I'm just now reading into the whole thing, what did he do? Is he rep or dem??
2007-08-28 09:33:24 · 9 answers · asked by kitten05 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Sorry dude, yes i am of voting age....and usually very up to date on the current events...in this case, though it seems that the stories change from time to time, thats why i wanted to get the opinions of the public....excuse me for using my resources!
2007-08-28 09:50:40 · update #1
He counseled the president to violate as many provisions of the US Constituiton as he could, under the auspices of Commander-in-Chief powers.
Gonzo deprived people of their Constitutional rights, under the auspices of the "Homeland Security Act."
Gonzo perjured himself before Congressional hearings.
If you haven't guessed by now, Gonzo is a Republican.
2007-08-28 09:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by MenifeeManiac 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He is Republican. He was President Bush's Attorney General. The attorney general is the man whose job it is to enforce all the federal laws in the country, but Gonzalez was accused of breaking many laws himself. Wiretapping without a court order, imprisoning people without charges or access to a lawyer, authorizing torture in foreign prisons, lots of bad stuff like that.
Congress has 'oversight' responsibility for the executive branch, but the Bush administration and Congress disagreed on whether or not they could subpoena Gonzales to testify before a committee. When he finally did testify he just claimed not to remember anything, and nobody believed him. Finally he resigned to avoid having to testify again (and perhaps go to jail). But he can still be subpoenaed, so he might go to jail anyway.
2007-08-28 16:42:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
...... oh boy... I actually hope you are either trolling or very very young.. I'd hate to think you were of voting age and that behind in current events... and if you are going to try and catch up.. don't do it here.. pick other medias.. not Y!A.
We can only speculate as to why he resigned.. there could be many, many reasons... and he is a Republican appointed by Bush to the post of Attorney General.. his resignation is official on September 14th I believe.
Edit: Y!A is not a resource.. it's a meat house.
2007-08-28 16:39:49 · answer #3 · answered by pip 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
really? he's the michael vick saga of 3 months ago.. on every paper and news show.
basically he's just a forgetful guy who's been the presidents friend since they were young and he might or might not have been in some kinda not to good things..
the details...
um
i do not recall
:P
2007-08-28 16:40:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
its the liberal witchhunt that russ feingold organized...what he "did" is his job which was to dismiss , i believe it was nine, federal prosecutors. clinton dismissed 93 but he somehow gets a pass. what the difference is is gonzales is a conservative. you can fill in the blankes.
2007-08-28 16:45:42 · answer #5 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He left to write a book of his memoirs as a republican leader and moral visionary....
it is set to be published soon -
ON THE BATHROOM WALL AT HARTSFIELD INTL AIRPORT...
2007-08-28 16:39:13 · answer #6 · answered by outcrop 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
bush still needs his shoes shined dont he?!!
2007-08-28 16:42:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
JESUS WAS A SOCIAL ACTIVIST -- THAT IS A LIBERAL
2007-08-28 16:53:38 · answer #8 · answered by Spicoli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was deported
2007-08-28 16:39:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋