White House Evades the Petition: “Why We Can’t Comment On Rubashkin”
The White House released the following statement:
Thank you for signing the petition “Call an Investigation into Allegations of Prosecutorial & JudicialMisconduct in the Case of Sholom Rubashkin.” We appreciate your participation in the We the People platform on WhiteHouse.gov.
As explained in the We the People Terms of Participation, the White House may at times decline to comment on certain specific matters properly within the jurisdiction of federal departments or agencies, federal courts, or state and local governments in its response to a petition. For important policy reasons, this includes specific law enforcement and judicial ethics matters. With respect to law enforcement matters, the Department of Justice is charged with investigating crime and enforcing our laws. The Department also has mechanisms in place to investigate allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, including through its Office of Professional Responsibility. With respect to judicial ethics matters, the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980 vests primary responsibility for investigating and adjudicating claims of judicial misconduct with the Judicial Branch.
This petition calls for an investigation into allegations of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct in the case of Sholom Rubashkin and for action to correct the “gross injustice” in his case. For the reasons given above, the White House declines to comment on matters raised by this petition.
{Matzav.com Newscenter}
54 Responses to “White House Evades the Petition: “Why We Can’t Comment On Rubashkin””
2. Comment from Yoily
Time October 29, 2011 at 8:34 PM
I guess it is too hard for them to face the truth, huh?
3. Comment from Silicon Valley
Time October 29, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Mr. Obama, come out of your closet and smell the coffee. Your Justice Dept. blew this one, and they blew it big time. Have the guts to at least respond, you phony.
4. Comment from Anonymous
Time October 29, 2011 at 8:38 PM
OSama, i mean Obama just lost 50,000 votes
5. Comment from Pujols
Time October 29, 2011 at 8:43 PM
The Cardinals won the World Series. Obama is too busy watching baseball to worry about such “important” things like justice in his country. But don’t worry. As Steve Jobs said, he’ll be a one-termer.
6. Comment from Anonymous
Time October 29, 2011 at 8:45 PM
What was the finall tally of votes on the petition?
7. Comment from gerachken
Time October 29, 2011 at 8:49 PM
vote the fool out of the house he should never been voted into.
8. Comment from Far Rocker
Time October 29, 2011 at 8:53 PM
“We appreciate your participation”
No you don;t, you liars, because you would at least have the decency to respond and not to evade like this.
9. Comment from ???????????????????
Time October 29, 2011 at 8:57 PM
The petition receives 52,000 signatures and the white house has no comment?
10. Comment from Do It
Time October 29, 2011 at 8:57 PM
We should make a petition decrying this very response. Please someone set it up.
11. Comment from Just Asking
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:00 PM
The Fast and Furious affair has House Republicans have called for a special counsel to investigate Attorney General Eric Holder himself for possible perjury. Justice Department documents indicate that Holder knew of the operation way back in July 2010 far earlier than the “in the last few weeks” that he told Congress. Is Obama the genius investigating Holder or wasting his time sending out this meaningless Rubashkin response because he is gutless?
12. Comment from telling it like it is
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:01 PM
legal mumble jumble junk
just like Obama care
13. Comment from Ye
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:03 PM
I am moving out.
14. Comment from Dudu
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:05 PM
In an email sent out on Motzei Shabbos, the White House responds to the Rubashkin petition.
In an email sent out on Oct. 29 at 7:54 pm to those who signed the petition calling for an investigation into the Rubashkin case, the White House said they cannot comment on the matter.
The petition currently has 52,226 signatures.
15. Comment from truly
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:06 PM
sickening
16. Comment from Anonymous
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:07 PM
What can we do about this travesty?
17. Comment from Anonymous
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:15 PM
They write: “As explained in the We the People Terms of Participation, the White House may at times decline to comment on certain specific matters properly within the jurisdiction of federal departments or agencies, federal courts, or state and local governments in its response to a petition. For important policy reasons, this includes specific law enforcement and judicial ethics matters. With respect to law enforcement matters, the Department of Justice is charged with investigating crime and enforcing our laws. The Department also has mechanisms in place to investigate allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, including through its Office of Professional Responsibility.”
Please gimme a break… why does that preclude some sort of response? And will these other “departments” (sic) be issuing a response or is Obama and Co. just playing us for fools?…
18. Comment from vashti
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:15 PM
shame on the prez. he should be ashamed of himself….
19. Comment from To Just Asking
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:18 PM
With the 2012 elections looming, the Obama administration will bury the scandal, any scandal,unless the media and public demand otherwise.
20. Comment from Anonymous
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:18 PM
Keep davening for Sholom Mordechai ben Rivka
21. Comment from I guess
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:18 PM
Obama is too busy with the Occupy Wall Street clowns.
22. Comment from not surprised
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:19 PM
claaasssssic
23. Comment from JewishMom
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:19 PM
Maybe we should draw up a new petition asking him for a presidential pardon for Rubashkin. That’s within his powers!
24. Comment from Disappointing?
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:28 PM
You know what? I know some people are going to have choice comments about this post,however… Had the white house responded to another judicial ethics related petition then we’d be right to complain, but they have not. Bottom line, the terms and conditions are quite clear in that they will not respond to this type of petition. It is us who didn’t take the time to read it. - I’m no advocate for Obama or his administration - but you can’t complain about a non issue.
25. Comment from MIESQ
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:29 PM
cowards!!!!!!!!!!!! Please do not forget about this come Nov. 2012 Shame on you Mr. President
26. Comment from VotingCitizen
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:31 PM
Start emailing! We got 52,000 signatures-we can get 52,000 emails. Let them know that their gall is sickening.
27. Comment from Anonymous
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:35 PM
This is so blatant, it’s sick. Here’s the link so that we can get the message to the white house that this isn’t acceptable.
28. Comment from kishka
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:42 PM
S H P I T Z ! ! !
29. Comment from anti-semitims
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:54 PM
ANTISEMITISM AT ITS PEAK,
30. Comment from disgusting
Time October 29, 2011 at 9:55 PM
They didn’t just lose 50,000 voters. I doubt there were more than 50 that would’ve voted for him anyway.
31. Comment from HESHY
Time October 29, 2011 at 10:00 PM
GET HIM OUT OF JAIL
32. Comment from samy
Time October 29, 2011 at 10:01 PM
this man has to go these 50ooo have to vote strongly in 2012 for Romney not sit at home and for now we have to ask the house for help witch is not currupt GOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
33. Comment from disgusted
Time October 29, 2011 at 10:19 PM
smells fishy. I think there’s a reason he doesn’t want us to know the truth.
34. Comment from Anonymous
Time October 29, 2011 at 10:24 PM
Wake up and smell the power of the federal court system. The strongest branch of Government.
35. Comment from Trying 2 B Better
Time October 29, 2011 at 10:32 PM
Sad, but # 24 you are right! I read the regs relating to the “We, the People” and it is clear, just as you stated it! I think we do have an obligation to keep the issue alive; it is an election year and he may be forced into a corner! At least we showed the Ribonoi Shel Oilam that we do unite on behalf of other Yidden.
52,226 is however a rather insignificant number of “US” Yidden! Why don’t we try to double or triple it in whatever other actioin we, as the AM HaShem do?
36. Comment from Anonymous
Time October 29, 2011 at 10:41 PM
Whom ever the next Pres will be, they should run on pardoning Rubashkin, and they will surely get every Jewish vote
37. Comment from Gershy
Time October 29, 2011 at 10:52 PM
Welcome to the USSR.
And this is the biggest favor to the Rubashkin campaign, because Sholom Mordechai himself has told us to give away hishtadlus to others. We have tefilla and a Ribbono shel Olam
Petition Him!!!
38. Comment from at least
Time October 29, 2011 at 10:58 PM
At least we know the person who responds to these emails hold of rabeinu tam
39. Comment from AA
Time October 30, 2011 at 12:31 AM
Are there any more legal options?
40. Comment from they did
Time October 30, 2011 at 2:03 AM
The white house and the president played us like idiots
41. Comment from Legal options
Time October 30, 2011 at 3:07 AM
I think we still have 2 legal options, en banc revue and the Supreme court.
42. Comment from trolly mctrollerson
Time October 30, 2011 at 3:27 AM
Who is the na’ar who caused all the bitul torah of sending around the petition without first reading the terms and conditions?
What a waste of time.
And to all those people who slept through civics … unless you were asking for a presidential pardon why would you think that a petition to the president over-rides the constitutionally mandated separation of powers…
and to all those complainers that its antisemitism - get off your victim bandwagon and learn to live within the laws of the country
43. Comment from annoyed
Time October 30, 2011 at 6:35 AM
All of us who signed and our disappointed with the lack of an appropriate response should please take a moment to sign this petition, urging the government to take our petitions seriously and govern for the people by the people
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/actually-take-these-petitions-seriously-instead-just-using-them-excuse-pretend-you-are-listening/grQ9mNkN
44. Comment from tzippi
Time October 30, 2011 at 7:43 AM
Honestly, out of the fifty thousand how many voted the president in? Is that what it’s all about - is that really any leverage? I don’t think so.
45. Comment from EMERGENCY APPEL
Time October 30, 2011 at 8:52 AM
WE NEED TO HAVE EVERY ONE FLOOD THE WHITE HOUSE WITH FAXES AND CALLS . WE NEED TO MAKE A EMERGENCY APPEL ASAP
46. Comment from HaLeiVi
Time October 30, 2011 at 9:35 AM
And now we understand what Pollard uderstood: It is a wasted effort.
47. Comment from DerNister
Time October 30, 2011 at 11:19 AM
I generally dislike this president. But in this instance he fortunately displayed some common sense.
48. Comment from Oy vey
Time October 30, 2011 at 11:25 AM
#24 & #35 NO! The terms dont explain away this petition, seems like you only read the Term & Conditions but you didn’t read the petition itself.
Did you see “7 Members of the House of Representatives, who have separately and independently written to Attorney General Eric Holder”
and have gotten NO RESPONSE!!!
Who should investigate this non-response, Eric Holder’s Justice Dept. should conduct an investigation on himself!?
49. Comment from listen to me
Time October 30, 2011 at 11:39 AM
keep davening and we will see yeshuos
50. Comment from hagadol
Time October 30, 2011 at 11:39 AM
it wont be
51. Comment from anonymous
Time October 30, 2011 at 11:41 AM
I despise this Obama-bashing when there is no sane reason for it.
I have been saying before this petition went around that it won’t get us anywhere. Bush wouldn’t either have been able to comment on a judicial matter.
We showed here that the cause has widespread support.That’s huge. But there’s nothing Obama can do about it, at least not until he’s officially asked for a pardon. Which he won’t be unless all judicial paths are tried and have failed.
52. Comment from What’s the point?
Time October 30, 2011 at 12:24 PM
What’s the point of the petition system set up for the white house if as they say there is a system in place to deal with the issue, almost everything has a system in place!
53. Comment from The Beast
Time October 30, 2011 at 1:12 PM
Although living with me at the same address, I am simply “The Beast”. I have not or am not “Returning”.
1. Comment from Anonymous
Time October 29, 2011 at 8:32 PM
chickeneing out, plain and simple