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Gonzales impeachment is on the table

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For years, Alberto Gonzales has bent over backwards using semantics to tapdance around the rule of law and any kind of accountability for the Bush administration. Because of this, Americans have been spied on without warrants; U.S. attorneys have been fired for nebulous (and likely political) reasons; and, perhaps most disgusting of all, the U.S. tortures people with impunity. Will Gonzales ever face justice? Perhaps now there's hope. Yesterday, six Congressmen who were once prosecutors introduced a resolution directing the House Judiciary Committee to investigate whether Gonzales should be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) authored the resolution, which reads as follows:

RESOLUTION Directing the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States, should be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. 1 Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary shall 2 investigate fully whether sufficient grounds exist for the 3 House of Representatives to impeach Alberto R. Gonzales, 4 Attorney General of the United States, for high crimes 5 and misdemeanors.

Will this resolution get anywhere? Will Gonzales finally be held accountable, and will this be a first step towards returning this country to the rule of law? Time will tell. Fingers are crossed. -----

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Mary Shaw is a Philadelphia-based writer and activist, with a focus on politics, human rights, and social justice. She is a former Philadelphia Area Coordinator for the Nobel-Prize-winning human rights group Amnesty International, and her views (more...)

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