Investigators unveiled a report late last month detailing the litmus tests used in making selections for the intern and honors program. One hiring panel member performed Google searches for candidates' ties to environmental and social justice groups, the report said. Full Story »
Posted by Beth Wellington
This is an update of the ongoing investigation of the illegal partisan hiring practices of the Bush administration in order to stack the Dept. of Justice. What was shocking was the last statement that what was done was normal and everyone does this - business as usual and there was nothing criminal done. This attitude and acceptance of this attitude is a large part of the problem. The story could have benefited if it had links to the lawsuit, also the CREW lawsuit which was not mentioned, the numbers of individuals that are estimated to have been screened out due to politics, and a discussion on the impacts we are seeing do to a partisan judicial system.
