I am really thinking that the most important thing the U.S. Congress can do in the next couple of weeks is to reject the nomination of Alberto Gonzalez to become U.S. Attorney General.
Gonzales was involved with the infamous 2002 torture memo which tried to find legal loopholes for the CIA to conduct abusive interrogations on prisoners detained at Guantanamo Bay (and eventually elsewhere). Even though he has a wonderful rags-to-riches story, and it would be a wonderful thing to have a Hispanic/Latino American in a position of power, his involvement in the torture memos should disqualify him from even being considered for the position.
After the scandal at Abu Ghraib, the deaths of almost 20 prisoners in U.S. custody, and the mockery our policy has made of the rule of law, it is time for the Congress to step in and reel in this President and his abuse of Executive Powers.
I've got a lot more to say on the subject, but not more time to write. Check out a recent piece in the NY Times by Frank Rich on the lack of coverage this story has been getting on American T.V. Does anyone have comments on this subject? Let me know.....
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This really is so important, for all the reasons you have listed and all the others that have come up in the congressional hearings. This reminds me also of the nomination of Condoleezza Rice for the position of Secretary of State and how important it is that she be rejected. I was watching C-Span 2 this evening and caught a presentation by Sen. Barbara Boxer (of California, I believe) giving all the reasons why Rice should be rejected, and it's really amazing all the non-answers or simple contradictions that Rice gave during her nomination hearing. People seem to be saying that they realize that Rice will be confirmed eventually, but is that really so? Is there a chance that we can keep these people out of positions of such high power in our government? I guess the only thing to do is hope that our Congress will reject them.
- Keith Isbell
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