U.S. Attorney-General Alberto Gonzalez was on Capitol Hill Tuesday to meet with Congressional leaders. The meeting was largely hostile as Gonzalez continues to be dogged by questions concerning the firing of eight federal prosecutors.
Many on the Hill in both Parties expected Gonzalez to be gone by now, either by his own choice to resign or by termination by the President.
It is no secret in political circles that there are major problems at the Department of Justice. From the unjust prosecution and imprisonment of two innocent Border Patrol agents to a rogue bureau, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE), the DOJ seems to suffer from a grossly inordinate amount of corruption.
In no way can all of this be laid at the feet of the Attorney-General. Large, overgrown government monoliths tend to begin to feed off of their own power, only to grow larger, often without adequate accountability.
Yet as the Attorney-General, Gonzalez is ultimately responsible for what occurs under his watch at the DOJ.
And this constitutes his biggest problem.
Gonzalez has been lax as a chief executive in exercising oversight of the department under his charge. This has created a scenario in which a rogue federal prosecutor such as Johnny Sutton can unleash his attacks against those who attempt to secure our southern border.
And, much worse, this scenario is one in which a rogue government bureau such as the BATFE can flourish.
The BATFE has been allowed to get away with unlawful and unconstitutional practices designed to harass law-abiding, private citizens into submission to government power.
Although there are lieutenants under Gonzalez who are charged with the oversight of these components of the Department of Justice, a good Attorney-General would insist that the law be obeyed, that employees tell the truth to Congressional oversight committees, and that the highest ethical standards of professional conduct be followed.
Gonzalez, for one reason or another, has failed to insist on these standards, and thus, the DOJ has been allowed to drift.
Is this reason enough for Gonzalez to be fired? It depends.
If the President begins to pressure his Attorney-General to clean up the DOJ, implementing strict guidelines of behavior and conduct, including the termination of unethical personnel, then it would not necessarily be a good thing to get rid of him.
So far, the Democrats have used Gonzalez as a whipping boy to get at the President for the firing of the eight federal prosecutors, who are political appointees serving at the pleasure of the President.
Thus, the Democrats have chosen an issue that is much ado about nothing.
If Congressional Democrats on Capitol Hill truly want the best thing for the country, politics aside, then they will work with Republicans to pressure the President to lay down the law to Gonzalez about cleaning up the DOJ.
That way our southern border will be infinitely more secure, Border Patrol agents will be free to do their jobs, the BATFE will be reigned in and restricted from its attacks on citizens, and DOJ personnel will no longer lie to Congress.
If the President is not successful in getting Gonzalez to make these necessary and urgent changes, then he should get rid of him and appoint someone who will.
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Friday, February 09, 2007
Republican Lawmaker Calls for Resignations
Washington, DC (TLS). A Republican Congressman is now calling for the resignations of Department of Homeland Security officials who lied to Congress concerning its 'evidence,' or lack thereof, with regard to the Border Patrol debacle. U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA, stated that resignations are in order for those within Homeland Security who claimed to have evidence that did not exist, resisted requests by Congress for documentation in the case, and then lied to Congress about that documentation.
The Inspector-General of the Department of Homeland Security, Richard L. Skinner, reported to a House subcommittee in September of 2006 that the Department had evidence that implicated the two Border Patrol agents in felonies.
However, when Skinner appeared before the Committee once again this week, he was questioned about that claim. Skinner stated to Rohrabacher, 'The person who told you that misinformed you.'
That person was Skinner himself. That incident of 'misinformation,' in plain English, means LIE. Thus, Skinner implicated himself in lying to Congress.
Today Rohrabacher called for Skinner's resignation. However, this problem goes far beyond Skinner. Ohers were most definitely involved in the hoax, including U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, District Judge Kathleen Cardone who presided over the case, and a host of others within the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Justice Department. A massive scheme of this magnitude, involving retrieving a convicted drug offender from Mexico and giving him immunity to testify against the agents, would have to involve persons in high levels of government. Sutton repeatedly lied about how the illegal alien came to his office. False testimony was secured from persons who were obviously threatened into silence about what they actually knew. The jury in the case never heard or saw critical evidence. And the Judge resisted any effort to release the men pending appeals. Instead, they were quickly whisked off to prison like hardened mass murderers to rot in jail for a dozen years. Most murderers are given lighter sentences.
Somebody, somewhere wanted these two agents out of the picture in a hurry.
The Liberty Sphere demands to know who and for what purpose. The public has a right to know.
We will go a step further than Representative Rohrabacher in calling for Skinner's resignation. Johnny Sutton and Kathleen Cardone should also step down. They should also face investigations for misconduct, possibly a felonious attempt to frame two innocent men.
These actions of corrupt government officials are too serious, too damaging to the credibility of the criminal justice system in America, that much more than a simple resignation is in order. It is a felony to wilfully and knowingly prosecute and convict innocent citizens. We have LOADS of evidence that government officials knew exactly what they were doing. If this is the case, then they should face jail time.
No one in this country is above the law. Not the President, not the U.S. Attorney, not the Judge, and nobody in the Department of Homeland Security. Lying to Congress is a crime as well. Those who did so must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law to show to the citizens of this country that there is still a tiny bit of integrity left in the criminal justice system. Anything less will send an ominous signal with far-reaching consequences that bode ill for this Republic.
Read more about calls for resignations here:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54142
The Inspector-General of the Department of Homeland Security, Richard L. Skinner, reported to a House subcommittee in September of 2006 that the Department had evidence that implicated the two Border Patrol agents in felonies.
However, when Skinner appeared before the Committee once again this week, he was questioned about that claim. Skinner stated to Rohrabacher, 'The person who told you that misinformed you.'
That person was Skinner himself. That incident of 'misinformation,' in plain English, means LIE. Thus, Skinner implicated himself in lying to Congress.
Today Rohrabacher called for Skinner's resignation. However, this problem goes far beyond Skinner. Ohers were most definitely involved in the hoax, including U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, District Judge Kathleen Cardone who presided over the case, and a host of others within the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Justice Department. A massive scheme of this magnitude, involving retrieving a convicted drug offender from Mexico and giving him immunity to testify against the agents, would have to involve persons in high levels of government. Sutton repeatedly lied about how the illegal alien came to his office. False testimony was secured from persons who were obviously threatened into silence about what they actually knew. The jury in the case never heard or saw critical evidence. And the Judge resisted any effort to release the men pending appeals. Instead, they were quickly whisked off to prison like hardened mass murderers to rot in jail for a dozen years. Most murderers are given lighter sentences.
Somebody, somewhere wanted these two agents out of the picture in a hurry.
The Liberty Sphere demands to know who and for what purpose. The public has a right to know.
We will go a step further than Representative Rohrabacher in calling for Skinner's resignation. Johnny Sutton and Kathleen Cardone should also step down. They should also face investigations for misconduct, possibly a felonious attempt to frame two innocent men.
These actions of corrupt government officials are too serious, too damaging to the credibility of the criminal justice system in America, that much more than a simple resignation is in order. It is a felony to wilfully and knowingly prosecute and convict innocent citizens. We have LOADS of evidence that government officials knew exactly what they were doing. If this is the case, then they should face jail time.
No one in this country is above the law. Not the President, not the U.S. Attorney, not the Judge, and nobody in the Department of Homeland Security. Lying to Congress is a crime as well. Those who did so must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law to show to the citizens of this country that there is still a tiny bit of integrity left in the criminal justice system. Anything less will send an ominous signal with far-reaching consequences that bode ill for this Republic.
Read more about calls for resignations here:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54142
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