Should we adopt the Minister of Justice / Director of Public Prosecution split?

[SillyAmerican]

While watching a recent interview of Alan Dershowitz, he made the following interesting comments:

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Would it be better to split the role of the U.S. Attorney General into two offices, to ensure that any investigations take place independently of the chief executive? (For this discussion, please imagine a President who you don't particularly care for and an investigation into that person's administration, and answer accordingly...).

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Who would appoint the Public Prosecutor though? I don't think such a position should be an elected one above the county level, nor do I trust the President or Congress to elect such a person. I just fail to see how it could work.

[SillyAmerican]

Who would appoint the Public Prosecutor though? I don't think such a position should be an elected one above the county level, nor do I trust the President or Congress to elect such a person. I just fail to see how it could work.

Well, couldn't this be done simply as a generalized form of special prosecutor, where it's just a lawyer from outside the government that's appointed by Congress? Instead of being in place only for the duration of an internal investigation, the person in question would be available for the duration of the four year presidential term. Do you foresee a problem in doing things this way?

[MaxQue]

Clueless writer.

DPP is a public servant obeying to government. So, same lies with no accountability.

[dax00]

A DPP would work if nationally elected

[Associate Justice PiT]

A DPP would work if nationally elected

     Given the track record of judicial elections at the state-level and the politicization of the Supreme Court, I am incredulous that an elected national prosecutor would be a good idea.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Dershowitz is quite correct, although I do not like typing those words.

[Blair]

Its a smart move, you'd just have an issue appointing it