Absolute Immunity? Absolutely Not Says Court.

MayorBob.

Posted to Legal on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 02:17:04 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Back when the House and Senate Judiciary Committees sought to have a little dialogue with members of the White House staff over the case of some dismissed US attorneys, the word sent back to Capital Hill was a very firm "no." No, they would not be testifying before Congress because they had "absolute immunity" from congressional subpoenas. Because Congress really, really did want to talk to these people, the House Judiciary Committee went to court to force the issue. Now, almost a year after former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned, partially over the cloud the matter of the fired US attorneys had caused, Congress got its answer from a federal judge. In a strongly worded 93 page decision (pdf doc), US District Judge John D. Bates ruled there was absolutely no such doctrine as "absolute immunity."

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My Name Is Judge

pO157.

Posted to Politics on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 11:34:12 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

President Bush will nominate former Judge of the Southern District, Michael Mukasey, as a caretaker to fill the Attorney General post for the remaining months of his term.

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Alberto GONE-zales

pO157.

Posted to Politics on Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 08:40:54 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

The 80th attorney general has resigned.

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And Now, In This Week's Installment Of AttorneyGate

MayorBob.

Posted to Politics on Thu Apr 19, 2007 at 09:40:27 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

There are two ways of looking at the postponement of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' testimony before Congress about the AttorneyGate affair.  One is that it gives Gonzales an opportunity to get his ducks in a row so he can give the performance which saves his job.  The other is that it gives the bloodhounds in Congress some extra time to issue enough hunting licenses to have those aligned ducks shot out of the water.  Taking everything into consideration it looks like the smart money is being placed on the latter perspective.

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Alberto Gonzales: Dead Man Walkin'?

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Posted to Politics on Thu Mar 15, 2007 at 02:09:23 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales took responsibility yesterday for "mistakes" related to the firing of eight U.S. attorneys last year but rejected calls for his resignation from Democrats who accuse him of misleading Congress.

"I acknowledge that mistakes were made here. I accept that responsibility," Gonzales said. He said he did not know the details of the plan to fire the prosecutors, but he defended the dismissals: "I stand by the decision, and I think it was a right decision."

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