Politically Directed Lawsuits

By Tom Campbell

The California State Senate hired former Attorney General Eric Holder to provide legal advice on suing the federal government. The Attorney General of California announces a new challenge to the federal government almost weekly. Californians need to know the cost of retaining outside counsel, like former Attorney General Holder, and the amount of resources taken away from important law-enforcement purposes, including criminal and environmental law, when state Attorney General lawyers are diverted to politically directed lawsuits.

The above are statements on several public policy issues drafted by Tom Campbell, former US Congressman, former California State Senator, former Director of Finance for California, and currently Interim Chairman of the Common Sense Party. They are meant to initiate consideration of several important issues; they are not the official views of the Common Sense Party. Please feel free to submit your own thoughts on these issues on the Open Policy Discussion Page.