Department of Injustice Part 3

The DOJ IG report continues:

We determined that Goodling’s Internet searches used the search
terms that Williams provided, which focused on political criteria.
Goodling kept the search string intact, but added terms when assessing
candidates for certain positions, such as IJs, when she added the terms:
“or immigrant! or immigrant! or asylum or DHS or ICE or border! or alien!
or migrant! or criminal! or justice or judg!” We also found that this
search string was included in an e-mail Goodling sent to the OIPL
employee, dated December 5, 2006, in which Goodling instructed her to
use the search string for all candidates she was asked to screen.


In addition, Goodling admitted in her congressional testimony that
she accessed www.tray.com and other web sites to get information about
political contributions made by candidates for temporary details,
immigration judges, and other positions.



In the matter of hiring Assistant United States Attorneys, the report concludes:

we believe that Goodling violated federal law
and Department policy, and committed misconduct, when she
discriminated against EOUSA detailee candidates based on political or
ideological affiliations.

But as those cheesy TV commercials say, "But wait! There's more!" Because Goodling not only vetted AUSA's, but also those Immigration judges! Back to the IG's report!

We determined that, under the process implemented by Sampson
and followed by Williams and Goodling, the OAG solicited candidates for
IJ positions and informed EOIR who was to be hired for each position.
The principal source for such candidates was the White House, although
other Republican sources provided politically acceptable candidates to
Sampson, Williams, and Goodling. All three of these officials
inappropriately considered political or ideological affiliations in
evaluating and selecting candidates for IJ positions. For example, we
found that Goodling screened the candidates using a variety of
techniques for determining their political affiliations, including
researching the candidates’ political contributions and voter registration
records, using an Internet search string with political terms, and asking
the candidates questions regarding their political affiliations during
interviews.
In sum, the evidence showed that Sampson, Williams, and
Goodling violated federal law and Department policy, and Sampson and
Goodling committed misconduct, by considering political and ideological
affiliations in soliciting and selecting IJs, which are career positions
protected by the civil service laws.

Not only did this process violate the law and Department policy, it
also caused significant delays in appointing IJs. These delays increased
the burden on the immigration courts, which already were experiencing
an increased workload and a high vacancy rate. EOIR Deputy Director
Ohlson repeatedly requested candidate names to address the growing
number of vacancies, with little success. As a result of the delay in
providing candidates, the Department was unable to timely fill the large
numbers of vacant IJ positions.
We also concluded that Goodling committed misconduct when she
provided inaccurate information to a Civil Division attorney who was
defending a lawsuit brought by an unsuccessful IJ candidate. Goodling
told the attorney that she did not take political factors into consideration
in connection with IJ hiring, which was not accurate.
In addition, we concluded that Williams provided inaccurate
information to us concerning her Internet research activities.
Because Goodling, Sampson, and Williams have resigned from the
Department, they are no longer subject to discipline by the Department
for their actions described in this report. Nevertheless, we recommend
that the Department consider the findings in this report should they
apply in the future for another position with the Department.

So there you have it. Violations of law by the religious, conservative wing of the Republican Party. Their delaying actions in hiring Immigration judges caused massive problems in the immigration system and problems processing legal and illegal immigrants. And all AG Mukasey can say is that there was a break down in the system??
What an insult to our intelligence! The so-called breakdown in the system consisted of clearly defined Republican policy that encouraged illegal activities in the Department of Justice. And they get away, Scot-free , as we used to say. So much for the republicans as the party of "Law and Order!"

So the next time you need a purge, stay away from the Ipacac and just think of how the DOJ is now the Department of INjustice.