The Attorney General of the United States of America is supposed to be the chief law enforcement officer of this nation. But who enforces the law when the Attorney General breaks it?
Well, Congress is trying, and it has gotten quite interesting.
It was bad enough when our current Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, used rhetoric to justify torture and other abuse of prisoners in violation of the Geneva Conventions and other national and international laws and treaties.
It was bad enough when Gonzales tried to justify Bush's warrantless spying on American citizens.
And it was bad enough back in the 1990s when Gonzales, acting as legal counsel to Texas Governor George W. Bush, consistently handled death penalty cases in that case with no regard to fairness, due process, and equal protection under the law.
But now, in defending the firing of all those U.S. attorneys, Gonzales is treating Congress (and, by extension, the American people) as if we're fools. First, he stammered his way through more sworn testimony earlier this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which it became quite obvious that his integrity might be an issue (to put it mildly). And now an Associated Press article reveals that some documents have been uncovered that directly contradict some of Gonzales's Tuesday testimony.
This means that the nation's chief law enforcement officer cannot be trusted to follow (let alone enforce) the law.
Note to Congress: Would you please restore the rule of law in this country so that the rich are accountable for their misdeeds? The little guy must pay for his crimes. The fat cats should as well. (See "equal protection under the law.")
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