Leahy had the right Idea on a Truth Commission but I don't understand

[Perky]

ho the USA firings plays into this. I think it is a bit of a reach on unrelated issues.

Sen. Leahy Proposes Truth Panel on DOJ Abuses

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: February 9, 2009
Filed at 12:22 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is proposing a ''truth commission'' to investigate abuses of detainees, and politically inspired hirings and firings at the Justice Department during the Bush administration.

Sen. Patrick Leahy said Monday the commission's primary goal would be to learn the truth rather than prosecute former officials.

Leahy said the commission could be modeled after a similar panel that investigated apartheid in South Africa.

The Vermont Democrat said rather than seeking prosecutions, the government needs to conduct ''a fair minded pursuit of what actually happened.''