WASHINGTON – Two outside groups want Bush administration lawyers linked to memos on harsh interrogation techniques of detainees to lose their licenses to practice law.

Complaints were to be filed Monday against former attorneys general John Ashcroft and Alberto Gonzales, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and John Yoo, Jay Bybee and Stephen Bradbury. The complaints were being filed in the District of Columbia and four states — New York, California, Texas and Pennsylvania.

Memos by the Bush Justice Department contended that waterboarding — a form of simulated drowning — as well as sleep deprivation and other extreme techniques were legal under U.S. and international law.

The groups VotersForPeace.US and Velvet Revolution say the lawyers misused their licenses.

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John Ashcroft and Alberto Gonzales!

Henchmen to the extreme.

Enemies of the People!

Ashcroft was the Governor of Missouri and then Senator.

I don't like that man.

They won't prosecute because the case is weak. Nor do they want to open pandoras box.

Obama's new afghan strategy could go very badly, and I doubt he wants the next regime coming in hell bent on putting him or his cronies in jail.

Don't get too excited fanta. Disbarment of 2 lackeys is about all you are going to get.

maybe if the box was opened...then more will go down!!!!

That is a precedent they don't want to set.

maybe not but if you get one....get them all

that would be the downfall of both the republican and the democrat parties

yes open that box and soon

quick way to clean house I suspect

Pelosi does.

The Republicans dont!

Why is that?

It is very easy to say you are in favor of something you don't actually want when you know it will never come to pass

I dont know,,,,

All the Dems are jumping to her defense now.