From: IN%"bdavis@thepoint.net" "Brian Davis" 17-FEB-1996 23:44:32.70
On Sat, 17 Feb 1996, Dave Farber wrote:
The President can not rule anything unconstitutional. He can tell justice not to enforce it but sometime local federal prosecutors do what they want
U.S. Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President. U.S. Attorneys cannot fire their Assistants -- they can only recommend such action to the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General.
As I understand it, what the President can do is order them not to defend its constitutionality - making it _real_ easy to remove in court. BTW, why (other than political cowardice) hasn't Clinton done so with respect to gays in the military? -Allen P.S. Since that last question is getting off the subject, feel free to do it in private email.