Im finding a certain amount of humor in this. Its funny, but in a sad kind of way.<br /><br />South Dakota is taking on the issue of state-level judicial corruption, and this pops up in the middle of it; judicial corruption at the federal level. Obviously, the same judicial reform is needed at the federal level, too. No judge has the authority to appoint a U.S. Attorney. That conflict of interest exists all the way into another galaxy. The three federal judges involved are all Clinton appointees.<br /><br /><br />South Dakota judges clash with U.S. Justice Department<br /><br />A federal judge in Sioux Falls tried to appoint Mark Meierhenry as interim U.S. Attorney in South Dakota last month.<br /><br />But Judge Larry Piersols order was overruled by the Department of Justice, which put an Oklahoma lawyer in place instead.<br /><br />Steven Mullins, an assistant U.S. attorney in Oklahoma City, took over the office on Dec. 22.<br /><br />But on Tuesday, another federal judge, Karen Schreier of Rapid City, stepped into the conflict and took the unusual step of ordering Mullins to appear in court for a hearing on his appointment. ...<br /><br />The whole story is here:<br /> http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060104/NEWS/60104019/1001
