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> Oracle attorney Melinda Haag

God I hate that woman. When she was a US Attorney for SF, she went around and threatened to seize buildings where medical cannabis dispensaries were located, in full compliance of the local laws. Because she couldn't do any thing to the dispensary directly, she threatened their landlords. This was after Obama had said that DoJ would not interfere with dispensaries which were operating within the state laws.

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Do you think it was her decision to do that? Or was she directed to by her boss?

She was the boss in the Northern District of California. US Attorneys are like District Attorneys except they work for the federal, not state, government. The only people with any authority over these attorneys (there are only 93, one for each district except Guam) are the POTUS and Attorney General.

In either case it was ultimately her decision. Following orders is not an excuse for unethical behavior.

You mean, "refusing POTUS's orders to undermine the law of the USA, is unethical?"

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