Gonzales to face ‘no confidence’ vote Monday

[sabra]

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Senate will hold a “no confidence” vote on embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales this Monday, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, announced.

In a statement released Friday, Schumer said if all senators followed their conscience, “this vote would be unanimous.”

“However, the president will certainly exert pressure to support the attorney general, his longtime friend,” Schumer added. “We will soon see where people’s loyalties lie.”

The attorney general is under investigation by Congress over last year’s dismissal of eight U.S. attorneys.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/08/gonzales-to-face-no-confidence-vote-monday/

[hatrack]

1. But not to worry! It's a non-binding resolution.

Just in case any of you might have started to fret.

[tiptoe]

4. Its purpose is to "test the waters". Schumer: "We will soon see where people’s loyalties lie.”

...and see which Senators are loyal to the American people (whom the Attorney General is supposed to serve) vs an anti-democracy "new world order" attempting to undermine the political independence of the U.S. Justice department.

Consider the vote a "test of the waters" for impeachment down the road.

[hatrack]

9. Will dry powder also be involved?

Gosh, I sure hope so!

:eyes:

[maddezmom]

2. K&R

Thank you Schumer :thumbsup:

[BlueStater]

3. Oooooooooh.....the dreaded "no confidence" vote

Give me a fucking breaking. Either do something worthwhile or stop wasting our time.

[hatrack]

13. And if this doesn't work, they'll place him on Double Secret Probation!

:silly:

[mikelgb]

5. Shumer should surprise us all and replace the measure with and impeachment bill

[stellanoir]

6. Gee I wonder if I'll be able to recall that is happening. . .?

[Handsome Pete]

7. Yawn.

[here_is_to_hope]

8. Gee, I can see Gonzo jes'

...shakin' in his boots....:sarcasm:

[spanone]

10. Good. Let's get Gonzo, gone.

[Lord Balto]

11. When did this become a pariiamentary government?

Impeach the bastard!

[Canuckistanian]

16. In Canada, a 'no confidence' vote can end a government

THAT's the difference.

[rodeodance]

12. past time!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

14. It doesn't mean anything

and absolutely nothing is going to happen because of it, one way or the other.

Nothing is going to change.

[UTUSN]

15. K&R #4 - Come-ON you PEEPS, lets kick this OVER Paris!!1 n/t

[Robbien]

22. If there is this much trouble getting attention to this on DU

there is no chance it will get any attention at all in corporate media.

The timing of this vote sucks. We are going to have a vote which does nothing and no one is going to know it even happened.

DC Dems need a media guru.

[NeedleCast]

17. Hooray!

I hope this douche gets buried. As a contractor for the Department of Justice, it would be really nice to open a web browser at work and not be taken to a home page with a picture of a smiling Gonzales on it.

[Theduckno2]

18. Will Bush be back from his European trip by Monday?

This vote could certainly take the wind out of any attempts at positive spin that Bushco would try.

[eridani]

19. Whythehell not impeachment?

They can do it, you know. And enough Repubs have had their fair-haired boys and girls dumped from USA positions that they might well go along with it.

[kurth]

20. Why isn't he waiting tables

in jail?

[stlsaxman]

21. Kicked and recommended

Go Chuck... divide the wheat from the chaff

[Seabiscuit]

23. So they're *finally* getting around to it?

And when will they ever get around to issuing the subpoenas to Rove, Meirs, Cheney and Rice that they keep talking about? When Bush is finally disconnected from his life-support system?

Haven't they "tested the waters" long enough to know they inhabit a swamp?

[Oak2004]

24. And this will be foilowed by a much stronger measure...

A nonbinding vote of "We Really Really Don't Like You"