Possible Flaws in 1978 Ethics Act;Suits Say Congress Diverted Too Much Power From Executive Branch From: The Washington Post | Date: February 26, 1987| Author: Ruth Marcus | Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

When Congress passed the 1978 law providing for appointment of special prosecutors, the lawmakers had two major concerns.

They sought to avoid repetition of the "Saturday Night Massacre," in which President Richard M. Nixon fired Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox, and to ensure that such counsels appointed to investigate alleged wrongdoing by high-ranking government officials would be independent in appearance and in fact.

As a result, a main feature of the new law pr...

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