It looks like Alberto Gonzales will indeed be making history. Apparently, the last time a cabinet officer was impeached was 1896. And because he believes that justice is a partisan sport, Alberto Gonzales appears to be next.
According to Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Washington, 1st District), who is sponsoring the resolution [.pdf] directing the Judiciary Committee to investigate whether the Attorney General should be impeached, Mr. Gonzales’ high crimes and misdemeanors include:
- A wholesale “Thursday night massacre” of numerous United States Attorney Generals who refused to do partisan bidding there by interjecting of partisanship into the judicial system.
- Contrary to his statements, Attorney General Gonzales has abused the FISA court rule and and then tried to cover it up.
- On multiple occasion he refused to tell the truth to the U.S. congress and more importantly the people of the United States.
