Its Time For An Impeachment, Not Just To Oust Gonzales, But As A Warning To His Superiors.

[kpete]

ROBERT KUTTNER
Gonzales should be impeached
By Robert Kuttner | March 24, 2007

THE HOUSE of Representatives should begin impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

Gonzales, the nation's highest legal officer, has been point man for serial assaults against the rule of law, most recently in the crude attempt to politicize criminal prosecutions. Obstruction of a prosecution is a felony, even when committed by the attorney general.

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And speaking of Nixon, there's another reason to impeach Gonzales. Though the assaults on the Constitution by Bush and Cheney surely rise to impeachable offenses, the Democratic leadership has been loath to use the impeachment process. The fear is that partisan polarization, so close to the end of Bush's term, would overshadow the issues.

But now, the offenses of a Cabinet member criticized by both parties, and the stonewalling by the White House, have given ample justification. It's time for an impeachment, not just to oust Gonzales, but as a salutary warning to his superiors.

more at:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/03/24/gonzales_should_be_impeached/

[bleever]

1. Time to send them a message.

John Dean's suggestion to start with offices lower than POTUS and OVP makes more and more sense.

But we can also multitask and go after Cheney's crimes at the same time.

:hi:

[formercia]

4. Until there is a fair and impartial AG

it ain't gonna happen.

[peacetalksforall]

2. Will all honorable lawyers who know Constitutional Law please

meet and figure out how to do it - even if it is for the most minor of the things they have done to us - anything that is a sure thing - we juat can't invade and destroy any part of another country, especially Iran. The U.S. and Israel must be stopped. And all the countries that are helping them. So evil. So sinister. So disastrous.

Where are our leaders? Why are they allowing this?

Do we have five days or 60?

[pat_k]

3. "exposure therapy" for the impeachophobics on the hill.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=270643&mesg_id=270712

[Kurovski]

5. K&R.(nt)

[frogcycle]

6. it is time for impeachment of bush as a warning to HIS superiors n/t