EDITORIAL: Oregon Chaos
Monday, March 16, 2015
Now, the federal prosecutor investigating former Governor John Kitzhaber has been removed from office for being an alleged stalker. That’s correct, the U.S. Attorney, Amanda Marshall, nominated
by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010, is looking like a bit of a weirdo. She has been removed for stalking a subordinate worker in her office.
The women who is entrusted by the federal government to investigate and prosecute Federal crimes is now out of office. So, who will investigate Kitzhaber and Cylvia Hayes?
The other potential lead investigator/prosecutor is state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who had previously announced that she would defer the state investigation to the federal investigation. She could reassert state jurisdiction. Her conflicts in prosecuting look a bit like the tangled web of conflicts that Kitzhaber and Hayes thrust upon the state.
Rosenblum is a likely candidate for Governor. Moreover, Rosenblum’s husband is the publisher of the weekly paper that has been knee-deep in the investigation of then Governor Kitzhaber.
Rosenblum is an investigator, a potential candidate, and her husband makes money in the news business covering these very issues.
When nominating Marshall for U.S. Attorney, Wyden said, “Amanda Marshall has been a successful criminal prosecutor in Coos County as well as an assistant attorney general in the Oregon Department of Justice where she earned the reputation as a tireless advocate for children and families. As U.S. Attorney, Amanda will be a partner with me and others in the community in the battle to stop human trafficking and prosecute those who prey on children.”
Oregon, now has a Governor who was not elected, a U.S. Attorney removed from office, and an Attorney General with multiple conflicts...
so, where should the citizens of Oregon look for justice?
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