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September Column as published in Kenosha News
Democrats won't miss Gonzales
The
founding fathers of our vast country took great
care in planning against the largest possible
coupe to overthrow our government. For example,
the electoral college and having three separate
powers of government, executive, legislative,
and judicial. However, cut throat politics have
devoured their vision of liberty and justice
for all as the resignation of Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales confirmed.
The
Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission states
that they are “…to ensure fair and impartial
administration of justice for all Americans.”
Is this why the DOJ is under investigation, by
our legislative branch none the less, for
firing 8 Democratic attorneys and replacing
them with Republican attorneys? Is this also
why they are under investigation for using DOJ
employees to publicly smear Democratic
political candidates?
Politics
aside, what right does the DOJ have smearing
any individual? This surely affects the ability
for an American to pursue happiness, an
inalienable right. Shouldn’t they simply be
protecting the innocent while investigating and
prosecuting guilty criminals? Given the
political involvement of the DOJ, might
Gonzales be more appropriately compared to
Sadam’s son Uday who managed the Feda’iyee in
Iraq? Due to the Patriot and Military Acts,
they don’t need a warrant, and you can be
accused and investigated for a crime even if
there is no evidence. People have been held
indefinitely without trial, and prisons around
the world use torture. This doesn’t sound like
justice.
In the Judiciary Act of
1789, the Attorney General is “…to give his
advice and opinion upon questions of law when
required by the President of the United States,
or when requested by the heads of any of the
departments.” In addition, the Attorney General
is supposed to be “learned in the law.”
Considering Homeland Security doesn’t walk
around in a uniform and a badge on their shirt,
they could get away with
murder.
What on earth was Gonzales’
advice when asked about the 911 investigations,
domestic spying, illegal wiretapping, etc.? It
must have been something like, “I’ve got your
back George, just keep a majority in the
legislative branch and have the Project for a
New American Century (PNAC) get involved in
case things get out of hand. I’ll put people
under surveillance for years without telling
them, destroy their reputations and their
ability to make a living, and then I’ll hire
them which will take care of our personnel
shortage of 25%.” What was Gonzales’ advice to
President Bush?
The Democratic
Legislature has their police work cut out for
them in investigating Gonzales’ fiasco at the
Department of Injustice. Our U.S. Senator Russ
Feingold deserves the Medal of Honor for
standing up against the GOP, many times by
himself, on issues such as Iraq and the Patriot
Act. Hopefully Russ can convince the rest of
the Democratically controlled legislature to
uphold our Constitution and reverse the
Republican legislation that tore away our
privacy, freedoms, justice, the pursuit of
happiness. The daunting task will be to repair
the damage once the investigations are
complete.