their actions, and federal prison time for non-violent offenses, while the politically connected do not. False statements to Congress is a federal CRIME. Shame on the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

After reading the story,Schlozman was trying to hire people with work ethics,and find honest people-It's not surprising that he had to discriminate based on political or ideological affiliations,in order to get good people.

Break the law, but not prosecuted... Where do we live?? I am going to out tonight and get hammered and drive around, if i get pulled over... I wonder if I get prosecuted??

You break the law... You face the consequences!!

Why are such blatant abuses of power not being prosecuted?

...you had better believe if this were a democrat firing republicans for simply being republicans, there would be a burning stake with someone tied to it in White House lawn... (figuratively speaking, of course.)

Every bank robber and thief ought to use that defense of "lets move forward – let's not waste time on the past". Why can't we prosecute these criminals starting from the President on down? It Nuremberg obviously those Nazis made a tactical error. Instead of, "I was just following orders" they should have said, "Let it go, it's old news, let's move on".

Unbelievable...FOUR investigations to prove that this guy broke the law, and we it's finally clear you decide not to prosecute him. Sounds to me that all of this investigations were taking for political reasons and since Bush is leaving office there is no reason to go further with this. With responsibilty comes accountability, this man should stand trial and if guilty he should be in prison.

So...the head of the Civil Rights division violated his employees civil rights?..yeah that's a Bush guy...

Just 7 more days of this.

I guess its ok to lie to Congress now and get away with it,as long as it isnt you or I.

So it's ok for legal officials to lie with no punishment/consequences for their behavior? What a great example to set!

BRING IT FOREWARD SIR

So, with him not being prosecuted for perjuring himself before Congress, what exactly is the deterrent to prevent future bad seeds from doing the same? Gotta love our government sometimes.

This fellow needs to go to prison. There seems to be this rule that the politically powerful Republicans should not be prosecuted for their crimes. This is exactly wrong.

They must be held accountable *because* of the authority in which they were trusted. These people used their considerable authority to break the law and violate the rights of American citizens.

In addition, it is unseemly to have members of this administration, such as the IG, closing the door on prosecutions on those who were members of this administration.

if he's not going to be prosecuted then why do the report?

A white neo-con heading up the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. Given the sorry legacy of this (thankfully) out-going Administration, that figures.

I dont understand why they are not proscuting as well

Hrm...so you can lie to Congress, break the law, and walk away unscathed. This is the ideology Republicans are defending?

What is the sense of having these investigations if there is no accountability? Lip-service is not a substitution for prosecution.

who knew...............

No surprise here – seems a little pathetic though considering they clearly say that he broke the law and gets away with it. Only a few days this bunch can get the hell out of town and do not come back!!!!!!!!

I hope the idividuals he wronged bring a civil suit and take every dime he has and will ever earn. It's no surprise that a Bush-appointed US Attorney won't prosecute, maybe when Obama appoints honest US Attorneys we can revisit the case.

Typical Republican shennigans. Let's hope the next administration will put a stop to this kind of discrimination. The party represents my definition of homegrown terrorists.

business as usual in the outgoing (hooray!) administration.

This is why Bush is considered such a poor leader. Putting ideology before good government is the flaw that the republicans built for themselves.

Unfortunately, that's how right-wing republicans are in general. If you're not a staunch conservative, then you're lacking in some way.

Now is the time to clean house at D.O.J remove the unjust political hack's he appointed if we still can Ihope it's not too late.

just give the dems a chance to do the same thing and you bet it will most certainly happen. only difference is that they wont get caught.

Lock him up!!! Someone fire that prosecutor who decided not to get this guy.

Third-world politics.

This Bradley Schlozman beast is the poster child of the Republican Party. I am convinced that the Republican Party is a collection of people wo are against things (gay rights, immigrants, civil rights, privacy) rather than for the people. I hope that this party continues to self-destruct. and that we, as a people, learn our lesson. This disfunctional party is great at getting elected but has not one idea on how to govern.

When the current administration thankfully ends in a week, we will hopefully get a full view of the damage these morons have done to our nations. Let us put this terrible period in our history behind us and use this administration as an example of where NEVER to go again.

One more getting away with it!!!

He should be prosecuted. No one should be above the law. To not prosecute him is to encourage this to happen again and again...
the American people deserve better!

ya god forbid this guy should be held ACCOUNTABLE for his illegal actions.... what a joke

whatever.

Outrageous! The person appointed to oversee the administration of Civil Rights has broken that very law, and, incidentally, lied to Congress about it, but isn't facing prosecution! Is there any law the last administration didn't break?

Your new story, CNN, is to get the reason from the U.S. Attorney's office for not prosecuting this egregious criminal act. I really want to hear this.

I trust the incoming administration will be replacing D.C. U.S. Attorneys and that the new ones will bring charges against Schlozman to the fullest extent of the law. Congress can do the same without U.S. Attorneys for perjury. Lying to Congress is 10 years I think.

What's the point in investigating incidents like this if you're not going to prosecute if wrongdoing is found?

so what is the reasoning behind not prosecuting him? That is the story I want reported.

I am tired of criminal acts being washed away. We need to make it clear that these laws are for real and that violations are painful.

What, not being prosecuted? He broke the law. It's a simple as that. If you or I broke the law, we would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Do the rich and well-connected have a different set of rules that they can play by?

A Republican tried to punish Liberals during the Bush Administration?

Are you kidding?!?!?!?!?!

Pathetic!

This is exactley why we call the Republicans right wing nuts!!!!!!!!
Thes people are living in a dimension where they are the judge and the jury, they are right and everyone who disagree's with hem are wrong.I believe they should be placed on an island in the middle of no where and left to eat each other alive. What a bunch of racist, self righteous pigs!

"The 65-page report by Inspector General Glenn Fine describes Schlozman as a staunch conservative who tried to punish liberal employees within the Civil Rights Division."

Why am I not suprised? These tastics are very much what the consevatives are all about, CONTROL.

Doesn't any of them realize that right wing ideology is what gave birth to facism and nazism?

Why is Palin addressing these lies? Doesn't she have anything better to do. If it is untrue, do not give credibility to it by appearing on TV. I think she is a mediaholic and loves the limelight. Your 15 minutes is up Palin. Go away

Are you kidding me? The head guy in the civil rights division, violated others civil rights?????? And he commited perjury????? Wow, he must have some very powerful friends to escape jail time for that.

Another Bushie that should go to jail.

Oh, of course he won't be prosecuted. He's above the law. He probably got the decider his job.

Shocking that under the Bush administration, which claims to be so bias neutral, that 8 years worth of idealogical employees have been stashed in LIFETIME jobs within Civil Rights division.

This man should be prosecuted because the negative impact that he has had on the lives of millions through his actions is very large.

How do we undo this damage?

So, it's concluded that he's violated federal hiring laws and lied to Congress. AND he's not going to be punished for it. Of what value are those laws, then?
ron martin, virginia

Was every single member of the Bush Administration from top to bottom an inept criminal? Seriously. And who made the decision not to prosecute? Was it a corrupt Bush appointee?

No surprising. Pretty much verifying the MO of the Bush Administration in general. Although, I don't understand why, if Schlozman blatantly violated, he isn't being prosecuted.

SO MUCH FOR "FAIR AND BALANCED" AS THEY SO LIE ABOUT ON FOX NEWS.

Woah...check out the googly eyes on this freak...and you wonder that he was corrupt?

That's okay. WE have role models like W and Chen ey. This should be okay.

"We concluded that in doing so Schlozman violated federal law..."

Why is he not being prosecuted? Just what credentials must a person have to be above the law? Dirt on the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C.? A hefty political contribution? Being a "conservative Republican"?

Inspector General Fine, you are doing a HUGE disservice to this nation by letting Schlozman and others like him get away with violating the law! Just what the heck is wrong with you?!?!?!?!?

"Our report concluded that Schlozman made false statements about whether he had considered political and ideological affiliations when he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 5, 2007 and in his written responses to supplemental questions from the Committee."

That`s called a lie. Don`t you get sent to prison for lying under oath? Was he not under oath when chatting with Congress? Martha got sent to jail not for insider trading but for lying so why is this not being prosecuted?

Oh, I know. This is Republican overseeing Republican. Got it. Lying is okay for them.

This guy looks like someone who would enjoy torturing American citizens for their beliefs.

More politicizing of the administration by Bush and his cronies. Didn't anyone tell these people (Civil rights AND the Justice Department) that people in this country are free to belong to whatever political party they choose and that it has NO effect on their work performance?

Anyone who has been a victim of Schlozman should sue!!!

You can lie. Then get caught. Then have it blasted all over the news station. Little Johnny stole a candy bar because his mom lost her Job, and they have no food and he's going to jail for 10 years! But this guy can blatantly violate Federal Law and get caught and it's okay. After all, it's just a civil rights violation. Who really cares anymore about the rights of others. What a joke!

He broke the law but will not be punished.

Seems about right for a right-wing extremist under Bush.

This case is one of but many instances where the machinery to set up a Right Wing Republican Facists Police State has been uncovered.

Time is always on the side of truth. Eventually the facist machinations of the Republican extremists will come to light.

I hope Obama puts laws into place to prevent this from happening again.

THE IN-JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD PUT

SCHLOZMAN IN PRISON, WHERE HE BELONGS.

Well, he was in the right administration to break the law. What else is new?

Well, he was in the right administration to break the law. What else is new?

Then why isn't he going to be prosecuted? I don't get it. You break the law you should be prosecuted. I'm sick of lip service when it comes to justice. Prosecute this man.

As a former employee of the DOJ's civil rights division, who left in 1992, i can you tell that our area was absolutely stripped of the best talent, forced to retire, and were either never replaced, or replaced by people who had no qualification and/or interest in enforcing civil rights in this country. it became, outright, a place where folks dreaded to come to work, for fear of poltical decisions being made from above by people who did not have the intrest of the division in mind. i tried to hang on, but after 2 years, it became evident that no matter how much effort was made by myself or other individuals, the civil rights division was basically being put aside

Only the innocent will be prosocuted/persecuted, why is it that the so called Justice dept. can find the perpetrators of illegal activities and still refuse to charge and try these criminals. I think its time to charge the U.S. Attorneys office with malfesence.

Conservatives don't break the law, they make it, LOL!! I'm playing, I'm playing...

I love this country so much. This is gonna be WAY better than Bills' time that's for sure...

This report really sucks. A very important matter, them not pressing charges, is not covered. WHY are they not going to prosecute?

Are we to now be a country that it's ok to commit murder, rape, theft and simply be ok with it? WHY are they not throwing the book at this piece of garbage?

I hope employee's affected by this pile of trash sue HIM for all he worth, alas, that would be suing the Government. Still do it, if the govt won't prosecute them, then the govt is to blame as well.

So, the "politically-motivated former chief of the Division violated a federal hiring law and made false statements to Congress about his controversial hiring practices." but won't be prosecuted.

Where's the problem in Washington?

Very glad to hear the truth come out on this. The extend of Bush's perversion of our government is finally being revealed to the public. Seems the Inspector Generals of our government are the only ones doing their job professionally any more.

How wonderfully ironic! The head of the Civil Rights Division violating the laws his own division was set up to take care of! Probably should have renamed it the Civil Wrongs Division...

Yet another Bush political appointee... What was Bush's comment yesterday about avoiding "litmus tests"...?

Conservative = racist

ABUSE OF PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION NOT TO GO AFTER SCHLOZMAN...HE SHOULD BE THROWN IN JAIL

So the message to future conservative leaders is, piss on the law, do whatever the Hell you want, and you won't be prosecuted?

Why in the world would he not be prosecuted? If he broke the LAW, he should be prosecuted. Bush and his idiot cronies can not leave office soon enough. Hopefully, with this coming to light ,President Obama will be able to overturn these hirings, especially if the are lifetime appointments. Bushs croniesm and corruption will be felt by our country for years to come unfortunately.

My God.

This is truly disgusting.

If this is what the conservative movement has become, may it just "up and die" and go away. This type of attitude belongs in Nazi Germany.

Just disgusting.

Message to PE Obama and his team: do not repeat these mistakes. Hire people based on their qualifications, not their affiliations.

Message to Karl Rove: How's that permanent Republican majority plan working for you?

WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEND

THESE SCUM BAGS TO PRISON ?