The Rest of the Story on Attorneygate

In These Times has posted an essay on "The Fraudulence of Voter Fraud" that reveals the rest of the story on attorneygate.

Here's a quote:

It appears that, under Rove’s direction the White House has been planning to use U.S. attorneys to fan national fears of voter fraud. In his speech to the GOP lawyers, Rove listed 11 states that would play a pivotal role in the 2008 elections. Since 2005, Bush has appointed new U.S. attorneys in nine of those states: Florida, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, Arkansas and New Mexico.

What’s more, the firings of U.S. attorneys in New Mexico, Arkansas and Washington appear directly related to this Republican plan to exploit the issue of voter fraud and suppress Democratic turnout.

In essence, U.S. Attorneys who were loyal to the rule of law were terminated to make room for the appointment of U.S. Attorneys with no qualms about using their office to undermine democracy.