What more do you need?

Let's review. The President has chosen, and Congress is about to approve, a man for the position of Attorney General, who:

• Approved the use of torture. (For a large number of people over a long period of time.)
• Argues that the President is above the law.
• Doesn't believe in the Constitutional rights of the citizen. (Habeas Corpus, right to council, speedy trial, due process.)

Four years ago we did not like the selection of Ashcroft for AG, but he at least operated within limits. Gonzales - and others like him still in the White House - is for an unrestrained executive that can do anything it wants. Check your history books for similar instances (here and abroad) and see what it all adds up to.

We have fascism operating within what the CIA calls, a constitution-based federal republic with a strong democratic tradition.

For more on this general topic, we suggest a visit to Orincus, especially this recent post.

posted by Quiddity at 1/07/2005 01:37:00 AM