{"id":863,"date":"2026-03-02T13:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sleepystork.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/let-citizens-elect-u-s-attorney-general-to-deweaponize-the-department-of-justice-letters\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:21:29","slug":"let-citizens-elect-u-s-attorney-general-to-deweaponize-the-department-of-justice-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sleepystork.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/let-citizens-elect-u-s-attorney-general-to-deweaponize-the-department-of-justice-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Let citizens elect U.S. attorney general to deweaponize the Department of Justice (Letters)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A better way to safeguard the DOJ from executive abuse<\/h4>\n

Re: “How to safeguard the DOJ against the next Trump,” Feb. 22 commentary<\/p>\n

I would advocate a more concrete\u00a0way of safeguarding the Department of Justice than even Barbara McQuade suggests. Amendments to the Constitution are harder for the Supreme Court to overturn than legislation.<\/p>\n

Here are some proposed constitutional amendments:<\/p>\n

Separately elect the Attorney General\u00a0by a majority of the popular vote\u00a0(runoff if necessary)\u00a0in the midterm of the presidency.\u00a0This would codify the separation of\u00a0the DOJ from the executive branch. The AG\u2019s responsibilities should include\u00a0military prosecutions, and the\u00a0AG should have jurisdiction over all JAG officers who\u00a0will be, for practical\u00a0purposes, civilians. This will prevent the execution of illegal orders of the president to the Department of Defense.\u00a0Passage should prevent the weaponization of the DOJ. The same impeachment and removal procedure would apply to the AG as to the president.<\/p>\n

Please note that presently, state AGs are separately elected by voters in 43 of the 50 states.<\/p>\n

Given the above, there is a possibility that a corrupt AG can be elected. To lessen that possibility, the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court must be overturned. I suggest:\u00a0\u201cReasonable election campaign spending limits may be imposed by the states in compliance with Amendment XIV.\u201d\u00a0 This will lessen the possibility of a bought\u00a0election.<\/p>\n

Mitch Brodsky,\u00a0Denver<\/em><\/p>\n

Fear and detention, from Ukraine to the United States<\/h4>\n

Re: “Ukraine: Life is harsh, dangerous in regions run by Russia<\/a>,” Feb. 22 news story<\/p>\n

Soldiers are wielding guns, bullying citizens, and invading their\u00a0homes. Everyone was scared and afraid to\u00a0go outside. This was a description in Sunday’s Denver Post article describing life in Ukraine under Russia’s\u00a0oppressive\u00a0occupation.<\/p>\n

The description seems eerily similar to life in Minnesota under the oppressive invasion and occupation by ICE: terrorizing and killing U.S. citizens, and U.S. citizens afraid to leave their homes.<\/p>\n

The same article describes how Russia established a vast network of official and secret detention centers where tens of thousands are being detained. Another article in Sunday’s Post describes how ICE is spending tens of billions to secretly snap up warehouses across the United States, converting them to detention centers.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the big bad bill, ICE has $45 billion to spend on expanding detention centers! These new detention centers will be placed in our neighborhoods near our homes. ICE is doing this secretly without informing the communities where the detention center will be placed.<\/p>\n

I think we have better needs for that kind of money: educating and feeding our children, taking care of our veterans, repairing our crumbling bridges, sewer systems and other infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The United States is supposed to be the land of the free. Worldwide, we are living in a culture of war, hate, inhumanity, and animosity. Throw in a good measure of nihilism, greed, and narcissism.<\/p>\n