The WH-By Refusing To Cooperate-Has Left Congress With No Other Recourse Then To IMPEACH GONZALES

[kpete]

You're Fired
The case for impeaching Alberto Gonzales.
By Robert Kuttner
Web Exclusive: 03.26.07


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.

The firings of U.S. attorneys had multiple political motives, all contrary to longstanding practice. In some cases, Republican politicians and the White House were angry that prosecutors were not going after Democrats with sufficient zeal. In other cases, they wanted the prosecutors to lighten up on Republicans. In still others, exemplary prosecutors were shoved aside to make room for rising Republican politicians being groomed for higher office.

It's hard to imagine a more direct assault on the impartiality of the law or the professionalism of the criminal justice system. There are several other reasons to remove Gonzales, all involving his cavalier contempt for courts and the liberties of citizens, most recently in the FBI's more than 3,000 cases of illegal snooping on Americans.

Why impeachment? In our system of checks and balances, the Senate confirms members of the Cabinet, but impeachment for cause is the only way to remove them. The White House, by refusing to cooperate, has now left Congress no other recourse.

more at:
http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=12596

[blogslut]

1. Sing it, Kuttner!

:)

[demnan]

2. And while you're getting started

don't stop with just Gonzales

[bdamomma]

3. yes, go right up the ladder!!!

[whistle]

4. Start the domino effect taking out the entire BushCo administration

[acmavm]

5. Maybe once they get started they'll find the nerve to keep going.

I hope so. It's so damn hard to believe that these crooks and liars have lasted this long.

[The Count]

6. How about a more expeditious "contempt of Congress" charge?