Akkam’s Razor

In times past,  Judges would admonish defendants claiming they broke the law with the following, reportedly sourced from ancient law in Latin:

“Ignorance of the law is no excuse.”

Well, it appears Attorney General Michael Mukasey has moved the goal posts somewhat:

“But not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime.”

Prior to his appointment and confirmation, Mukasey met with a cabal of shadowy arch-conservative types, and basically had to promise he would not convene special prosecutors with a charge to investigate Justice Department scandals and torture.  An official report contained findings confirming that Monica Goodling had violated the Hatch Act in the hiring of Justice Department Attorneys. Mukasey has officially declined prosecution, stating that the negative publicity suffered by those forced out was sufficient, ignoring the systemic indications and effects of the politicization of USDOJ.