A Letter to Senator Joseph Biden RE: AG Nomination

[burythehatchet]

The Honorable Senator Joe Biden

Dear Senator Biden:

One of the more vivid memories I have from the past year relates to the Abu-Ghraib hearings. You were questioning the witness and when you described the reasons for the Geneva Conventions you personalized the issue by reminding us that the Convention exists to protect your son. It was a very passionate moment that I connected with.

Senator, I write to you today in order to request that you, as a leader of the Democratic party, remember that moment when vetting Mr. Alberto Gonzalez’ nomination to the position of Attorney General. Let us stand for some principle. We, all 56,000,000 of us, feel that there are many “moral” beliefs that bind us all together for the cause of Progressiveness. Torturing human beings is NOT an acceptable government sanctioned activity. It is not moral in our book. Clearly, in Mr. Gonzalez book there’s quite a bit of “wriggle room”. To him, an Iraqi ass pile is an acceptable tactic. How much further down this road to must we travel before we dig in our heels and push back?

The public still have not seen any substantive action that we had expected as a result of the Abu-Ghraib scandal, perhaps we never will. Unfortunately when one works under a double-standard, one tends to take advantage, at the peril of losing their ethical bearings.

I understand full well that there is no doubt that Mr. Gonzalez will be confirmed. There is no doubt that he will continue to implement Mr. Bush radical ideology, that much is understood. However, what WE say now is for the record, for the sake of history, and we must take the opportunity to speak our minds without restraint. I urge you and your Democratic colleagues on the Judiciary committee to do just that.

Humbly yours,
XXXXXX XXXXX

[molly]

1. EXCELLENT!!!

[tanyev]

2. Two questions for Mr. Gonzalez

Have you no decency, sir? Have you no shame?

[Pirate Smile]

3. Remember that what really pissed Biden off was that this made it more

likely that our soldiers (like his son) would be tortured if they were captured. That, more so then the human rights angle, is why we don't want our government to do it.

[itzamirakul]

4. Dear Senator Biden..

Is it true that the only reason Gonzales will be confirmed is because he is an Hispanic and it would look like reverse racism if he was rejected?

[lil-petunia]

5. Bury, a really fine letter.

Now we need the rest of DU to write their senators.

[burythehatchet]

6. thanks l-p

for some reason I woke up today with a bit of feistiness.

[emulatorloo]

7. Excellent letter. . .n/t

[LynzM]

8. Good letter

I might change the line about 56 million to the generic "millions of us", also change 'Mr. Bush radical ideology' to Mr. Bush's...

Can I borrow some of your ideas when writing to my senators?

Tell everyone, write letters, write letters, write letters!!

[burythehatchet]

9. Thanks LynzM, and feel free n/t