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Smoke Buddy
You have a very simplistic view of the system.
Remember when AG Ashcroft was laying on his back and Card and crew tried to get him to sign the torture memo? Comey told em hell no. If DOJ reported to the pres, the pres wouldn't have to attempt to circumvent delegation of authority by bypassing Comey.
Let me straighten out your twisted logic DB. (Again)
I dont see the request from the Bush administration to the DOJ to provide a legal opinion memo saying that torture is allowed as analogous to an Obama administration telling his AG to lay off a states law that conflicts with federal law. Totally apples and oranges. It would be the same as if a senior officer in the armed forces gave an illegal order and a soldier refused to follow the illegal order.That soldier is doing the right thing as Ashcroft/Comey did. The point being that your analogy does not change the fact that the AG reports directly to the president which he does. Just because you report to the president doesnt mean you lie and gin up bad legal opinion because the admin wants you to, at least not if you are an honest person. The fact is the AG reports to the president.