I'm not thrilled with all of the decisions Kamala made as prosecutor.

[pnwmom]

She wasn't a progressive prosecutor, (is there such a thing?) and she made some mistakes along the way. (Though keeping prosecution case files confidential, after deciding not to indict people, was the correct choice.)

But the next President is going to be appointing a new Justice Department head who will have to make decisions about whom to prosecute from the current administration. I think a hard-nosed prosecutor could be a very effective campaigner against Trump in the general; and could, after taking office, make sure that the right person will head the Justice Department.

I don't want someone who's just going to decide, for the sake of comity between the parties, that s/he should just give a pass to the crimes of DT, Jared, Ivanka, etc.

[UniteFightBack]

1. If she's not President or VP she would make a helluva Atty General...a real one, for the people!

Honestly, I don't care about her record as prosecutor. It's very freeing to just not care about it!!! Try it you may like it!!!

It's going to take much much much more for me to start ragging on candidates. This ain't it...NEXT.

[pnwmom]

2. Yes, she would make a fine Attorney General. nt

[Celerity]

3. who do you think would put together the best Justice Department and AG?

Warren seems like she would have a go at any and all corruption.
Pete, I would hope, as well.
Klobuchar too.
Bullock seems like a no bullshit type.
Inslee does too.
Booker too.

[pnwmom]

4. I think most of those would do a good job.

The ones I worry about are those who are overly concerned about keeping the mythical centrists happy -- so, anyone who wouldn't want to prosecute the crime family, because it might appear too partisan.

[highplainsdem]

5. the "mythical" centrists?

[pnwmom]

6. I think there are a lot fewer of those than there used to be -- thanks to Trump.

We are all going to have to take sides in the next election.

[Celerity]

8. well, I do not think Warren would give a damn about appearing partisan

de Blasio (who has zero chance) either

Bernie, well, lol, I stay out of Bernie talk as much as possible, it is all so depressing

I think Biden would have a real go at Rump, it is clear he hates him as much as any of the other candidates

the centrist thing, I do not know, that is too many steps ahead for me to weigh and measure with any accuracy

IF Rumps walks away, either in 2021 or 2025, and suffers NO real prosecution of any serious sort, then I will be crushed

he simply must be legally crushed, he has eviscerated a huge amount of legal, social, political norms, including the very concept of truth itself, and is well on his way to wrecking our nation for decades

[Turin_C3PO]

9. I've been calling for

a Nuremberg 2.0 for this current crop of fascist criminals. It’s the only way to deter this sort of behavior in the future.

[Celerity]

10. +10000

[Claritie Pixie]

7. Do you agree with her policy plans?

Any Dem, save maybe Gabbard, will restore integrity to the justice department and appoint a person who will serve justice in accordance with the constitution and our laws.

Not a strong enough reason to support her.

[pnwmom]

11. By and large. She has a progressive platform. I also like others -- Inslee, Warren,

Castro, Klobuchar. I'm just waiting to see how things shake down and who I think will be strongest against the orange one.

Because all the plans in the world won't matter if the person doesn't beat Trump.

[Claritie Pixie]

13. Totally agree with that.

I'm with Warren right now but that could change. There's a lot of time to go.

[guillaumeb]

12. Recommended.

President Obama made a decision in 2009 to look forward, and the GOP saw this gesture as weakness. They rewarded Obama with 8 years of obstructionism, open racism, and filibusters, culminating with the Merrick Garland affair that probably changed the SCOTUS for a generation.

The next President, whoever she/he may be, imperfect as she/he is, must not make this mistake.