Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell and his boss, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, have both defended Shirvell's actions on the grounds that his actions outside of the office do not affect his work.
However, if Andrew Shirvell uses his position as Assistant Attorney General while protesting, that would be a different story, wouldn't it?
On CNN's AC360, Michigan Representative Alma Wheeler Smith said of Shirvell, "He uses his presence in the Attorney General's Office as a bullying tactic."
According to Wheeler, a student at U-M was in a counter-picket to one of the demonstrations that Andrew Shirvell was attending. They had a clash of opinions and Shirvell used his position as Assistant Attorney General with U-M to get the student dismissed from a course.
Wheeler goes on to say, "He should be dismissed from the Attorney General's Office. He's using the power of that office, he's using the representation of the office in his encounters in order to intimidate and win favor and points for his cause."
That sounds like an abuse of power.
Watch the October 2, 2010 episode of Anderson Cooper 360 for Cooper's interview with Alma Wheeler Smith.
If Shirvell used his power as Assistant AG while protesting, that means he acted as a representative of the Attorney General's Office at the time.
If Wheeler's account isn't mistaken, Asst. AG Andrew Shirvell may have a lot to answer for… Considering Shirvell may be using intimidation, harassment, and defamation and libel to promote his cause, I wonder if he just exposed the Attorney General's Office to a possible lawsuit…
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