Three cheers for Dennis Moore!!!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

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But suddenly a completely new group of Congress Members, again all Democrats, has announced support for impeaching Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. This groups includes Congress Members who are not usually leaders in the cause of justice. And it includes Members who have been lobbied intensely to impeach Cheney and Bush but who have resisted in favor of heeding Speaker Nancy Pelosi's ban on using the Constitution in Congress.

The initial sponsor is Jay Inslee of Washington State who less than six months ago had to lobby the leadership of his state's legislature not to permit a vote on a pro-impeachment resolution. One of the initial cosponsors is Tom Udall of New Mexico, whose state legislature also came close to passing such a resolution. There were rumors in New Mexico that – as in Washington State – pressure against the resolution had come from DC.

Other cosponsors are Xavier Becera, Michael Arcuri, Ben Chandler,

Dennis Moore

, Bruce Braley, Earl Blumenauer, and Peter DeFazio. From this list of names it should be clear that this is not a statement against illegal war. This is not a declaration of progressive principles in opposition to illegal spying, detentions, torture, and murder, much less the plundering of the poor to enrich a corporate oligarchy. Rather, this is statement at long last of a minimal willingness to defend the rule of law and the power of Congress. These House Members did not raise impeachment when Gonzales backed illegal spying, torture, and detentions, or when it first became clear that he had used the Justice Department as a wing of the Republican National Committee. They spoke up after Gonzales repeatedly lied to Congress and refused to answer Senators' questions.

more . . .
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/172

[atommom]

1. Well, I'll be damned. Good for you, Dennis!

:woohoo:

[evlbstrd]

2. Well, that's one...

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. From The Star today

Gonzales inquiry requested
The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON | Rep. Dennis Moore of Kansas and six other Democratic House members introduced a measure Tuesday directing the House Judiciary Committee to investigate whether to impeach Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

Moore said the investigation was warranted given the questions about whether Gonzales misled Congress in testimony about the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and about a secret government eavesdropping program.

“The resolution isn’t for impeachment, it’s an inquiry,” Moore said. “If the investigation concludes that he misled Congress and gave false information or otherwise, I would certainly look into whether further action is necessary.”

Rep. Jay Inslee, a Washington Democrat, is the lead sponsor of the measure. Besides Moore, the other co-sponsors are Reps. Xavier Becerra of California, Michael Arcuri of New York, Ben Chandler of Kentucky, Bruce Braley of Iowa, and Tom Udall of New Mexico.

Moore, who spent a dozen years as district attorney for Johnson County, has not called for Gonzales to resign, as a number of Democrats have. But as a former prosecutor, Moore said, the investigation is needed because “it’s important to me that we have a justice system that we believe in that’s fair.”

more . . .

http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/story/213568.html

[Telly Savalas]

4. I'm not a fan of the guy, but you gotta give credit when it's due.

Although if the House as a whole had been doing its job, the Gonzales impeachment would have been brought to a vote and passed a couple of weeks ago.

There may be gray area and muddy political implications for a Bush/Cheney impeachment, but the fact that even a guy like Moore is proposing that Gonzales be impeached makes clear that it's a no-brainer.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Call him and thank him

I did and his aide was so happy to hear me calling to express my approval for a change :)

[BuelahWitch]

7. We should thank him for the FISA vote too

Both he and Boyda voted "nay." I'm proud of the Kansas delegation tonight.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Yes I will call tomorrow.

Cleaver voted no too. Phew. All our Dems did the right thing for a change.

[Mabus]

5. Is there more than one Dennis Moore?

You could knock me over with a feather right now.

[BuelahWitch]

9. Maybe he got a spine transplant on his summer vacation?

:shrug:

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. There is talk of running a progressive against him in the primary

Perhaps he heard those rumors?

[BuelahWitch]

11. Good. It looks like it shook him up a bit

and made him vote like a Democrat. Still I'll call him today and thank him.

[SheilaT]

15. Tell me more about this rumor.

I've been saying for a couple of years that he needs a real challenge in the primary, but hadn't yet heard that there was one out there.

[Mabus]

12. Let's pray he gets a brain at a Labor Day sale

Because the one he's got isn't working properly.

[BuelahWitch]

13. Brains! NEED MORE BRAINS!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist

[Mabus]

14. That's the last time I let you bring a camera phone in the house!

Or, at the very least, I'll be sure to have my coffee before you come over.