At 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, federal judges in the Western District of Washington swore in former King County Superior Court judge and federal prosecutor Roger Rogoff as their pick for U.S. attorney.
Fifty-four minutes later, President Donald Trump fired him.
Rogoff, who recently resigned as director of the state office of independent investigations, formed to investigate police killings, is now the rope in a tug-of-war with the Trump administration. The district’s 17 sitting federal judges began looking for a replacement for Neil Floyd in January after the president failed to formally nominate him, instead appointing Floyd as interim and later as a “first assistant” U.S. attorney in order to sidestep the nomination process.
Rogoff said he was waiting in the lobby of the U.S. District Courthouse downtown to meet with Floyd, and presumably take Floyd’s office, when he got an email saying he’d been fired.
“We are working on legal action right now,” Rogoff said. “The rule of law requires that prosecutorial decisions remain free from political interference, and that lawful judicial appointments be respected. I remain grateful for the confidence placed in me and proud of the career professionals who continue to serve the people of Western Washington.”
Rogoff’s firing sets up a legal battle over a federal statute that gives a district’s federal judges authority to appoint a U.S. attorney if there is no formal nomination or Senate hearing.
Two things.
Since you lived in the US, you should know how difficult that is in practice. I would be on board with it (there's a reason my pfp is the Doug flag), however, Washington is also home to the US' biggest nuclear arsenal, and the feds would not just roll over and take WA leaving. WA has no standing military unless you count the national guard, but I don't really count that. A militia, while one could definitely be formed, would not fare well against drones at 50,000 ft. People tend to not appreciate getting vaporised and many would roll over just from the sight. My point is, it's not as simple as just seceding.
Secondly, I'm glad you were fortunate enough to escape. Unfortunately, the vast majority does not have that privilege and are stuck here. I'm not sure why you're saying that those of us trapped here are just as guilty, when you should know how difficult it is for the lower class to escape. Maybe you should acknowledge how privileged you are to be able to escape instead of shitting on those of us trapped here?