Durbin Just Introduced the Gonzales No Confidence

[Nictuku]

[shraby]

1. Shouldn't they be impeaching him instead?

[valerief]

20. Or, better yet, arresting him! nt

[Nictuku]

2. Joint Resolution 14

Joint Resolution 14. expressing the sense of the Senate, that the Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate, or the American People.

Durbin introduced it, it had its 'first reading', and then Durbin objected to it himself (no one else seemed to be in the room), and next it will be read first business day following (paraphrasing)

Source: C-SPAN

[pinto]

6. Objected to get a re-reading later for discussion. iirc, a first reading with no response, dies.

[pinto]

3. Really.? Cool.

[NightWatcher]

4. whoop-tee-fuckin-doo

they'll try to have a toothless "no confidence debate" then roll over.

[pinto]

7. And the option to a no confidence vote in the Senate is?

[Telly Savalas]

15. Doing nothing, which yields the same results with lesser effort.

[pinto]

22. I disagree. No confidence vote means something, in that arena.

Conflating disappointment with the Iraq war funding compromise with our options in other areas is self-defeating from the git go, if that's you're point.

:shrug:

The clearest, immediate message re: Gonzales Congress, as a whole, can send, outside impeachment, is a no confidence vote.

I support it.

[rwheeler31]

8. I know you are pissed but give it a break.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

9. Sounds like the politicians we voted for need something to make

themselves stand up straight... and I am not hinting at viagra... rather something that will help them stand up for their perceived convictions.

[illinoisprogressive]

5. good. Durbin is my senator.

[Tatiana]

10. So sad that his introduction of this Congressional shaming of Gonzo comes after a really awful

brokered vote for war funding.

It's a good start in digging Gonzo out of his trench, but it's going to be completely overshadowed.

[Catshrink]

12. It feels like they're throwing us a bone.

"We passed the war funding, but here you go, we'll get Gonzo instead."

[Tatiana]

18. I know what you mean.

There may have been votes swapped on the funding legislation to assure passage of this no confidence resolution. At this point, I wouldn't put anything past our politicians.

[Warren Stupidity]

17. They traded thousands of new corpses to embarass the AG.

Gee that is a swell deal. Fucking war criminals. All of them.

[Warren Stupidity]

11. War Criminal Durbin? Fuck him.

Fuck their pointless resolutions. They won't even enforce the subpoenas already issued. Fuck all of them except the 14 who stood up and voted no.

"Durbin (D-IL) - Yes" Fuck him.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

13. You Win The Most Over The Top Melodramatic Post Award For The Day. Congrats.

War criminal. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Warren Stupidity]

16. You tell me what someone who votes for a criminal war is.

And fuck your stupid rofls.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

19. Sorry Pal, There's Only One Award Handed Out Per Day.

War criminal. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Telly Savalas]

14. So fucking what?

The Executive Branch doesn't give a fuck what the Senate thinks.

Even if they did and Gonzales resigned, they'll just find some other right-wing asshole to replace him.

[Disturbed]

21. Most of the House Wimps would not dare Impeach

a member of this Regime. The NSA works for Busholini.