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This is the second “Rule of Law” Farce in 2 days: the Justice Dept. just announced<\/strong><\/a> that it won’t prosecute Attorney Gen. Holder, who the House voted in contempt yesterday for refusing to surrender documents on “Fast and Furious.”<\/p>\n

Who benefits from the illusion that the government is obliged to obey the law? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the second “Rule of Law” Farce in 2 days: the Justice Dept. just announced that it won’t prosecute Attorney Gen. 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