Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. Will he be forced to hand over his resignation to President Bush because of the controversy involving the firing of 8 U.S. Attorneys? A lot of the political pundits are saying that things don't look good for Mr. Gonzalez.
This case is all about separation of powers. The struggle right now is whether Congress will issue subpoenas (court orders) to White House aide Karl Rove and former White House legal counsel Harriet Miers. The White House doesn't want them to have to testify under oath, with transcripts made of their testimony. They claim that under the doctrine of "executive privilege" a President's advice and consultation with his staff should be protected from Congressional oversight. Congress says it doesn't want conditions put on their testimony, and as a part of their oversight role, should be able to fully investigate whether prosecutors were being fired for not following Bush's political agenda.
This case is all about separation of powers. The struggle right now is whether Congress will issue subpoenas (court orders) to White House aide Karl Rove and former White House legal counsel Harriet Miers. The White House doesn't want them to have to testify under oath, with transcripts made of their testimony. They claim that under the doctrine of "executive privilege" a President's advice and consultation with his staff should be protected from Congressional oversight. Congress says it doesn't want conditions put on their testimony, and as a part of their oversight role, should be able to fully investigate whether prosecutors were being fired for not following Bush's political agenda.
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I believe he should at the very east hand in his resignation. Not only because of the controversy of what he did, but what he could do. If he is possible of such controversy in a time when the approval of the president is low then he is not needed. He is making controversy in a time when the White House needs things to go right. Fire him. Heck yeah
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