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Joining In Opposition To Gonzales

Today Kos has called on all bloggers to sign on and oppose the nomination of Alberto Gonzales for the post of Attorney General. I am writing this to add my voice to the opposition- No to Gonzales for Attorney General!

As the post notes:

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented actions. In this case, we, the undersigned bloggers, have decided to speak as one and collectively author a document of opposition. We oppose the nomination of Alberto Gonzales to the position of Attorney General of the United States, and we urge every United States Senator to vote against him.

As the prime legal architect for the policy of torture adopted by the Bush Administration, Gonzales's advice led directly to the abandonment of longstanding federal laws, the Geneva Conventions, and the United States Constitution itself. Our country, in following Gonzales's legal opinions, has forsaken its commitment to human rights and the rule of law and shamed itself before the world with our conduct at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. The United States, a nation founded on respect for law and human rights, should not have as its Attorney General the architect of the law's undoing.

If you are as appalled as I am at the nomination of such an amoral man to the chief law enforcement officer of this great nation, and you write a blog, then please join with us in opposition.

posted by Anonymous @ 8:29 PM