The American people have no confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The question is, does the Senate have the chutzpah to vote on it? NY's Chuck Schumer requested the vote for today at 5:30 EST and the debate is already under way. The Democrats are fully behind letting the people have their say on the situation. So will a few vocal Republicans do the same and vote their conscience? Or will they simply cave and fall in with the President?
From The Huffington Post:
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said he's concerned like others in his party that the resolution, sponsored by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and up for a test vote later in the day, was a Democratic effort to embarrass Bush and push Gonzales to resign.
But Specter has long said that Gonzales has exercised poor leadership on a host of issues, from the firings of eight federal prosecutors to the Justice Department's handling of wiretapping authority under the USA Patriot Act.
"If you ask Arlen Specter, do I have confidence in Attorney General Gonzales, the answer is a resounding no," Specter said during a news conference in Philadelphia. "I'm going to vote that I have no confidence in Attorney General Gonzales."
No matter what the outcome, the vote would tell us where each Senator stakes their claim. Yet what is it going to accomplish besides that? Bush has already said it will have no impact on him. He has full confidence in what Gonzales does, specifically because his loyalties lie with the President and his illegal endeavors.
What the Senate really needs to do is impeach his sorry ass. Gonzales has failed the American people and our constitution. He has given himself to committing high crimes and misdemeanors and needs to have the justice he deserves. If he does not, it will prove that the Justice Department is nothing but a sham.
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